Tucson Olive Trees

How to maintenance your Olive tree

  Down through thousands of years, the olive tree has proved to be very drought hardy. When many other trees have died, the olive tree has always been amongst the few survivors. Unlike many other fruit orchards, an olive grove can be neglected for a number of years and then simply be rejuvenated to bring it back into production.

Olive groves, avenues and boundary plantings increase the value of any property. The olive is a hardy tree, handsome in appearance and valuable for fruit.

Manure should be added to the soil prior to planting. Manure adds micro nutrients and miro-organisms to the soil that will greatly benefit the health and growth of your trees. Most manures are suitable as long as they are not too fresh.

For large groves, a fertiliser spreader will efficiently add the manure to the soil surface. Your manure supplier or fertiliser company should be able to organise a tractor-pulled spreader for you.

Apply the manure at the rate of one cubic metre to every twelve trees. Spread a strip of manure along the tree line about 3 or 4 meters wide. (NB. On the 8m x 5m spacing, one cubic meter of manure will be applied over a distance covering 12 trees (60 meters) and 3 to 4 meters wide.)

For smaller groves, the rate is approximately one builder's wheelbarrow fully spread over 3m x 3m at each tree site. Approximately 12 full wheelbarrows make up one cubic meter.

In the case of a large tree, this is a job that should be left to a tree maintenance specialist.

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