{"product_id":"olive-olea-europaea-mission","title":"Mission Olive - Olea europaea ‘Mission’","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\u003eMission Olive - Olea europaea ‘Mission’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMission is one of the long established Californian olive varieties and is grown here as a dual purpose tree, producing fruit suitable for both curing and oil. What sets it apart in the landscape is habit: \u003cem\u003eOlea europaea\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Mission’ grows notably upright and vigorous compared with the spreading olive varieties, which makes it the practical choice for hedging, rows and avenues where a broad open crown would be in the way. It also carries a reputation as one of the more cold tolerant olives, extending its use into frostier inland districts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Mission Olive\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUpright Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vertical growth keeps the tree narrow, which suits clipped hedges and close planted rows.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It handles frost better than many olive varieties, widening the districts where it can be grown.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDual Purpose Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: The crop can be cured for table use or pressed for oil, so the tree suits either intention.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense Silver Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tight upright branching produces a solid grey green screen rather than an open canopy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLongevity\u003c\/strong\u003e: Olives are among the longest lived garden trees, and this variety is well proven over generations.\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\u003eClipped Olive Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: The upright form takes shearing into a formal silver hedge better than spreading varieties.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway Avenues\u003c\/strong\u003e: Narrow crowns allow closer spacing and a stronger rhythm along a drive.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProductive Landscaping\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row along a boundary gives screening and an annual crop from the same trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost Prone Inland Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Useful where winter cold rules out more tender olive selections.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring or autumn, once frost risk has passed for young plants\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining soil, tolerant of poor, rocky and alkaline ground; heavy waterlogged clay must be mounded or avoided\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first summer and taper to monthly by the second year so the tree learns to root deeply. Keep a weed free, lightly mulched circle around the base and delay any hedge shearing until the plants have made a full season of growth.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m unpruned\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 species originates in the Mediterranean basin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white, small and lightly fragrant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795295273246,"sku":"ND-1283-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795295306014,"sku":"ND-1283-45L","price":850.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70L","offer_id":59795295338782,"sku":"ND-1283-70L","price":975.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75L","offer_id":59801205276958,"sku":"ND-1283-75L","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90L","offer_id":59795295371550,"sku":"ND-1283-90L","price":1325.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795295404318,"sku":"ND-1283-100L","price":1525.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/3RNPoBjEOjCKCJWUULubx_iJFMF7uV.jpg?v=1787313026","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/olive-olea-europaea-mission","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}