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Olive tree

anoble4147wfqUuDaGanoble4147wfqUuDaG Posts: 26
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Sorry for x2 posts in as many days. 

I’m debating on purchasing an olive tree. I have read up on the basics. 

My rear garden is south/west facing and on a slope. I was wondering about planting in the garden- is it a large root system? As I know you can keep them in pots.

im kinda torn, as I know it needs a hot sheltered area but how sheltered are we taking ? 

If I keep it in a pot, do people wrap the main bark of the tree in fleece over winter? 

I know they can be quite expensive so I don’t want to do something to injure/kill the tree. I know as they’re a Mediterranean tree they’d like well drained soil- but is perlite a good idea to mix into the area? 

Thanks for any olive owner tips! 


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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Where are you in the country, that may determine whether it will survive or not.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'd agree with @punkdoc - your location is the vital factor.

    Don't ever worry about posting regularly with queries @anoble4147wfqUuDaG . It's how we learn, and this forum is a great resource- at your fingertips  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • anoble4147wfqUuDaGanoble4147wfqUuDaG Posts: 26
    Hi again. The north east on the coast- Yorkshire. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I think that could be tricky. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • anoble4147wfqUuDaGanoble4147wfqUuDaG Posts: 26
    I mean I mean I’m willing to buy extras for winter protection etc- fleecing. I’m not next to the sea about- half mile away ish. 😃
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It might work if you don't mind having to protect it.
    They don't work here - too wet, windy and cold, but it's probably drier where you are. Dry cold is easier to manage than wet cold. For lots of plants  :)  
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • anoble4147wfqUuDaGanoble4147wfqUuDaG Posts: 26
    Where abouts are you? 

    I was thinking of leaving it in a pot and bringing it into the porch over winter maybe. I just wasn’t sure re; pots if they prefer to be slightly pot bound or if they need fairly large pots?

    I would prefer it eventually In The garden planted. 👍
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    West central Scotland - it's in the bit beside my username  ;)
    Keeping it potted is probably the best bet. It would need a pot suitable for the size they are, and that would be determined by the roots. As it grows, the pot would need to be bigger.
    They can get pretty large, so there will be a point at which you'd need to decide how you progressed with it, because there's a limit to how big a pot you can have and be able to move it overwinter. Then you'd be root pruning etc. 
    As I said - not something I would consider growing here, because it would involve overwintering undercover, and I don't have the facilities for that in this house/garden. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    I think you are pushing it in North Yorkshire.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • puschkiniapuschkinia Posts: 229
    I can't comment on temperatures (from what everyone else is saying it sounds like it might be a little cold where you are?), but all my neighbours have absolutely beautiful, big strong olive trees growing on rubbish shallow chalk in our exposed, windy front gardens. The wind won't be too cold I guess (Brighton), but it's salty and can get a bit strong. 
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