Olive Tree Starter Plant Olea europea ‘Arbequina’

Description

Olive Tree Starter Plant Olea europea ‘Arbequina’. Grow in full sun in Zones 7-9.  Starter size plant 3-4 inch pot. Grows to 15-20 feet high and 12 to 15 feet wide with a weeping form. Arbequina Olives can be grown in containers and used as a bonsai. Olive trees a sign of peace. In the bible, the dove brought Noah a olive tree branch,  as a sign of land. Arbequina olive trees are drought tolerant.

Olive trees will not grow in soggy soils. Arbequina is cold tolerant and productive. This plant has high oil production, and is an olive tree from Northern Spain. Good as a table olive, Arbequina olives have one of the highest concentrations of oil, and are used for olive oil production.

Harvesting is easy since the trees are low to the ground and allow for easy hand picking. Oils made from Arbequina are buttery, fruity, and very mild in flavor. Low in polyphenols. The combination of low polyphenol levels and high levels of polyunsaturated fat compared with other olive cultivars means that it has low stability and short shelf-life.

Teas and Medicinal Uses

Olive leaf tea can be made from the leaves of this tree. Steep two tablespoons of dried olive leaves, in order to make a tea. There are medicinal claims about the leaf of this tree. Diabetics and others with health problems should do research before trying. The leaf lowers blood pressure and blood sugar. The  dried ground leaves and used for cake decorations or added to matcha tea formulations. Olive leaf has anti inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

Olive Tree Starter Plant Olea europea ‘Arbequina’. Arbequina Olive trees are self pollinating and need no other tree to bare fruit. Olive trees are semi deciduous, some of the leaves drop in the winter. Arbequina Olive trees are evergreens. Olive trees are beautiful for the landscape, the leaves are silvery, and have a great shape and look to them. Arbequina Olive tree have been touted as the fasted to fruit variety of olive. Keep olive trees in a bush form by pruning them. Arbequina can be used as natural fencing. Olives that are produced are edible. Olives need to be cured before eaten.
Starter plants vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a pot before planting outside. Plugs are sold without a pot so they will need planted right away.

There is no other, more functional tree for the landscape.

CATEGORY Olive

HIGHLIGHTS
Tasty table olive & oil
Self-fertile
Gorgeous grey-green foliage

ZONE: 7-9