Cultivar Profile
Wilsonii Olive Tree
Olea europaea ‘Wilsonii’
Cultivar Profile
Wilsonii Olive Tree
Olea europaea ‘Wilsonii’
Wilsonii olive trees are popular and easy to grow evergreen shade trees. The majestic beauty is a wonderful addition to many types of landscapes.
This fruitless cultivar derives from the Manzanillo. It is drought tolerant once established, and it is also fire and disease resistant as well. The multi-trunk trees are dramatic and show off the beauty of this olive tree cultivar. Their hardiness and adaptability allow this tree to live for hundreds of years. The Wilsonii olive tree is fruitless and will not produce the mess of olives, nor will it produce the pollen that aggravates a lot of people with allergies.
Specifications
Fruiting
Non Fruiting
Beautiful Waterwise Fruitless Specimen
Olive Oil
None
Bloom
Spring
Inconspicuous, white flowers; prized for evergreen foliage.
Country
U.S.A.
Type
Tree, Multi-trunk
Foliage
Gray-Green Color
Growth
Slow to Moderate
Size
Can reach 20 to 25 ft. tall if given opportunity, 25 ft. wide canopy
Uses
Landscape Use
Coastal Exposure, Container, Mass Planting, Rock Garden, Specimen – Great along pathways, as a focal point in the garden, near pools due to its fruitless tidiness.
Zones
USDA 8 – 11, Sunset 3 – 24, 29, 30, 33
Hardiness
Hardy down 20 to 30 °F
Light
Full sun
Water
Once established, water occasionally.
Water more frequently in extreme heat or containers. Newly planted olive trees will require more water to establish.
Soil
Well-drained, nutrient poor soil
Light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils all acceptable. Olive trees prefer well-drained soil and even grow well in nutritionally poor soil. Hot, rocky locations. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
Care
Thrives in most average, slightly alkaline, well-drained soils, but it is highly adaptable. Water deeply, regularly during first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates drought. Shelter young plants from winter extremes. Fruits on rare occasion.
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