Q: I received a 2-year-old olive tree grown in a 15-inch container. The brochure attached advised planting in the ground 15 feet away from building structures. My tree is 5 feet high with a ½-inch ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A few years ago at the Carmel farmers market, I bought a couple of ...

The olive (Olea europaea) is a small tree native to the coastal Mediterranean region, where it has been grown for at least 5500 years. Trees can be extraordinarily ancient - some have been ...

What do you think about trying to grow olive trees here? A generation or two ago, the answer to this question might likely have been: Don't bother. But as we expand globally, new gardening ideas come ...

Q: I have an Arbequina olive tree in a 10-inch pot that I got about nine months ago that is about 6 feet tall. It has two trunks that are about equal in height and diameter (maybe one-half-inch thick) ...

This extra-large, heavy-duty Tuscan olive tree is currently available for £149.99, down from £399.99. This Gardening Express deal saves shoppers a whopping £250. It is perfect for planting in large ...

The olive tree occupies such a heroic place in history that it feels trivial, even sacrilegious, to describe it as an ornamental plant. But the slender gray-green leaves could scarcely be lovelier. No ...