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Manzanillo Olive (Standard)
Olea europaea ‘Manzanillo’
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
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Manzanillo Olive (Standard) - Olea europaea ‘Manzanillo’
Trained as a standard, this Olea europaea ‘Manzanillo’ has been grown on a single clear trunk with a clipped ball head, so what you get is a formal, architectural shape rather than a bushy fruit tree. ‘Manzanillo’ itself is the classic Spanish table olive: heavy cropping, with rounded fruit and the silvery grey-green foliage that all olives bring. As a standard it delivers the Mediterranean look in a controlled footprint, and the head is maintained by clipping rather than allowed to run out into a natural canopy.
Why a Manzanillo standard
Formal clipped head: The trained ball sits on a clear straight trunk and holds its geometry with two trims a year.
Silver foliage: Grey-green leaves with silver undersides catch the wind and read as a light tone against dark walls.
Genuine table olive: ‘Manzanillo’ produces large rounded fruit suitable for curing, though clipping the head reduces the crop.
Drought endurance: Once established it survives on very little water, which is rare in a formal specimen plant.
Container performance: One of the most reliable large trees for long-term culture in a pot or planter box.
Siting note: In some districts olive seedlings spread from dropped fruit, so collect windfall in gardens next to bushland.
Ideal Applications
Matched entry pair: Two standards flanking a door or gate is the classic use and needs nothing else to work.
Formal courtyard planters: Holds its shape in large pots on terraces and rooftops for many years.
Driveway avenue: Evenly spaced standards give a Mediterranean approach that survives dry summers.
Structure in a productive garden: Adds formality above a loose planting of herbs, lavender and rosemary.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 2 to 2.5m for a clipped standard row; standards do not form a solid hedge
Spacing (feature/avenue): 3 to 4m
Best Planting Season: Autumn and spring; avoid planting into cold saturated soil
Soil & Drainage: Free draining soil of any fertility including alkaline, rocky and sandy ground; heavy wet clay is the one thing it will not accept
Establishment Care: Water weekly for the first summer, then monthly deep soaks are ample in the ground. Keep mulch clear of the trunk, stake only until the trunk is self-supporting, and clip the head after flowering each year to hold its shape and prevent it becoming top heavy.
Plant Details
Height: 2 to 3m as a maintained standard
Width: 1 to 1.5m head diameter, depending on how it is clipped
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
Foliage: Evergreen, grey-green with silver undersides
Light: Full sun
Native to: The Mediterranean basin
Flower Colour: Small creamy white, lightly fragrant, in spring
Delivery & Installation
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No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
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