{"product_id":"olive-olea-europaea-jumbo-kalamata","title":"Jumbo Kalamata Olive - Olea europaea ‘Jumbo Kalamata’","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\u003eJumbo Kalamata Olive - Olea europaea ‘Jumbo Kalamata’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere Frantoio is an oil tree, this one is grown for the jar. \u003cem\u003eOlea europaea\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Jumbo Kalamata’ produces the familiar elongated, almond-shaped purple-black table olive at a noticeably larger fruit size than standard Kalamata, on a vigorous, upright, grey-leaved tree. It gives an owner two things at once: a productive crop for curing, and a hardy Mediterranean tree that will handle heat, wind, salt air and long dry summers with no fuss at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Jumbo Kalamata\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Table Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Elongated purple-black olives of good size and flesh to stone ratio, ripening late autumn into winter and requiring curing before eating.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVigorous Upright Frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: It builds a strong, well-branched tree quickly and takes pruning to any height you want to work at.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBetter Set With a Partner\u003c\/strong\u003e: It will crop alone, but fruit set improves markedly with a second olive cultivar within bee range.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal and Inland Tough\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles salt-laden wind, reflected heat and poor rocky ground once its roots are down.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver-Grey Canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: A soft, muted foliage colour that sits well against rendered walls, limestone and steel.\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\u003eProductive Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row along a boundary gives both privacy and an annual harvest.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Grove\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grouped on acreage or a rural block for a genuine olive planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry Garden Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree as the anchor of a gravel and succulent planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Windbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted on the exposed side of a garden to filter salt-laden wind for softer plants behind.\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 to 3m for a dense screen or hedge line\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring in most districts; spring only where hard frosts occur\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soil, tolerant of alkaline, rocky and shallow ground; it will decline quickly in soil that stays wet\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first two summers rather than lightly and often, which builds the deep root system that carries it through drought. Mulch clear of the trunk, and prune in late winter to keep the centre open to light, which is what drives fruit on the outer wood.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m unpruned, easily held at 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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, in spring\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795349045534,"sku":"ND-1276-45L","price":900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/N5oGe2s-VX3Zuoot7CjX7_edDlKnkq.jpg?v=1787313922","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/olive-olea-europaea-jumbo-kalamata","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}