Hi again all - advice on rescue olive tree

chrism
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Hi again all - advice on rescue olive tree May 5, 2022 18:30:25 GMT grindle and SueA like this

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Post by chrism on May 5, 2022 18:30:25 GMT

Hi all

It's been a bonkers time! I've given up on the wildlife garden, as it simply wasn't working out, and am now focusing on getting things in order for spring and summer! It's a lovely time of year. I hope you're all well.

Does anyone have a view on the shape of this olive 'tree'? I'd like to plan on getting it more tree-like and any views would be welcome.

Thanks

Chris

steve Global Moderator From Sunny Ilkeston Posts: 6,710	Hi again all - advice on rescue olive tree May 5, 2022 18:52:15 GMT SueA and chrism like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on May 5, 2022 18:52:15 GMT You could try picking the best stem and snipping the others off at ground level, I have a very similar olive plant so they do tend to be multiple stemmed as young trees
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Hi again all - advice on rescue olive tree May 6, 2022 7:58:32 GMT daitheplant and chrism like this

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Post by SueA on May 6, 2022 7:58:32 GMT

That looks as though the main lead stem has been cut off in the centre & it's sprouted from around the sides to form more of a shrub. steve's idea could give you a good starting point to train the shape but I think it will always try to be 'shrubby'. I had a look at the one we have in a pot & I think it's a grafted tree with a straight stem & the sort of 'lollipop' shape of branches at the top, the graft is onto rootstock at the base of the stem so that will limit the height & then on the straight stem it seems to have had any side branches rubbed off before they've developed leaving just the 3 or 4 branches coming off at the top.

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Hi again all - advice on rescue olive tree

Post by chrism on May 5, 2022 18:30:25 GMT

Post by steve on May 5, 2022 18:52:15 GMT

Post by SueA on May 6, 2022 7:58:32 GMT

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