Set of Olives ‘Cailletier’ and 'Arbequina’
Set of Olives ‘Cailletier’ and 'Arbequina' (Olea hybrids)
Includes one plant each of 'Cailletier' and 'Arbequina.' These self-fertile olives produce better yields when grown together. Both are easy to grow and have olives that may be eaten fresh or pressed into oil. Two 4" pots.
Olive ‘Cailletier’ (Olea europaea)
Often called
Nicoise Olive, ‘Cailletier’
is a French variety with
small, black, delicately
flavored olives that are
the primary choice for
Nicoise salads. It’s a
self-fertile olive similar
to ‘Arbequina’ and it
can be used as a table
olive or for olive oil. We recommend planting
with ‘Arbequina’ for better pollination and higher
yields. Olives are
well suited for containers since they are drought
tolerant and can take a winter chill. ‘Cailletier’ has
the traditional silvery-green foliage, and it makes a
beautiful, fruiting container plant.
Olive ‘Arbequina’ (Olea europaea)
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.