Think of a martini glass, very apt for an olive tree. This particular shape helps sunlight penetrate and encourages growth. "Stand back regularly and check the overall shape as you go.

Designers have lately been warming to the tree, its wood and olive hues. Olive trees Outdoors, olives are hardy through zones 8-11, and zone 7 if you can protect them from wind.

A question for Dan Gill: I have a sweet olive bush that was planted about 13 years ago. ... How to shape a sweet olive bush into a tree. Dan Gill, The Times-Picayune garden columnist; Oct 14, 2017 ...

Olive trees grow slowly but they can tolerate occasional pruning to maintain the desired size and shape. If you are growing for production, you may want to open up the center of the tree once it ...

Pick your own ancient olive tree to transplant to your garden Spend a weekend in wine country at the Mount family’s private guesthouse sampling nearby vineyards Enjoy a year’s supply of ...

The Mexican olive tree can bloom all year long, depending on the weather. The major bloom period is early spring to late summer, so begin to look for clusters of paper-thin, trumpet-shaped white ...