olea europea in usda Zone 8a near us - older with thick stem

[Mazat]

we discovered these three olea europea today which is quite special because it is only 6 minutes walk from us and not much closer to the lake.

we did not find the owner but his neighbor who told us that the 3 trees were already quite big when she moved into the house in 2005, she estimated the trees to be about 25 years old.

The owner had protected them with tents at the beginning, but now less often. There has also been a small harvest in recent years.

However, the owner is often away on business.

By the way, the gardener he hired 2 days ago didn't even cut the trees properly and to the end...

according to their statement

[SeanK]

Occasionally I see trees of the "arbequina" variety sold near me. I don't know if these are sensitive to certain soil types.

[Mazat]

  On 3/23/2025 at 6:47 PM, SeanK said:

Occasionally I see trees of the "arbequina" variety sold near me. I don't know if these are sensitive to certain soil types.

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this is a good question.