This was absolutely brilliant, so much useful information. And Julian’s English and instructions are very clear, just perfect. Thank you both very much. Love from South west Turkey
Glad it was helpful! We are really happy with the response from the community. I learned so much by making this video and before Julian's explanation, I was full of doubt when it came to pruning.
Fantastic video, really well explained. I had read a lot about the techniques for pruning olive trees but couldn't quite wrap my head around them. Your demonstration cleared up most of my confusion. Cheers from Australia, and God bless.
Glad it was helpful! It must be pruning time in the southern hemisphere. Julian and I are planning on making more Olive related content, I’m especially looking forward to making a harvest video.
@@marxagarden. It was a very fine and unique video giving some very good information and advice. Keep it up. Keep posting such like videos in future as well. 👍👍👍👌👌👌
Thanks for a great video, but would be good to focus the camera more on the what Julian is showing with the saw - there are a few key moments where he's offering instructions on a particular cut and is illustrating with the long saw which is unfortunately out of frame because the camera is focus on him.
Noted! I would love to refilm this pruning tutorial with Julian. A comprehensive guide to pruning with multiple cameras and tripods would be best. That day we were on a run- and-gun shooting schedule due to daylight, on top of that we had our kids running around too. 😂
Really good video. I planted a young olive tree 20 years ago and never pruned it. It also gives very few fruit. It now has many large branches going straight up 5 meters and some to the side. I have learnt a lot from this video and will put it to use pruning the tree.
It can be quite normal for olive trees to skip a year of fruiting especially when they are on irrigation from rainfall. I'm glad the video was of use to you. We will be publishing more olive related content in the future. Best of luck with the pruning.
@@marxagarden I cut every branch that went up and thinned out those that go to the side. It now has the form of a martini glass. Never felt so sad cutting this beautiful tree, but I know it will grow back stronger.
Impressive video and great effort guys. Very much appreciated. If possible, can you arrange an additional short video which helps us to understand how to prune side branches where too many imbricative bushy ones.
Hello from Italy. I think this tipe of pruning is called polyconic vase and in Italy one of the most famous professor and populazier is Giorgio Pannelli.
Thanks for such a great video idea. I'm no expert but I'd be happy to give it a shot. One of our trees is very productive and would be a great option for cloning. Also on my lot there are tons of volunteer olive trees that could be grafted onto. In my context I'm more and more convinced of an agroforestry model with market gardening in-between multiple species of dry land tree crops.
I liked him from the spot when he starts to explain like a german master of gardening. When i said he mostra like to work peachfully with saw snd scissor. I feel in love. My No. 1 for learning pruning for protected area at Lago Trasimeno for fullfill the EU bird protection directiv. 😘 Thank you I can watch this.
From January to early Spring is usually the best. Some minor pruning during harvesting is not unheard of. I've seen some information stating that if the olives are for preservation and not oil, pruning should be done between November and December.
Hello I bought a vacation home near Mojácar with a single olive tree that has not been tended in over 5 years. My first visit will be this week… January. What type of pruning can I safely do now? -removing dead wood and suckers should be safe enough, right? When can I start to rejuvenate through pruning? Thank you.
Now is the time to prune, you can remove all the vertical upwards pointing branches that you feel comfortable with, this will give the tree a shape like a bowl as described in the video. This shape is useful for harvesting as those branches are difficult to reach, but if you don't plan on harvesting you can give the tree the shape you like best. Definitely remove all suckers and any dead wood that is brittle or doesn't show any signs of life. Olive trees are tough and can take the pruning.
@@marxagarden thank you for your reply. I was there last week. There are 2 large olive trees, 3 citrus trees, a walnut, and a few others that I couldn’t identify. So much work! If I want to find an arborist in my area, how would I do that? Is there a professional society? Thank you.
Yes, I think so as both oak and olive trees have tannins. Looking into tannins and olive trees it seems like they respond to pests and drought by increasing the levels of tannins. Interesting.
Is there a way to prune and recover an olive tree that is nearly 10 meters tall, with no branches in the trunk and never been pruned before? Now I understand it’s grown that way because of lots of nearby trees and it was trying to reach for the sun. We’re willing to give it enough space, by cutting down the competition but only if it will be worth to do so. Will it ever give fruit? Thanks!
It should give fruit after a pruning. Give the tree a season or two, fertilize the soil with manure or other organic material. Be patient if it doesn't fruit, if it is without irrigation depending on the rain it may or may not fruit. What trees are surrounding it? Are they fruit bearing trees? Are you trying to rewild the area?
@@marxagarden No, most of the surrounding trees are not fruit trees. There are only a couple of loquats nearby which we are willing to shorten down so we can get more sun for olive tree. The whole garden was grown naturally in the last 25 years and we want to take better care of the trees now. Thanks for the information.
Nice to see olive trees lovers, all over the world. In a similar situation we say in Greece that a tree that is looking towards the sky (10m tall) is looking after God and not the owner of the tree. So cut a bit above the crossing and keep watching videos, like the one here, you will " form" it next year. All the best.
My edible olive trees are looking bad. There is a problem with high winds blowing off the young fruits. Also there is moss growing on the stems and branches. What would you recommend for this? The trees are about 22 years old but in an area of poor soil and very little rain ( only in winter) on the southern part of Mallorca. I rely very much on the olives in my daily meals and would be sorry to lose them.
Hello Katella, I consulted Julian on your problem this is what he said. Hi Eric, so cool, I'm happy about the interest and interaction! So my first thought was even very strong winds shouldn't blow off the fruits. Now in August/September as they are growing more mature and are beginning to not be as strongly attached to the branches it could happen, but not in the early growing months. Then the next thought is there could be too much humidity in your Grove (because of the moss growing on the stems) and olive trees survive everything but too much humidity! Better pruning would do miracles, as the wind which is obviously present can always quickly dry the leaves and fruit during the day (as humidity mostly occurs at night). So an open and not-so-dense crown should help. I would add to this that consider revising the type of irrigation you are using if any sprinkler heads are probably not the best option for olive trees. Also as you said you have moss growing on the branches perhaps there is more shade coming from other trees? In the plot you see in the video we ended up coppicing an ash tree because the olive trees in the shade showed signs of poor growth. Julian recommended sharing some photos to help troubleshoot. I think you can respond to comments now with a UA-cam short so that could be a nice way to see the problem.
This is all great information but because the camera is never pointing at where the cuts are being made I have no idea what he's doing. We need to see the saw working, not the guy talking!
great video, would love to see more olive stuff, greetings from Tarragona
very informative. i wish the camera was actually focused on where he was cutting, so often we were blind to where he was cutting.
Thank you! Hope we have more and more regional verrieties of olive produce! Go green!!
This was absolutely brilliant, so much useful information. And Julian’s English and instructions are very clear, just perfect. Thank you both very much. Love from South west Turkey
Glad it was helpful! We are really happy with the response from the community. I learned so much by making this video and before Julian's explanation, I was full of doubt when it came to pruning.
❤from Greece, starting own once last year- all instructions are right, clear and usefull! TX a lot
you know how to pass your knowledge and that is awesome ..keep that good work
Fantastic video, really well explained. I had read a lot about the techniques for pruning olive trees but couldn't quite wrap my head around them. Your demonstration cleared up most of my confusion. Cheers from Australia, and God bless.
Glad it was helpful! It must be pruning time in the southern hemisphere. Julian and I are planning on making more Olive related content, I’m especially looking forward to making a harvest video.
@@marxagarden. It was a very fine and unique video giving some very good information and advice. Keep it up. Keep posting such like videos in future as well. 👍👍👍👌👌👌
Thanks for a great video, but would be good to focus the camera more on the what Julian is showing with the saw - there are a few key moments where he's offering instructions on a particular cut and is illustrating with the long saw which is unfortunately out of frame because the camera is focus on him.
Noted! I would love to refilm this pruning tutorial with Julian. A comprehensive guide to pruning with multiple cameras and tripods would be best. That day we were on a run- and-gun shooting schedule due to daylight, on top of that we had our kids running around too. 😂
@@marxagarden
You can't re film. The tree is already pruned
Thank you, will have to prune 80 trees soon, this really helped!
I have just bought a house in Italy with lots of olive trees. Thank you for this intelligent & helpful video.
Hello from Greece ! I enjoyed the video and the pruning !
great video. and im really loving your music taste on the outro tracks!
Amazing explanation guys. Well done and thanks for uploading
a big thank you from my wonderful ancient olive tree..gracias.
really enjoyed video
Thanks to both Julian and yourself. Very useful and explained in a way anyone can understand.
Great stuff. Make more!!!
Thank you so much for this great informative video. I have a house where the olive trees have not been pruned for years. So now I know what to do.
Excellent advice! Thank you Julian and Marxa Garden 🙏
Really good video. I planted a young olive tree 20 years ago and never pruned it. It also gives very few fruit. It now has many large branches going straight up 5 meters and some to the side. I have learnt a lot from this video and will put it to use pruning the tree.
It can be quite normal for olive trees to skip a year of fruiting especially when they are on irrigation from rainfall. I'm glad the video was of use to you. We will be publishing more olive related content in the future. Best of luck with the pruning.
@@marxagarden I cut every branch that went up and thinned out those that go to the side. It now has the form of a martini glass. Never felt so sad cutting this beautiful tree, but I know it will grow back stronger.
Fantastic! Thanks Eric and Julian :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Impressive video and great effort guys. Very much appreciated.
If possible, can you arrange an additional short video which helps us to understand how to prune side branches where too many imbricative bushy ones.
Very informative, thank you!
Hello from Italy. I think this tipe of pruning is called polyconic vase and in Italy one of the most famous professor and populazier is Giorgio Pannelli.
Non credo che Pannelli sia proprio d’accordo.
Thank you for the guide.watching from Adsubia Alicante 🎉
That was excellent information. Thx!
Thank you that was great information :)
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! Would love to hear more about cloning potential to make the most of these prunes for nursery development
Thanks for such a great video idea. I'm no expert but I'd be happy to give it a shot. One of our trees is very productive and would be a great option for cloning. Also on my lot there are tons of volunteer olive trees that could be grafted onto. In my context I'm more and more convinced of an agroforestry model with market gardening in-between multiple species of dry land tree crops.
I liked him from the spot when he starts to explain like a german master of gardening. When i said he mostra like to work peachfully with saw snd scissor. I feel in love. My No. 1 for learning pruning for protected area at Lago Trasimeno for fullfill the EU bird protection directiv. 😘 Thank you I can watch this.
So informative . Thank you 🌎🌸
Great video, very informative.Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent, thank you.
Which months of the year are okay for the trees ?
From January to early Spring is usually the best. Some minor pruning during harvesting is not unheard of. I've seen some information stating that if the olives are for preservation and not oil, pruning should be done between November and December.
Hello
I bought a vacation home near Mojácar with a single olive tree that has not been tended in over 5 years.
My first visit will be this week… January.
What type of pruning can I safely do now?
-removing dead wood and suckers should be safe enough, right?
When can I start to rejuvenate through pruning?
Thank you.
Now is the time to prune, you can remove all the vertical upwards pointing branches that you feel comfortable with, this will give the tree a shape like a bowl as described in the video. This shape is useful for harvesting as those branches are difficult to reach, but if you don't plan on harvesting you can give the tree the shape you like best. Definitely remove all suckers and any dead wood that is brittle or doesn't show any signs of life. Olive trees are tough and can take the pruning.
@@marxagarden thank you for your reply. I was there last week. There are 2 large olive trees, 3 citrus trees, a walnut, and a few others that I couldn’t identify. So much work! If I want to find an arborist in my area, how would I do that? Is there a professional society? Thank you.
7:55 is it the tannin?
Yes, I think so as both oak and olive trees have tannins. Looking into tannins and olive trees it seems like they respond to pests and drought by increasing the levels of tannins. Interesting.
Is there a way to prune and recover an olive tree that is nearly 10 meters tall, with no branches in the trunk and never been pruned before?
Now I understand it’s grown that way because of lots of nearby trees and it was trying to reach for the sun. We’re willing to give it enough space, by cutting down the competition but only if it will be worth to do so.
Will it ever give fruit?
Thanks!
It should give fruit after a pruning. Give the tree a season or two, fertilize the soil with manure or other organic material. Be patient if it doesn't fruit, if it is without irrigation depending on the rain it may or may not fruit. What trees are surrounding it? Are they fruit bearing trees? Are you trying to rewild the area?
@@marxagarden No, most of the surrounding trees are not fruit trees. There are only a couple of loquats nearby which we are willing to shorten down so we can get more sun for olive tree. The whole garden was grown naturally in the last 25 years and we want to take better care of the trees now. Thanks for the information.
Nice to see olive trees lovers, all over the world. In a similar situation we say in Greece that a tree that is looking towards the sky (10m tall) is looking after God and not the owner of the tree. So cut a bit above the crossing and keep watching videos, like the one here, you will " form" it next year. All the best.
My edible olive trees are looking bad. There is a problem with high winds blowing off the young fruits. Also there is moss growing on the stems and branches. What would you recommend for this? The trees are about 22 years old but in an area of poor soil and very little rain ( only in winter) on the southern part of Mallorca. I rely very much on the olives in my daily meals and would be sorry to lose them.
Hello Katella, I consulted Julian on your problem this is what he said.
Hi Eric, so cool, I'm happy about the interest and interaction!
So my first thought was even very strong winds shouldn't blow off the fruits. Now in August/September as they are growing more mature and are beginning to not be as strongly attached to the branches it could happen, but not in the early growing months. Then the next thought is there could be too much humidity in your Grove (because of the moss growing on the stems) and olive trees survive everything but too much humidity! Better pruning would do miracles, as the wind which is obviously present can always quickly dry the leaves and fruit during the day (as humidity mostly occurs at night). So an open and not-so-dense crown should help.
I would add to this that consider revising the type of irrigation you are using if any sprinkler heads are probably not the best option for olive trees. Also as you said you have moss growing on the branches perhaps there is more shade coming from other trees? In the plot you see in the video we ended up coppicing an ash tree because the olive trees in the shade showed signs of poor growth.
Julian recommended sharing some photos to help troubleshoot. I think you can respond to comments now with a UA-cam short so that could be a nice way to see the problem.
Video could’ve been great if the camera man actually showed where the cuts are being made.
This is all great information but because the camera is never pointing at where the cuts are being made I have no idea what he's doing. We need to see the saw working, not the guy talking!
good narration, but somehow confused camera!
In other words, prune it like you would any fruit tree. Got it.
The filming needs improvement, and show where you are cutting.
TERRIBLE CAMERA WORK, SORRY