Olive Tree Bundle
Grow these surprisingly cold hardy, evergreen trees and enjoy your own home-grown olives! This 4-tree olive tree bundle is perfect for cross pollination that ensures abundant olives. Olives grow slowly, but will add much ornamental value to your yard. They can be easily processed into the tasty cured olives and oil we all love.
1 x Star of Crimea Olive Tree ™ (1 gallon)
A new and promising variety from the Nikita Botanic Garden, Star of Crimea™ is under evaluation in our region. Star of Crimea™ is prized for its flavorful, early ripening fruit.
1 x Universal Olive Tree ™ (1 gallon)
From the Nikita Botanic Garden in Yalta, Ukraine, Universal Olive Tree ™ is under evaluation in our region. Universal Olive Tree ™ fruit is valued for both its large size and high oil content.
1 x Aglandau Olive Tree Olive (1 gallon)
Aglandau Olive Tree is a vigorous and cold hardy French variety that is prized for the intense fruitiness it imparts to oils or as a table olive.
1 x Bouteillan Olive Tree (1 gallon)
A prized olive oil variety, Bouteillan Olive Tree is a cold hardy French variety that is used exclusively for oil production in southern France.
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Latin Name: Olea europaea
Site and Soil: Full sun and lots of warmth.
Pollination Requirements: Olives are wind-pollinized; pollination can be assisted by moving pollen from flower to flower with a small brush.
Hardiness: Hardy to about 5-10º F.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 8-15 ft. in height.
Fruit Skin: Green, black if allowed to ripen longer
Taste: Aromatic
Bloom Time: May-June
Ripening Time: October
Yield: 30-40 pounds depending on your climate
Pests & Diseases: Olive Trees will occasionally get scales and in some climates are susceptible to Cercospora leaf spot but we have seen neither of those so far while growing olives in Oregon.
USDA Zone: 8