Cultivar Profile
Zitoun Olive Tree
Olea europaea ‘Zitoun’
Cultivar Profile
Zitoun Olive Tree
Olea europaea ‘Zitoun’
This tree is prized for drupes of dark wine color, freckled with a whitish dusting for both table & oil use, available in 15 gal. containers.
Specifications
Fruiting
Fruiting
Beautiful Waterwise Fruiting Specimen
Olive Oil
Sweet
Bloom
Summer
Inconspicuous, white flowers; prized for evergreen foliage and its fall fruit.
Country
Morocco
Type
Tree
Foliage
Gray-Green Color
Growth
Size
Uses
Landscape and Commercial Use
Coastal Exposure, Container, Kitchen Garden, Mass Planting (high density), Specimen, Topiary
Zones
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. Tolerates drought. Shelter young plants from winter extremes.
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