Cultivar Profile

Wilsonii Olive Tree

Olea europaea ‘Wilsonii’
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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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