The main point to consider is that you need to plant your olive tree where it will get a minimum of 6-8 hours of sun per day, but preferably full sun all day. In addition to this, choose a site ...

Q: I am interested in getting an olive tree to grow indoors. I have 10-foot ceilings and a very bright space with extremely large windows and eastern exposure.

Place olive tree in a sunny window where it gets 6-8 hours of sunlight per day. Supplement with grow lights to get to this amount. Don’t let leaves touch the window. It will burn them.

Olive trees are popular in both indoor and outdoor spaces, and can look more striking when placed on porches and patios. The best time to grow an olive tree is in spring, after the frost is over.

Sometimes called sweet osmanthus, tea olive can grow at least 20 feet tall. But it develops a relatively narrow crown, making it suitable for any size property.

When growing an olive tree in a container, use a potting blend designed for palm and citrus because it has micronutrients the plant needs and won’t hold too much moisture around the rot-prone roots.

Like us on Facebook. 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.