{"product_id":"olive-olea-europaea","title":"Olive - Olea europaea","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\u003eOlive - Olea europaea\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe olive is the default evergreen for hot, dry, reflective sites in Australia. \u003cem\u003eOlea europaea\u003c\/em\u003e carries small grey green leaves with silver undersides that flicker in wind, on a trunk that gnarls and buttresses with age into the most sculptural feature in most gardens. It handles drought, salt wind, alkaline and rocky ground, and it can be clipped hard into hedges, balls and standards or left to build a natural spreading crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Olive\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Grey Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: The two-toned leaf gives a soft shimmering canopy that reads quite differently from the dark green of most evergreens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat and Drought Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bred by climate for long dry summers, it survives on rainfall alone across most of southern Australia once established.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSculptural Trunk\u003c\/strong\u003e: Older trees develop fluted, hollowed and buttressed trunks that become the focal point of a garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTakes Clipping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Responds to shearing and hard pruning, which is why it is used for hedges, topiary and standards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit Behaviour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Heavy crops drop and stain paving, so keep it back from paths and pool surrounds, and collect fallen fruit in districts where self-sown olives are a declared weed.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMediterranean Courtyard or Grove\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grouped or lined along a drive it sets the tone of an entire garden style.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClipped Screening Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted close and sheared it makes a dense grey green wall to around 3m.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal and Exposed Sites\u003c\/strong\u003e: Salt wind and poor sandy soil barely register.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Containers and Rooftops\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slow growth, low water demand and wind tolerance make it a long-term planter subject.\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 Autumn or spring, avoiding both hard frost and peak summer heat\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free-draining soil of almost any type including rocky, sandy and strongly alkaline ground. The one thing it will not accept is waterlogging, so raise the planting position on heavy clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply every ten to fourteen days through the first two summers rather than frequently and lightly, as shallow watering builds a shallow root system. Mulch with coarse gravel or bark held clear of the trunk, and hold off any shaping cuts until after the first full growing season.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m unpruned, readily held at 2 to 4m by clipping\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 8m\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 Mediterranean basin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream, small and lightly fragrant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795288916254,"sku":"ND-1264-400MM","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795288949022,"sku":"ND-1264-45L","price":1675.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70L","offer_id":59795288981790,"sku":"ND-1264-70L","price":2350.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795289014558,"sku":"ND-1264-100L","price":2975.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795289047326,"sku":"ND-1264-500MM","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"110L","offer_id":59795289080094,"sku":"ND-1264-110L","price":3125.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150L","offer_id":59795289112862,"sku":"ND-1264-150L","price":3300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":59795289145630,"sku":"ND-1264-200L","price":3475.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"600mm","offer_id":59795289178398,"sku":"ND-1264-600MM","price":1795.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Rs7rVy6bA_LCGdU4LwzNd_RoBQbnT1.jpg?v=1787312773","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/olive-olea-europaea","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}