Olive Tree ‘Arbequina’ (Olea europaea)

Name: Olive Tree ‘Arbequina’ (Olea europaea)
Brand: Logee's Greenhouses
SKU: R1704-4
Price: 24.95 USD
Availability: InStock

$24.95

SKU: R1704-4

4" Pot Size

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.

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My experience

It is true this variety of Olive IS an abundant producer by far...it has been reliably giving me a crop yearly(albeit so far behaving more alternate bearing) ,BUT I would not say it is "tasty"....I tried to eat one that was allowed to ripen on the tree ,and it was very bitter.
It is very decorative and it is charming to see both green and mature fruit on the tree.

Very small fruit

This olive's fruit is small and not suitable as a table olive. I wish Logee's would select varieties that have larger fruit that are more suitable for their clientele. Most people don't make oil. I would recommend the Sevillano olive instead.