Duncan Heenan wrote:
Can't answer this, but I'm interested to know the answer, because I
am about
to plant 2 olives on the Isle of Wight. Though we get only mild
frosts, we
do get some. I thought olives were able to take mild frosts. How do
the ones
in Mediterranean mountain areas get on, where they do get some frosts
and
are not protected?

I think Sacha is right. We do get light frosts, but even in inland
areas where the temperature drops to 15=BA below, the olives survive. We
don't seem to get wet and cold at the same time.=20

Jo