{"product_id":"olive-olea-europaea-olivia","title":"Olivia Olive - Olea europaea ‘Olivia’","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\u003eOlivia Olive - Olea europaea ‘Olivia’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn olive earns its keep in an Australian garden twice over: the silver-grey foliage never stops working, and the gnarled trunk that develops with age gives a maturity few other trees deliver. \u003cem\u003eOlea europaea\u003c\/em\u003e is built for the Mediterranean-type climate that much of southern Australia shares, tolerating heat, drought, wind, salt and thin alkaline soils without complaint. ‘Olivia’ is grown as a fruiting selection, and like all olives it can be left to grow into a small tree or clipped hard into a formal shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Olivia Olive\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Narrow grey-green leaves with silver undersides shimmer in wind and stay through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deep rooting means it survives long dry periods on rainfall alone once established.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharacter with age\u003c\/strong\u003e: The trunk thickens and furrows over the years, giving genuine specimen presence.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePruning tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Accepts heavy pruning and shaping, including topiary and standard forms.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal and alkaline tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles salt wind, limestone soils and reflected heat that defeat most trees.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMediterranean-style gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: The defining tree of gravel, rosemary and lavender plantings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway and avenue planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Evenly spaced olives give a formal approach with minimal water demand.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge pots and courtyards\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tolerates root restriction better than most trees of its size.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindbreak and boundary planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense evergreen growth on exposed dry sites.\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\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and spring; avoid the peak of summer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free-draining soil of almost any type, including poor, rocky and alkaline ground. The one intolerance is heavy soil that stays wet, which causes root rot.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first two summers to establish deep roots, then very little afterwards. Mulch to suppress weeds, prune in late winter to open the canopy, and be aware that in some districts olive seedlings can spread from dropped fruit, so pick up windfall in bushland-adjacent gardens.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m if unpruned, easily held at 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m\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 Mediterranean basin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white and small, in spring, followed by fruit ripening green to black\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795357827358,"sku":"ND-1285-500MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/WPSMMhAe8oW-HivI2LJc-_niPPbERz.jpg?v=1787314119","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/olive-olea-europaea-olivia","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}