{"product_id":"olive-olea-europaea-paragon","title":"Paragon Olive - Olea europaea ‘Paragon’","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\u003eParagon Olive - Olea europaea ‘Paragon’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Paragon’ is a long grown Australian olive variety with a reputation for reliability across a wide range of conditions, producing fruit used for both curing and oil. As a landscape plant \u003cem\u003eOlea europaea\u003c\/em\u003e gives you an evergreen tree that survives on almost no water, holds a silver grey canopy through the worst of an Australian summer, and improves in appearance every decade as the trunk gnarls and thickens. It is chosen over other evergreens where the site is hot, exposed, alkaline or simply beyond the reach of irrigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Paragon Olive\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBroad Adaptability\u003c\/strong\u003e: It performs across varied Australian districts rather than needing one narrow set of conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDual Purpose Crop\u003c\/strong\u003e: The fruit is used both for curing and for oil, so the harvest is not wasted either way.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grey green leaves with pale undersides move constantly in wind and lighten heavy planting schemes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat and Drought Endurance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Extended dry heat that browns most evergreens leaves an established olive unmarked.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePruning Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It responds well to shaping, whether opened into a vase form or clipped into a hedge.\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\u003eFeature Tree in Gravel Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: The silver canopy and dark trunk suit dry gardens built around stone and gravel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoundary Rows\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated planting along a fence gives evergreen screening with negligible water use.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Home Groves\u003c\/strong\u003e: Three or five trees on a rural block supply enough fruit for household curing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHot Exposed Sites\u003c\/strong\u003e: West facing frontages and windy ridges where other evergreens fail.\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\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, avoiding heavy frost periods while young\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Any free draining soil including poor, rocky and alkaline ground; heavy waterlogged clay must be mounded\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Give a deep soak weekly through the first summer and fortnightly through the second, then step back entirely in most seasons. Keep a mulched, weed free circle around the base and hold off nitrogen rich feeding, which pushes soft growth and reduces fruiting.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 7m\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 The species comes from the Mediterranean basin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white, small\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795349143838,"sku":"ND-1286-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/ozNjlNDPmrVE8uahPDb9y_LqZ9hLvk.jpg?v=1787313921","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/olive-olea-europaea-paragon","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}