{"product_id":"olive-olea-europaea-manzanillo-standards","title":"Manzanillo Olive (Standard) - Olea europaea ‘Manzanillo’","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\u003eManzanillo Olive (Standard) - Olea europaea ‘Manzanillo’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrained as a standard, this \u003cem\u003eOlea europaea\u003c\/em\u003e ‘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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy a Manzanillo standard\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal clipped head\u003c\/strong\u003e: The trained ball sits on a clear straight trunk and holds its geometry with two trims a year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grey-green leaves with silver undersides catch the wind and read as a light tone against dark walls.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenuine table olive\u003c\/strong\u003e: ‘Manzanillo’ produces large rounded fruit suitable for curing, though clipping the head reduces the crop.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought endurance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once established it survives on very little water, which is rare in a formal specimen plant.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContainer performance\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the most reliable large trees for long-term culture in a pot or planter box.\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\u003eMatched entry pair\u003c\/strong\u003e: Two standards flanking a door or gate is the classic use and needs nothing else to work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal courtyard planters\u003c\/strong\u003e: Holds its shape in large pots on terraces and rooftops for many years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: Evenly spaced standards give a Mediterranean approach that survives dry summers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStructure in a productive garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Adds formality above a loose planting of herbs, lavender and rosemary.\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 2.5m for a clipped standard row; standards do not form a solid hedge\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and spring; avoid planting into cold saturated soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soil of any fertility including alkaline, rocky and sandy ground; heavy wet clay is the one thing it will not accept\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m as a maintained standard\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m head diameter, depending on how it is clipped\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow to moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, grey-green with silver undersides\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 Small creamy white, lightly fragrant, in spring\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795350782238,"sku":"ND-1282-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150L","offer_id":59795350815006,"sku":"ND-1282-150L","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/boEKgVMBcBxJoRdTwxAK7_0MR53FT0.jpg?v=1787313982","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/olive-olea-europaea-manzanillo-standards","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}