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LeccinoOlive Tree (Olea europaea) 1 Live TCPlant/Plug –4-8inches - Edible Fruit!
YOUWILL RECEIVE ONE SMALL TISSUE CULTURE PLANT/PLUG. THEROOT BALL WILL BE WRAPPED IN DAMP PAPER TOWEL AND PLASTIC WRAP FORSHIPMENT.
Fruiting
Fruiting
Beautiful Fruiting Specimen
Olive Oil
Sweet
Leccino fruit is purple-black, although it is advised to pick it when purple green at its optimal time. Oil volume is lower than other cultivars and delicate in flavor. The oil is mildly fruity and frequently blended with other cultivars’ oil.
Bloom
Spring
Inconspicuous, white flowers; prized for evergreen foliage and its fall fruit.
Country
Italy
Type
Single- and Multi-Trunked Tree
Foliage
Leathery Gray-Green Color
Growth
Vigorous
Size
Can reach 25 to 30 ft. tall if given opportunity, 25 ft. wide dense canopy
Uses
Commercial Use
Coastal Exposure, Container, Mass Planting (high density), Specimen – Leccino is not self-pollinating and requires a pollinator, such as Pendolino.
Zones
USDA 8 – 11, Sunset 24
Hardiness
Hardy down 20 to 30 °F
Light
Full sun
Water
Once established, water occasionally.
Water more frequently in extreme heat or containers. Newly planted olive trees will require more water to establish.
Soil
Well-drained, nutrient poor soil
Light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils all acceptable. Olive trees prefer well-drained soil and even grow well in nutritionally poor soil. Hot, rocky locations. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
