This self-fertile olive from northern Spain
is used both for its oil and as a table olive.
Olives are easy-to-grow, rugged plants that
tolerate dryness both in soil moisture and humidity and a wide variation
in temperature from just below freezing to the triple digits. To successfully
flower plants, give lots of sun and a period of 30-45°F at night on a consistent
basis during the winter. ‘Arbequina’ is a great olive for pots as it flowers
at an early age, often when no more than a foot in height, and produces an
abundance of small, dark tasty olives.
