Olive El Greco

Olive El Greco is a dense, bushy tree well suited for hedging, screening and topiary use. Also suitable for street planting and grown in containers. It is self-fertile, although, in New Zealand, its fruit production is unreliable. Trim regularly to maintain the required shape. If your El Greco does fruit, the fruit has good oil content, but the fruit is mainly used for pickling.

Although Olives are self-fertile, all will benefit from having multiple plants to maximise fruit production.

General tips for harvesting; Olives for oil production are harvested when black, but for pickling, some varieties are picked when changing from green to greenish-yellow, and others are picked when turning black.

Check out our All about Olives expert advice page for so much more on how and where to grow Olives.