Olea Europa - Large Mediterranean Olive Tree - circa 160cm Tall

Elegant, grey-green leaves retained all year and tiny, fragrant, creamy-white flowers, followed by edible, green fruits.

This olive tree makes an excellent specimen for a sunny, Mediterranean-style garden.

Slow-growing with a nice stem and attractive silvery leaves, making it perfect for planting in a large container.

Admired on your holidays it can now be admired at home as the Olive flowers during the Summer with ample green edible fruit appearing in the Autumn, ripening to black. The fruit is of normal size and the tree will last many years - they can infact grow to a ripe old age in to the hundreds of years old! Each year these Olive trees will produce more and more succulent fruit, especially if you can afford a nice bright sunny position, ideally sheltered from cold winter winds. If container growing, a place in the conservatory over winter would be even better, or sheltered against the house, where it will benefit from the warmth and sheltered provided by a wall.

The olive tree is a symbol of abundance, glory and peace. 'Extending the olive branch' dates back to the first Olympic games in 776 BC and was awarded to the winners, symbolizing the armistice of any hostility and the peace! Perhaps we should be sending these out today to a few different people! It's the perfect gift for those who deserve an apology.

Supplied as a strong attractive young tree, old enough to produce real edible olives at around 160cms tall including their nursery container. These have a clear truck and can be clipped to form a neat crown or allowed to grow larger and more naturally - the choice is yours.

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