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Wilting Olive Branches
Greeneryandlife
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Hi,
I’m a very new gardener - so please bear with me!
I recently bought a medium sized grown olive tree and have replanted into the ground in April.
I’m a very new gardener - so please bear with me!
I recently bought a medium sized grown olive tree and have replanted into the ground in April.
Unfortunately I did not add gravel to the soil to aid drainage, and we have had quite a lot of rain the last month or so.
Some of the branches are quite long towards the base of the trunk, and they are drooping - although no leaves are falling off.
Could anyone tell me if I need to replant the tree with added gravel for drainage, or is it just that the base branches are long and not particularly thick/hardy - and these should be pruned back?
Any advice very much appreciated!
Thank you,
William
William
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Olive branches do grow in that manner … it’s perfectly normal and nothing to worry about 👍
Do you know if your garden soil is very heavy?
@tui34 grows olive trees … I’ll give them a nudge …
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
thank you! That’s quite a relief. I’m not sure if the soil is heavy, but I have read that I should have added gravel to the soil when planted and I know I didn’t!