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Olive tree dying?

Ryan180680Ryan180680 Posts: 202
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My olive tree has started developing yellow leaves. My friend looked after our house whilst we were away for 2 weeks and I'm not sure if it's been watered enough? Any thoughts? 

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    It looks healthy to me too.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    Looks fine to me too, mine always do that but doesn’t seem to do any harm. Less so of late because the UK has been nicking all our good weather.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Another vote for  - it looks fine to me
    Mine is smothered in flower buds and has also developed a few yellow leaves that are falling - happens every year around this time

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Ryan180680Ryan180680 Posts: 202
    Phew. We spent quite a lot of money on this tree last year so good to hear. There are quite a lot of olives on it too so will they develop in the UK?
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I've had a few develop - but there's not a lot I could think of doing with 3 olives :)
    I had neglected my tree for many years. Only when I read a post on here last year I started to feed it and this year it looks very healthy indeed and masses of buds - so maybe I'll need to invest in a press later this year :)
    I know others have had a reasonable crop

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Ryan180680Ryan180680 Posts: 202
    Pete8 said:
    I've had a few develop - but there's not a lot I could think of doing with 3 olives :)
    I had neglected my tree for many years. Only when I read a post on here last year I started to feed it and this year it looks very healthy indeed and masses of buds - so maybe I'll need to invest in a press later this year :)
    I know others have had a reasonable crop

    Just out of curiosity what did you feed it with? 
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    edited June 2018
    Funnily enough - I was just wondering the same thing :)
    I'll try and find the old post

    Can't find the post - the member has prob left the site. He grew many olive trees.
    I would imagine it would be a tomato fertilizer (eg Tomorite). But I'm sure he said just to use it every 2-3 weeks from spring to July. No later as you don't want tender growth emerging as we head toward winter.
    I've not given mine anything yet - so I can remedy that right now!

    I'm sure there are many other olive grows here who can advise too

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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