Olive Tree (Olea europaea)

A compact live Olive Tree with classic silvery-green foliage, ideal for sunny UAE balconies, patios, courtyards and gardens.

Plant details

• Botanical name: Olea europaea
• Common name: Olive Tree / European Olive
• Family: Oleaceae
• Origin: Mediterranean region
• Growth habit: Evergreen, woody, slow-growing tree with narrow grey-green leaves and silvery undersides
• Mature outdoor size: commonly 4-8 m or more when planted in the ground and allowed to mature

Placement and light

• Best outdoors in full sun.
• Can be kept in a very bright indoor position only when it receives strong direct sunlight.
• Works well as a container specimen for patios, entrances and sunny balconies.

Watering and soil

• Use a sharply draining potting mix or well-drained garden soil.
• Water thoroughly, then allow the upper soil layer to dry before watering again.
• Avoid constantly wet or waterlogged soil; established olive trees are drought tolerant.

UAE care notes

• Well suited to warm, sunny Mediterranean-style and UAE outdoor settings.
• Container plants need more regular moisture checks than established trees planted in the ground.
• Provide excellent drainage and avoid leaving the nursery pot standing in water.

Flowers, fruit and pruning

• Mature plants can produce small creamy-white flowers followed by olives under suitable conditions.
• Light pruning can be used to maintain a compact shape and remove weak or dead growth.
• Fruit production varies with cultivar, maturity, pollination and growing conditions and is not guaranteed.

What you receive

• One live Olive Tree in the selected size and pot option.
• Live plants naturally vary in height, branching, leaf density and shape from the reference images.