Olea europaea Midnight
Olea europaea Midnight offers excellent cold hardiness likely to zone 7 with fruit that ages to jet black.
Olea europaea Midnight (‘Krimskaya’) is from the Nikita Botanic Garden in the Ukraine. It offers excellent cold hardiness in zone 8 and is likely hardy in zone 7. It produces abundant crops of large, flavourful, early-ripening fruit that can be picked when green or allowed to age to jet black on the tree. It also makes 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: 7-10
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
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries: Black
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Woods and scrub in dry, rocky, Mediterranean habitats.
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