{"product_id":"olive-olea-europaea-espaliers","title":"Olive (Espalier) - Olea europaea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOlive (Espalier) - Olea europaea\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn olive trained flat is a piece of living Mediterranean architecture: grey-green leaves with silver undersides on a geometric framework, evergreen through winter, and productive once mature. \u003cem\u003eOlea europaea\u003c\/em\u003e takes to espalier because it responds well to hard pruning and reshoots from old wood, so the framework can be corrected and renewed over decades. It is the obvious choice for a hot, dry, north or west-facing wall where reflected heat would cook most other trained plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy an Espaliered Olive\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEvergreen Structure\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unlike a deciduous espalier it screens and decorates the wall all twelve months.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: The grey-green leaf with a silvered reverse catches wind and light beautifully against render or stone.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtreme Toughness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Heat, drought, alkaline soil, salt wind and poor fertility are all within its comfort range.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruiting Wood\u003c\/strong\u003e: Olives fruit on the previous season's growth, so leave some unpruned young wood each year if you want a crop.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate for Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reliable cropping needs a cool winter and a dry spring, so humid subtropical gardens should treat it as ornamental rather than productive.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSiting note\u003c\/strong\u003e: In some districts olive seedlings spread from dropped fruit, so collect windfall in gardens next to bushland.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHot Wall Cladding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Softens a large blank masonry face in full afternoon sun.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow Side Passages\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fits a bed too shallow for any free-standing tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal Mediterranean Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its geometry suits gravel, lavender and clipped hedging schemes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Courtyards\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles salt-laden wind that would burn most trained fruit.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5-3m along a wall or wire run\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.5-4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding midsummer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining above all else, and happy in alkaline, rocky or shallow soils. Heavy wet clay causes root rot and is the main reason espaliered olives fail.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tie the arms to wires 400mm apart with soft ties checked annually so they do not cut into thickening wood. Water deeply once a week through the first two summers, then only monthly, and prune after harvest to keep the framework open, remembering that shearing everything back removes next season's fruiting wood.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2-2.5m as a trained espalier\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5-4m across the framework\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow to moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Mediterranean basin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream, small and lightly fragrant in spring\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795334693150,"sku":"ND-1271-400MM","price":975.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795334725918,"sku":"ND-1271-500MM","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/hnwaQyCaWywx__4Oz2LEe_lauN0wvS.jpg?v=1787313540","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/olive-olea-europaea-espaliers","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}