Olive Tree RESCUE. Olive Tree Care. Including planting, pruning, watering, feeding.
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2022
- In this video I use two failing #olive #trees as a case study to investigate why they are failing, diagnose the possible causes and take essential steps to bring them back to full health. The key points when caring for your Olive Tree are:
1. Ensure very good drainage by adding crocks and gravel to the bottom of the pot.
2. Olives are hardy but enjoy light (direct sunlight) and warmth in the growing season.
3. Don't over water the olive tree. Let it ALMOST dry out between watering then give a very good soaking.
4. Leave a space at the top of the pot so that the water does not run off when watering.
5. Feed weekly during the growing season with liquid seaweed food.
6. Prune during the growing season, don't be afraid, I took over half away and was rewarded with hundreds of new leaves, you can see this in the video.
7. Repot when the leaves show signs of distress (fading colour, dropping off), but first ensure that it has not been over watered because that might be the main problem. Probably needs repotting every other year.
8. It is hardy but try not to let it sit in very cold wet conditions.
9. when pruning, open up the centre of the plant to let light in. Where there is light there will be growth, this will help it to thicken or 'bush' out.
10. Apply a gravel mulch to suppress weeds.
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Most of the olive tree videos here are from Australians or Americans. This is SO English. "I bought these two from Morrison's & got £10 off". . Great stuff.
I love olive trees for the same reasons that you do - & I have 3. . One is very large (cost me £300) in a huge pot (I'll never be able to repot it if I have to !!) I had a big scare 3 years ago when, after returning from a holiday, I found it dried out & I lost all the leaves ! I cut it right back &, within a few months, the shoots started coming. But they were SO green & looked like hedge branches & leaves ! After a year, they finally turned silvergreen & it's now back to its former glory.
Love these two comments thank you!!! I hope other get to read this information. Very helpful and reassuring. Thank you
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I just want to say how grateful I am to have found your channel. I think you’re presentation skills to your audience are unsurpassed. I have finally found someone that has the skills, knowledge & experience with a massive heart for sharing that information for the good of it all. I’m very happy to meet your acquaintance.
Your comment and feedback is heartwarming and humbling and very much appreciated. THANK YOU. Mark
Thank you so very much for your informative and helpful video Mark It's meant so much to us as a family to give this Olive Tree the best chance possible. We followed every step of your video and by 7.15pm hours after you posted this video the job was done. Thank you for giving us the confidence to do what we did. Rosie XxxX We will keep you updated via email
Thank you Rosie. 😊
Lovely! Thank you for an informative and enjoyable lesson. I am inspired and am hoping to have similar results with my olive tree. Cheers!
What a great deal! Even the original price was great. They look cute flanking the front door.
I do believe i got a bargain. Looking forward to seeing them thrive now.
Phenomenal video ..very informative
I just made a visit to my local Morrisons and yes! There are olive tree that have been reduced. I am looking forward to carrying out my own rescue folling you advice! Thankyou Mark from Mark in Somerset!
Great stuff, thanks! My beloved Olive tree is clinging on for dear life... hoping to save it using the tips from this vid 🙏
Amazing video! Thank you encouraging pruning. The leaves are so beautiful but now I’m not afraid 😊
Thank you so much. I appreciate the comment. If you'd like to see the result please have a quick look at my most recent video. Rose cottage, garden design, garden tour and update. You will have a nice surprise. Thanks again. Mark
The tree looked 80% healthier from just being washed off! Beautiful trees Olives, I am in search for some myself for my garden for next summer
I agree. The wash really helped. But now they are double the size, perfect and beautiful. Mark
This is just lovely. The care that you show for these little guys is commendable and inspiring. I was surprised to see such a low price on these olive trees. Even the original price is much less than what I see at my local grocery store in Texas. They've gotten into selling many plants and small trees, without showing any real expertise.
Hello to Texas! And thank you for watching and commenting. Mark
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I just this week received my two olive trees and I’ve watched all of your videos around caring for them. They’ve arrived in great condition I’m really happy with them. I’ve repotted them using all your tips and advice and I’m really looking forward to seeing them grow over the years. Thanks for all the help and content. Great channel 👍 New subscriber
Thank you very much much for watching and good luck with your olives 😊
Thank you for this video. I didn't knew about the importance of oxygen that this tree needed
I have two olive trees, both in a plastic pots. One looks good, but another at my mothers house lost all the levels, we will try to rescue it. Will check up the roots and maybe rehydrate them like you did. Hope it will help.
Great video. My olive tree lost alot of its leaves this winter I'm going to recreate your tips to see if it will help it
Excellent! Thanks Mark
Thank you 😊
Thank you very much, Sir. This is a very nice, enjoyable and informative video.
Ah thank you for watching and commenting. Mark
Hi Mark just found your great channel and subscribed and look forward to catching up. I have a lollipop olive tree I planted this summer so needed to know how to look after mine so this was so helpful. Mine is planted in a pot in my border but it’s a bottomless pot so good for drainage and I have dressed them with gravel. Mine is about the size and shape of the ones you have in a row in your border. I will watch your pruning video next. Thank you!!
Thanks again. Mark
great video and lots of good information,
Thank you very much Marzena. Mark
Great video Mark, I’m going to use this video to save my olive tree
Hi Ben. Thank you. I hope it goes well. Are there any particular issues with your olive currently? Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK mainly the same issues as you have displayed with yours. I’m going to repot it today and change the soil and give it a wash!
Excellent tutorial
Thank you very much Michael. I very much appreciate your comment. Mark
thank you for the video, I just bought my first olive tree and it looks a bit sad and I was worried about what happened, this video gave me some ideas to check and take care of my new tree! Very informative and useful! hope my olive tree get well soon!
Thank you Stella 😊 best wishes to you and your olive. Mark
Great video. Learned a lot!
Thanks Adam. Very pleased you found it of value. Best wishes. Mark
Clear. Thank you.
Thank you very much. Mark
Great video. It's good to see exactly how to repot and prune it. This novice will hopefully be able to rescue her Olives. Mine also have sentimental meaning 🫒
Thanks a million for your interest in olive trees. For sure they are not to be dealt with as flowers, they are in fact legendary and number one in survival, they survive a dry pot and a dry season as well: they grow as a child, fight as a teen and live for countless days or years; yet their rewards are endless for you, your kids and theirs as well.
Simply because her shyness prevents her to be Not Green. She discharges her leaves unnoticeably .. for us to forget the autumn rule, to be happy forever… AN OLIVE TREE IS A QUEEN.
Great video, and maths lesson !
Mark's Garden UK, where algebra meets agapanthus and where tetrapanex meets trigonometry. You know it adds up!! X
What tells me that the plant is still alive is probably all these green leaves and new growth. 😄
Thanks Lukas. Helpful that.
Thank you for your informative video. I received an olive tree on mothers day this year. I am ignorant to its care and your video is very insightful. I live in Texas so I have much research to do as to its care. I subscribed to your channel and look forward to watching your other videos.
Thank you very much indeed. I bet texas is much hotter than here. I expect the olives will thrive! Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Yes we have an abundance of sunshine here. I wish I knew the variety of my tree. It had no instructions and its tag stated simply; olive tree. Thank you again for your videos.
Really good, clear advice. Now to save our two olive trees that look exactly like the ones in your video.
Thank you Dan, I hope they come back good and strong, mine are doing well now. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK noticed we also had a scale insect problem. 😬
Both trees doing really well. Thank you for your tips.
When should I prune again ?
Great video Mark. I am going to do the same with the olive trees I got last year. I noticed after I came back from my holiday last week that they had dropped a lot of their leaves. They are currently flowering, but the soil they are in feels very heavy and damp like yours were.
Great. Probably worth a little gentle explore around the root to see what's going on. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK I will do 👍. I just need to get some nice, reasonably priced terracotta pots for them now 🙂
thank you very much! Your rescued tree looks so beautiful! Now i am going to repot my dying olive oil. I don't know why but i was told by the seller to not do any re-potting and the soil that the plant currectly sits in is almost a clay that does not have any drainage. Hope i make my tree feel a bit better with your advise.
Good luck with your olive tree Nur, and thank you for watching 😊 best wishes. Mark
I too took your advice. I’m unsure if I was a little early with such harsh pruning given the late frosts and a very mixed bag of weather conditions this spring?
But after a lot of frowning from my wife I can report my otherwise dead looking Olive is now bouncing back and looks really healthy. Thank you
Brilliant thank you for letting me know 😊
Great videos man, any recommendations or links to products on how to deal with peacock spot on my olive tree leaves?
Thanks
this dude can narrate my life
Ah thank you 😊
Hello, great video! I have a olive tree that I need to report as it seems like it sitting in a heavy pot of a clay that I have been keeping wet constantly. However my olive tree seems to be drying and loosing leaves, the leaves seem to be infected by some fungus, on top of that diaspididaes have been tagging along. Can an olive tree like that be rescued? I must admit a lot of its branches is dried out and most of the leaves are gone
good in depth olive tree information , thank you . I bhave 10 new potted trees 1.5M high and have very shallow soil in the garden .
Beneath the soil is sandstone / rock which will not drain well . Would it be a good idea to place the trees as far into the soil as possible and build up a soil mound around the root ? Would it give enough nutrition ? There are steel bars driven into the sandstone which the trees will be tied to for vertical support . Soil depth is around 200mm only !
Hi there. It sounds as if yours should be ok. I would give it a try and keep an eye on them. If the drainage is poor the idea of raising them on a mound seems like a good one. With mulching and feeding. You can test the wetness of the soil by hand. And water accordingly. Let me know how you get on. Mark
Thank you. Aways wondered how to tell the size of pot to size of root when repotting?
Hi angela. I would say just a couple of sizes bigger maximum. Not too big a jump. Mark
Great vid, thank you. Any reason you are using multi-purpose compost rather than loam-based (with gravel)?
Thank you. No reason in particular, I think your approach will be equally effective. Mark
Great video. I think I might ‘rescue’ some olive trees from my local ALDI they were looking worse for wear this week. Do you wrap your olive trees through the winter?
I don't wrap ours. But i am aware that some people do wrap theirs in fleece. Mine have survived quite happily outside in all weathers. Sometimes under snow 😊 i didn't know ALDI were stocking them... Where did i put my car keys...
Thanks for this video, do you have any piece of advice for indoor olive trees maintenance?
Hi yatnalie. This is a completely new idea for me I'm afraid. I only know about outside plants. Sorry 🙁
Hi I've just watched your Olive tree rescue and thank you for making it.
I have a well established 5 year old tree and it branches at around 18 inches from the base into several 2-3 inch thick branches and splits further.. it is about 7ft tall and I'd really like to cut it bach severely so each branch where it originally splits becomes a lolly pop. Is this possible or will it be too much for it.
Thank you in advance
Personally I believe it will work with patience. But it's always a risk. You could consider doing it in stages but if it was mine I'd go for it
yes, very severe and alarming pruning on two little trees which looked almost "dead" moments ago....
They came back beautifully. There's an update on the channel. It really worked.
Hi Mark
I’m a big fan of your videos.
I planted my olive tree a fortnight ago after two years of it being in a pot. I followed your planting video religiously, but now the leaves are going yellow. We have been unsure about how much to water it. We have properly watered it three times over the last two weeks but it has rained as well as being sunny. What would you advise at this point?
Thanks
Hi there. First thanks for watching. If it's been disrupted and moved it is probably just having a little sulk from the shock. I would say don't panic, don't over water it. If it was mine I'd almost let it dry out after it's first water. Now just wait. They're very resilient. It's probably going to be one step backwards then three forwards. Let me know. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Thanks so much Mark. That makes me feel better. Yes I will do so and let you know what happens. Fingers crossed.
Great video Mark ,will the olive tree produce olives in this country I live in Aldely Edge South Manchester. Is the UK to cold .
Hi Frank. I'm near nantwitch, recently moved from near Alsager. I had a couple of dozen Olives last year. But i got so busy moving house that i neglected them. I'm having another go this year and will attempt to brine them. So the answer is yes, under the right circumstances. Mark
I have a huge olive tree (about 10ft) and it stopped growing and won’t bear fruit, it’s been over 3 years any advice?
Thank you so much! I just pruned our olive tree, hope it will be fuller because of it. I do have a question... I have filled a terracotta pot without the broken pieces, is there a way to fix this without repotting?? Or do I have to take everything out and do it again?
I wouldn't worry too much. Just don't over water. The nice thing about terracotta is that it is breathable and let's moisture evaporate. Mark
Can you "score" above a node (like you can with citrus) to encourage shoots?
One of my olives has a bare area on one side.
I honestly don't know. But I think it calls for an experiment. I suspect you probably can do. It will no doubt be something to do with prevention apical dominance hormones. Watch this space. I'll try it
Hi Mark, great informative video. My olive tree has been moved a few times and recently due to moving to a new flat in London, it’s been inside until our new roof terrace was constructed and opened. It feels very dry and leaves have gone brown. Any suggestions? I will repot and follow all the steps on here as you have done but mine definitely looks worse than the two in your video 😅
Thanks in advance
Matthew
Hi. This may be because of the indoor environment. Yes i would say repot and prune gently. Get it outdoors. And don't overwater. Then fingers crossed and patience. Good luck. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUKHi Mark, I have the same issue. How often should the olive tree be watered and how does it change over the seasons?
HELLO, I have a 5ft olive tree in a raised bed. i moved it..i must admit i tried my best, to dig around it etc,, but did end up tugging , anyway i planted in soil. week or so later..the leaves are starting to drop and curl. i suppose i have ruined it? it has been wet, and the soil is clay so moist ( other plants including another olive tree are fine )...just want to know..can i salave it? or havei basically killed it by tugging at its roots and no doubt breaking some extended roots?
Hi mark i just came across your video tahnkyou for your advice, i have a small 1 meter tall olive in dish shaped tercotta pot its sort of a large bonsai or small tree with a thick trunk bought of a market stall during covid, £25 bargain
Anyway its been outside all 3 years since ive had it summer winter etc it was thriving really well but this year since that late deep frost and heavy snow all the leaves have dropped off and still no sign of new leafs what should i do or is it dead ? Also i keep watering when soil drys like i normally wood hasnt rained in weeks here in north kent
Hi. Perhaps try cutting accross one or two of the bare branches to see if there is any green in the cross section. Also, be patient and give it more time, after this winter it will need some extra time to recover. Mark
I've got a couple of similar small Olives. While we live in the SE of England we are in a very exposed position. Do you think I should move them to the cold greenhouse over winter to get them out of the cold winter winds?
If you are concerned i woukd say yes move them. However, i had four outdoors in an exposed windy position even under snow for several nights and they did fine. But it won't harm them to move them to the greenhouse. Thanks for watching. Mark
I live in Riverside, California, we have had a lot of hot days. The Olive trees have dried out what do I do, please help😢
Hi Mark, I am Richard. I live in the tropics and one of my olive tree seems to be suffering from root rot. Its leaves have already fallen off and dried out, checked out its roots and there are very few roots, the others are rotten but it still has one or two green branches. Is it still possible to save it? I replanted it in small rocks like lava rocks. Hoping for your advice. Thanks a lot in advance. 😊
Hi Richard. Sorry to hear about your olive. It sounds to me that you are taking the correct approach with drainage. It will beed some soil medium amongst the lava rock too, simply for nourishment. I would prune it will, water sparingly, keep it warm and light and hope for the best. Goid luck with it. Please let me know how you get on. Mark
Can olive seeds germinate?
I feel like my olive tree has some condition no one's ever encountered before, certainly never shared it on the internet. My olive plant came in a similarly looking crappy plastic pot but with good drainage. I repotted it into a larger terra cotta to match the size of the treetop. Within days all leaves curled up and dried out completely. Watering hasn't helped, letting it sit in the sun without water hasn't helped it either. When I made a small cut into the bark, it's perfectly green, it's obviously alive, but the leaves all curled up and died. I haven't been able to find any help for this, has anyone ever encountered such an issue? :(
My Olive tree is my favourite plant in my garden, I took 4 cuttings last spring, 2 rooted but over the winter all the leaves have fallen off, they were kept on my garage window sill, do you think they haven't survived. Thank you.
Hi Andrew. I would wait and see. Leaf drop does not necessarily mean it is dead. Wait until the end of April when it has had more heat and light. Water sparingly. Into May look for signs of growth. If. We reach end May and it's had heat and light and there are no signs consider progressively pruning the stalk back from the tip to look for white and living green tissue. Good luck
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK thank you.
Hi there. I’ve been given an olive plant in a pot. Quite small. I am a new gardener and would like to know if once I put it in a bigger terracotta pot how long can it stay on the patio for in north of Scotland. It’s a south facing garden and the ere is a lot of warm sun pours in the kitchen windows. It can be windy tho and we do get more than our fair share of rain. Any advice greatly appreciated I want Aphrodite to do well Thank you
I'd leave it out all year. Perhaps shelter it from strong winds. Repot every 2 years or so. I think it will do well. Mark
Thanks Mark. It’s very kind of you to take time to reply . Much appreciated. I’m going to catch up with some more of your videos and see what I can learn
How old is the tree by your front door, the big one? Thank you
I they are about 7 years now. They were in pots 5 years. Planted them last year. Just doing a video showing results of pruning. Publish it later.
Help me! I live in USA Florida. I just got my first Mission Olive Tree this summer. I repotted as instructed. But now something is eating the leaves almost like a web like material is left were bits of leaf are clinging to the material and branches...its also eating the outside does not seem to be eating inside the branches near the m as in stem. What can I do to discourage these no seeums from snacking on my future olive snacks!
Hi there. That's worrying isn't it. I'm afraid i can't identify the pest with seeing it. Could it be wooley aphid? In which case wash the plant with mild detergent water. Then spray weekly until gone. Or perhaps it is a fungal disease. In which case you require the correct fungicide. Perhaps take a photo to a local garden centre? First thing i would do is thoroughly but gently wash the whole plant with a mild detergent water. Keep the plant well fed to resist disease. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Thank you. MARK. I wasn't sure I should still feed it going into its dormant stage of course. I will use Dawn Dish soap and water. It's what us Americans use to clean animals caught in oil slick accidents here in the US. It should be gentle enough. I appreciate your suggestions. I do not believe its a fungus definately chomp marks on the leaves even if I I haven't seen the culprit. I truely enjoy your presentations thank you for doing them. I will continue to watch of course. Bye for now.
I live in Florida and my leaves are dropping off and is not cold here yet. What am I doing wrong?
Can you see any pests? Also be sure not to over water. Consider repotting. Mark
Hi Mark. My potted olives have developed a white stringy substance on them. I also see a lot of flying bugs on them. I’m gonna buy some insecticide to spray them but the leaves are changing colour etc.
What do u think I can do? Do I need to totally prune them back?
Hi zaakir. Sounds worrying. Although it may be that the leaf change is unconnected to the infection. If it was mine i would apply the insecticide as soon as possible following the manufacturer's instructions. Is it potted or outdoors in the ground? Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK They are potted. Two about a 1.5m apart. Both with the similar symptoms (one worse than the other).
@@zaakirmahomedy indoors or outdoors?
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK both outdoors
I have two olive trees over 10 years old this winter they have both lost all there leaves is there a chance they can come back?
Yes. Definitely a chance. Don't panic. It's probably just shock. Mine have lost more leaves than usual. Wait for some nice warm weather. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK your where spot on I’ve just noticed a few buds popping up on my olive thank god for that I was worried as would cost a few quid to replace.
Hi , all my leaves have fallen off, it’s in a pot , just wondering if it’s dead
Hi Garry. Apologies i replied using the wrong handle on my second channel which you may have thought strange (calisthenics). Good luck with your olives. Mark
I brought my olive trees inside for the winter they lost all their leaves should I give up
Hi Tina. I would say no. Never give up. It may be your central heating. Pop them in your garage or a sheltered part of the garden until spring - that's what I'd do. Mark
Thank you so much love your channel
No compost in soil. Mineral-based soil for olives. No pots with one hole. Absolutely no gravel on the bottom of the container. Use air pots for a healthy root system.
Mine have done incredibly well the way i have demonstrated. Over 7 years. But it's always nice to have a different opinion. Thanks. Best wishes. Mark
are those taro in the background?
Hi Jessica. Yes taro. Colocasia esculenta. Quite a few little vids on my channel about them. Mark
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK taro root crop are the best❤️
Hi, i am Richard. I just wrote to ask some advice regarding my olive tree. I have cut the roots of my olive tree and repotted it in well draining soil. However, it has lost a lot of leaves and am hoping that i could revive it. Can it still be saved? Your help would be greatly appreciated.
I believe so yes. Don't over water or over feed. The leaf shedding may be a natural reaction and it may in the end be rebalanced. Where in the world are you? Is it warm?
@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Hi Mark, i imported mine from the Mediterranean. Prior to bringing it to the tropics, i cut its roots a bit. I planted it in rocky soil but it has dropped its leaves. It is still alive now and i have placed it in the shade. Is there any chance that i could save it? I used anti plant transplant shock liquids and am still keeping my fingers crossed at the moment. Hope you could give me some advice on how i could save it. Thanks a lit in advance.
Hello Mark, I have been watching your UA-cam videos and they have helped me alot thank you, big fan of yours. If I may ask for some advice on my olive tree, unfortunately, i didn't cover my olive trees in the winter and sadly one of them is dead. I'm trying to save the second tree, I took it out of its pot like you said and removed all of the compact soil around the roots and re potted it, I have also pruned it all the way back as you said, when I scratch the bark there is green on the main stem and some green on the smaller top branches, the inside of the twigs on the head are white with a little green does this mean it will grow back again? Any info would be much appreciated. I have sent you some photos on Instagram. Thank you, Freya.
I believe it may grow back. Don't overwater it until it gets going. And don't give up on the dead one just yet. Be patient, all things in moderation and be hopeful. Is my suggestion. Mark