Loving and Booming The Olive Plant
Sunrays, Water, and Soil
Position your Olive tree preferably in a full sun but partial shade can also be tolerated. Water it regularly but sparingly during growing season but do not over water, Olives are fairly drought tolerant plants. There is normally no need to water Olive trees during the winter, only make sure the root ball does not dry out. Protect from excess water during the winter period by covering the pot or plant. The soil must be well-drained, fertile, and loam-based. Also, reporting must be done every two to three years.
Cold Weather Care
If you reside in zone 7 or lower, bring your tree inside for the winter. Leave it in a cool room, away from a heater or furnace , near a south or west facing window. Olives are wind pollinated, and usually self-fertile. However, you're going to get better fruit production if you have more than one tree. Be sure if you are picking on different varieties, two or more trees that bloom at once, or to either choose two of the same variety. Also, fruiting olives need two months of winter temperatures below 50F and above 22F, so intend to go your tree inside at a strategic time so that they can get the cold weather they want without being damaged by temperatures which are too low. Obviously, if you have chosen a fruitless variety, you're going to be just fine with only one tree (or as many as you'd enjoy) and almost any kind of winter conditions above freezing.
Pruning
Pruning the potted tree more than a year may not be unnecessary to keep the tree within its space constraints. Pinching off the growing points will encourage bushiness while removing a branch from its base will open up space within the center of the tree. A root prune (taking the tree out of its pot, shaking off loose soil, pruning its roots, then replacing in the pot with new soil) can additionally help lengthen its viable potted life.
Pest Control
The only pests we have understood to attack olive trees for sale online outside olive producing regions is an armored scale insect. It is not common but should be observed for, particularly if your site has other species harbor scale insects that are prone to. Scrutinize the trees by looking under the leaves and also in the branch axis for a dark bump the size of a "BB." These insects usually do not go in the mature period; they attach themselves like barnacles. The presence of sooty mold on bark and leaves, or ants crawling in your tree, signifies the presence of scale insects.
If scale is found, it can be treated with various products, depending upon personal taste. It may also be removed if you have only one or a few trees. These may also have a go at your olive tree, if you have other plantings that attract pests such as thrifts or stink bugs. Consult pest control specialist or your local garden center about the control of pests. Regulations vary from place to place.
Eventually, make sure to keep ant colonies away from your trees.