Olea europaea Harvest Joy

Olea europaea Harvest Joy produces abundant crops of large, flavourful fruit for table olives or olive oil.

Olea europaea Harvest Joy (‘Kolholznitsa’) is from the Nikita Botanic Garden in the Ukraine. It produces abundant crops of large, flavourful fruit that can be used to produce green or black olives or a flavourful olive oil. The presence of a different olive cultivar for pollination is likely required. Olives can be hardy in coastal BC in protected locations with excellent drainage. They will benefit from mulching and added protection in cold snaps. Elsewhere they make easy and beautiful container specimens and houseplants or greenhouse plants in winter. Provide as much heat and sun as possible in summer.

Common Name:  Olive - [Fall Citrus Pre-Order]

Family:  Oleaceae (The Olive Family)

Zone Hardiness:  8-10

Light:  Full Sun

Height:  6-10'

Width:  3-5'

Primary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Green

Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Shrub

Bloom Time:  Spring - Summer

Soil Moisture:  Average, Drought Tolerant, Dry

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Fragrance:  No

Berries:  Burgundy

Benefits:  

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Woods and scrub in dry, rocky, Mediterranean habitats.

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