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aka Olive

This olive from Greece has a nice compact form making a good choice for topiary work. Attractive grey green foliage and small white flowers followed by heavy crops of small fruit that have good oil content. Happiest in the sun with protection from harsh wind. Keep watered when young. Evergreen.

While Olives can tolerate poor soil they are happiest in nice fertile loam. Feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser.

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Frantoio produces quite small Olives that are very high in oil content. It is considered to be the premier oil variety in Tuscany. Excellent flavour for pickling. Highly ornamental as well as productive. Plant in a sunny well drained spot. Evergreen.

Olives are easy care trees, that prefer a nice loamy soil and sunny position. Feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser.

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aka Olive

Olive. This North Island Selection is a popular variety as it is a prolific producer of fruits suitable for pickling. Highly ornamental tree with blue-grey foliage along with being productive. Plant in a sunny well drained spot. Evergreen.

Olives are easy care trees; feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser.

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This Olive is a top producing commercial variety that produces heavy reliable crops of excellent sized drupes or fruits. Proven to be one of the best varieties for growing in the North Island. Good for oil production and pickling. Equally just a nice ornamental evergreen tree.

Olives are easy care trees, that prefer a nice loamy soil and sunny position. Feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser.

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aka Olive

A popular Olive that produces a strong spicy flavoured oil. Equally desirable as a highly ornamental evergreen tree with attractive grey-green foliage. This variety is hardy to cold and self-fertile. Plant in a sunny spot in well drained soil. Leccino is a top choice for SI growers. Evergreen.

Olives are easy care trees, that prefer a nice loamy soil and sunny position. Feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser.

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aka Olive

This Olive has large fruit that ripen in early autumn and are perfect for pickling. Quickly forms a nice specimen tree with attractive grey-green foliage. Self-fertile, improve crops by planting with another Olea variety. Happiest in the sun with protection from harsh wind. Evergreen.

Olives are easy care trees; feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser.

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aka Olive

This Olive has medium sized fruit with a good oil content. Suitable for pickling when ripe i.e. the blue-black stage. Quickly forms a nice specimen tree with attractive grey-green foliage. Plant in the sun with protection from harsh wind. Evergreen.

Self fertile; will yield heavier crops if another Olea variety planted close by. Feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser.

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aka Olive

Let me give you the 'good oil' on this yummy Olive. Not only is it a fabulous foliage tree with grey- green leaves you can also look forward to Olive fruits being produced from summer through to autumn. Good oil producer the fruit can be pickled. Likes the sun and protection from wind. Evergreen.

Best grown in a sheltered position. Keep Olives watered when fruit is developing; feed annually with a general slow release fertilizer.

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aka Bergamot sour orange

Citrus. Bergamot orange is a very fragrant citrus fruit the size of an orange, with a yellow or green colour, similar to a lime, depending on ripeness. Plant in the sun in fertile well drained soil for best results. Protect from harsh frost. Evergreen.

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aka Navel Orange

Citrus. A good quality NZ orange with sweet and juicy, virtually seed-less fruit. Ripens from September onwards. Chock full of Vitamin C. Oranges are happiest in a sunny well drained position with protection from harsh frost. Evergreen.

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