<\/span><\/h2>\nOlive trees in pots take a lot of time to grow – especially if they are not repotted regularly. So if you want to move quickly from a small to a large olive tree, you should repot in high-quality soil annually at the beginning and then every 2 to 3 years. At the latest when the roots grow out of the tub, it is time for a larger pot. Carefully detach the tree from the planter and give it a slightly larger home with fresh soil.<\/p>\n
But one thing can already be revealed here: Those who save on the right soil tend to have more problems with pests, diseases, and depression of their olive tree in the pot. Good olive soils are structurally stable, not too rich in nutrients, and allow water to drain off well. A little too acidic soil can be mixed with a little green lime: Olive trees love a pH value of 7 to 8.<\/p>\n
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Despite slow growth, regular repotting is good [Photo: Andrea54 \/ Shutterstock.com]\n
Note<\/strong>:<\/strong> Olive trees are often stuck in the wrong soil when they are bought or sometimes even harbor pests in them. That is why it is best to repot newly purchased olive trees right away.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
<\/span>Hibernate the olive tree in the bucket<\/span><\/h2>\nOlive trees are only partially hardy. This means that you don’t mind a slightly frosty night. However, longer periods of frost and the wet, cold weather of our domestic winters are too much for the plants from the Mediterranean region. At the latest when the earth freezes in the pot, the dream of your own olive grove is over. For your sapling to survive the winter, you need proper winter protection. To do this, just wrap the pot with newspaper or bubble wrap and let your Topfolive move to a protected, frost-free, but bright winter quarter.<\/p>\n
Do not put the tree in a heated house, because olives do not like it too warm in winter either. They need temperatures around the freezing point and the associated winter dormancy to gather strength for budding in spring and also to induce flower buds. You read that correctly: If you overwinter olives too warm, you do so at the expense of abundant flowering. Since the plants are dormant, there is no fertilization in winter and only very sparingly watered. The trees come outside when no longer periods of frost are to be expected – around the end of March. But have a jute sack ready as protection when frosts are announced.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Buying an olive tree in a pot: You should pay attention to this<\/span><\/h2>\nOlive trees are becoming increasingly popular with us because of the Mediterranean flair they exude. The range in garden centers, hardware stores, or online plant mail order companies is correspondingly large. However, the quality can also fluctuate greatly. If you want to be on the safe side, buy your olive tree from a specialist dealer or a tree nursery that specializes in Mediterranean plants. Choose a variety from the northern part of the Mediterranean that is as cold-tolerant as possible. The more resilient the tree, the less work and risks the domestic winter entails.<\/p>\n
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Tip<\/strong>: However, if the tree is listed as completely hardy, keep your hands off it. The information cannot be true and makes the seller seem dubious.<\/p>\nIn the year after purchase, in particular, make sure not to exhaust the winter hardiness typical of the variety and be on the safe side with good winter protection. Make sure you have a good supply of potassium in late summer. The cheaper olive trees in particular are often cultivated in a warm climate and with plenty of fertilizer and, for this reason, are far less hardy than they could or should be.<\/p>\n
Exotic potted plants are exactly your thing? Two other elegant exotic species are the fig tree ( Ficus carica<\/em> ) and the cylinder cleaner (Callistemon citrinus<\/em> ), both of which should also be cultivated in pots. In summer they delight us with their southern flair, in winter they can overwinter together with the olive tree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Olive trees in the tub spread a Mediterranean flair in the garden. We show how to care for olive trees in pots and what is important when wintering. Olive trees ( Olea Europea ) are used to the dry, warm climate of the Mediterranean. They are so robust that they can also thrive in this…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19583"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}