RE: olive tree

I've always wanted to try curing them but never got around to it when I knew
people who had olive trees. Maybe someday. They are quite attractive with
all those gnarled branches, the dull green leaf with the silver underside. 
There's an olive just down the street here from where I work. Unfortunately
many years ago it froze back very hard. When it resprouted from the roots,
the landscape maintainers figured it was a shrub and they've pruned it into
a box shape. A sorry fate. 

Cyndi

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of james singer
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 9:28 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] olive tree

Olives don't like it here, too humid. I wish they did; I think they're 
fantastic landscape trees. When I lived in the San Joaquin Valley, I 
had two Manzanillo [sp?] olives and regularly cured about 5 gallons a 
year; hardest part was picking and slitting them.

On Feb 13, 2006, at 11:30 AM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:

> How dwarf is it? Does it fruit? Full size olive trees are incredibly 
> messy
> when the olives drop; if your dwarf does fruit make sure it's in a 
> spot you
> won't mind black stains on the ground. Of course if it's small enough 
> you
> can probably manage to keep the fruit under control.
>
> Cyndi
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
> Behalf
> Of Pam Evans
> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 5:34 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: [CHAT] olive tree
>
> Well I lost my mind again and will soon be receiving a dwarf olive 
> tree to
> plant (for peace).  Catalog said they're hardy in zone 8.  I just love
> Mediterranean plants.  Anyone else out there growing olives?  I had to 
> get
> something new to celebrate paying off the house this week and this just
> seemed appropriate.  Everyone who comes into my back yard always 
> comments on
> how peaceful and serene it is.
>
> --
> Pam Evans
> Kemp TX
> zone 8A
>
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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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