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Hard pruning olive tree

kate1980kate1980 Posts: 10
in Problem solving
We've inherited an established olive tree which is far too big for the space and blocks the view of half the garden. I'd like to really cut it back, both height and width, but this would take off most of the leaves and I don't want to damage it. Any suggestions on how best to approach this?

thanks in advance

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  • kate1980kate1980 Posts: 10
    edited October 2020

  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Hello.  You can prune it into a rectangular shape - along the top and down the sides, neatened around the edges.  If you are doing it yourself, it takes a couple of years pruning to get the right shape but it won't hurt to slice off the top.
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

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