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Olive tree varieties.
I have an olive tree, in a pot, kept fairly small, which I grew from a
seed bought from T&M 40 years ago. I had never seen an olive tree at that time. I grew it as a bonsai for 20 years. Having seen lots since, I realise that mine is different in that it has dark green shiny leaves, not the dull paler green leaves of common olives. It IS and olive though, in leaf and habit, but has never flowered because I always cut it back' Is there an expert among our readers who can say what mine might be? Pam in Bristol |
Olive tree varieties.
On 2009-06-02 21:17:48 +0100, Pam Moore said:
I have an olive tree, in a pot, kept fairly small, which I grew from a seed bought from T&M 40 years ago. I had never seen an olive tree at that time. I grew it as a bonsai for 20 years. Having seen lots since, I realise that mine is different in that it has dark green shiny leaves, not the dull paler green leaves of common olives. It IS and olive though, in leaf and habit, but has never flowered because I always cut it back' Is there an expert among our readers who can say what mine might be? Pam in Bristol Certainly not an expert, Pam but you haven't by any chance got Osmanthus fragrans, have you? It's aka the tea olive and Osmanthus are part of the Oleaceae family. Their flowers are very sweetly scented so it would be worth letting it do its thing if it does turn out to be that. -- -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
Olive tree varieties.
On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 23:35:07 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 2009-06-02 21:17:48 +0100, Pam Moore said: I have an olive tree, in a pot, kept fairly small, which I grew from a seed bought from T&M 40 years ago. I had never seen an olive tree at that time. I grew it as a bonsai for 20 years. Having seen lots since, I realise that mine is different in that it has dark green shiny leaves, not the dull paler green leaves of common olives. It IS and olive though, in leaf and habit, but has never flowered because I always cut it back' Is there an expert among our readers who can say what mine might be? Pam in Bristol Certainly not an expert, Pam but you haven't by any chance got Osmanthus fragrans, have you? It's aka the tea olive and Osmanthus are part of the Oleaceae family. Their flowers are very sweetly scented so it would be worth letting it do its thing if it does turn out to be that. -- Thanks for the suggestion Sacha, but no, I've grown osmanthus. This is definitely an olive of some sort and grew from an olive stone! Pam in Bristol |
Olive tree varieties.
On 2009-06-03 08:19:32 +0100, Pam Moore said:
On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 23:35:07 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2009-06-02 21:17:48 +0100, Pam Moore said: I have an olive tree, in a pot, kept fairly small, which I grew from a seed bought from T&M 40 years ago. I had never seen an olive tree at that time. I grew it as a bonsai for 20 years. Having seen lots since, I realise that mine is different in that it has dark green shiny leaves, not the dull paler green leaves of common olives. It IS and olive though, in leaf and habit, but has never flowered because I always cut it back' Is there an expert among our readers who can say what mine might be? Pam in Bristol Certainly not an expert, Pam but you haven't by any chance got Osmanthus fragrans, have you? It's aka the tea olive and Osmanthus are part of the Oleaceae family. Their flowers are very sweetly scented so it would be worth letting it do its thing if it does turn out to be that. -- Thanks for the suggestion Sacha, but no, I've grown osmanthus. This is definitely an olive of some sort and grew from an olive stone! Pam in Bristol No doubt there, then. Interesting and I hope someone can tell you and all of us which it is. -- -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
Olive tree varieties.
On 2009-06-02 21:17:48 +0100, Pam Moore said:
I have an olive tree, in a pot, kept fairly small, which I grew from a seed bought from T&M 40 years ago. I had never seen an olive tree at that time. I grew it as a bonsai for 20 years. Having seen lots since, I realise that mine is different in that it has dark green shiny leaves, not the dull paler green leaves of common olives. It IS and olive though, in leaf and habit, but has never flowered because I always cut it back' Is there an expert among our readers who can say what mine might be? Pam in Bristol Does it by any chance look like this: http://i43.tinypic.com/2daknbq.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/2j4x7dh.jpg I was talking about yours to Ray today and he silently pointed to these two that we have. They were a gift and nobody knows which they are, I'm afraid but a pic might help and we're working on other sources!! -- -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
Olive tree varieties.
On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 15:18:16 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 2009-06-02 21:17:48 +0100, Pam Moore said: I have an olive tree, in a pot, kept fairly small, which I grew from a seed bought from T&M 40 years ago. I had never seen an olive tree at that time. I grew it as a bonsai for 20 years. Having seen lots since, I realise that mine is different in that it has dark green shiny leaves, not the dull paler green leaves of common olives. It IS and olive though, in leaf and habit, but has never flowered because I always cut it back' Is there an expert among our readers who can say what mine might be? Pam in Bristol Does it by any chance look like this: http://i43.tinypic.com/2daknbq.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/2j4x7dh.jpg I was talking about yours to Ray today and he silently pointed to these two that we have. They were a gift and nobody knows which they are, I'm afraid but a pic might help and we're working on other sources!! SNAP! Will try a picture (snap!) of mine, which is just like your first picture, both in leaf and bark colour. Thanks Sacha and Ray. Pam in Bristol |
Olive tree varieties.
On 2009-06-03 17:31:54 +0100, Pam Moore said:
On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 15:18:16 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2009-06-02 21:17:48 +0100, Pam Moore said: I have an olive tree, in a pot, kept fairly small, which I grew from a seed bought from T&M 40 years ago. I had never seen an olive tree at that time. I grew it as a bonsai for 20 years. Having seen lots since, I realise that mine is different in that it has dark green shiny leaves, not the dull paler green leaves of common olives. It IS and olive though, in leaf and habit, but has never flowered because I always cut it back' Is there an expert among our readers who can say what mine might be? Pam in Bristol Does it by any chance look like this: http://i43.tinypic.com/2daknbq.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/2j4x7dh.jpg I was talking about yours to Ray today and he silently pointed to these two that we have. They were a gift and nobody knows which they are, I'm afraid but a pic might help and we're working on other sources!! SNAP! Will try a picture (snap!) of mine, which is just like your first picture, both in leaf and bark colour. Thanks Sacha and Ray. Pam in Bristol It will be even more useful if we manage to track down its name. ;-)) I cannot tell you how often I mention some plant or other to Ray and he digs it out of his metaphorical treasure chest! -- -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
Olive tree varieties.
On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 17:37:25 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 2009-06-03 17:31:54 +0100, Pam Moore said: On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 15:18:16 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2009-06-02 21:17:48 +0100, Pam Moore said: I have an olive tree, in a pot, kept fairly small, which I grew from a seed bought from T&M 40 years ago. I had never seen an olive tree at that time. I grew it as a bonsai for 20 years. Having seen lots since, I realise that mine is different in that it has dark green shiny leaves, not the dull paler green leaves of common olives. It IS and olive though, in leaf and habit, but has never flowered because I always cut it back' Is there an expert among our readers who can say what mine might be? Pam in Bristol Does it by any chance look like this: http://i43.tinypic.com/2daknbq.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/2j4x7dh.jpg I was talking about yours to Ray today and he silently pointed to these two that we have. They were a gift and nobody knows which they are, I'm afraid but a pic might help and we're working on other sources!! SNAP! Will try a picture (snap!) of mine, which is just like your first picture, both in leaf and bark colour. Thanks Sacha and Ray. Pam in Bristol It will be even more useful if we manage to track down its name. ;-)) I cannot tell you how often I mention some plant or other to Ray and he digs it out of his metaphorical treasure chest! -- Having looked again at your photos there's no point in me sending a photo, as yours looks so much like mine, except that mine is 40 years old though not much bigger than yours! Pam in Bristol |
Olive tree varieties.
On 2009-06-03 20:25:59 +0100, Pam Moore said:
On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 17:37:25 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2009-06-03 17:31:54 +0100, Pam Moore said: On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 15:18:16 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2009-06-02 21:17:48 +0100, Pam Moore said: I have an olive tree, in a pot, kept fairly small, which I grew from a seed bought from T&M 40 years ago. I had never seen an olive tree at that time. I grew it as a bonsai for 20 years. Having seen lots since, I realise that mine is different in that it has dark green shiny leaves, not the dull paler green leaves of common olives. It IS and olive though, in leaf and habit, but has never flowered because I always cut it back' Is there an expert among our readers who can say what mine might be? Pam in Bristol Does it by any chance look like this: http://i43.tinypic.com/2daknbq.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/2j4x7dh.jpg I was talking about yours to Ray today and he silently pointed to these two that we have. They were a gift and nobody knows which they are, I'm afraid but a pic might help and we're working on other sources!! SNAP! Will try a picture (snap!) of mine, which is just like your first picture, both in leaf and bark colour. Thanks Sacha and Ray. Pam in Bristol It will be even more useful if we manage to track down its name. ;-)) I cannot tell you how often I mention some plant or other to Ray and he digs it out of his metaphorical treasure chest! -- Having looked again at your photos there's no point in me sending a photo, as yours looks so much like mine, except that mine is 40 years old though not much bigger than yours! Pam in Bristol I've just heard from David Poole who says he can't be 100% sure but thinks these are Olea exasperata, the dune or coastal olive. Apparently they're not one of the edible olives and tend 'to form scrubby growth rather than developing into a proper tree', according to David. According to one online source I found, they're growing extensively in the Steenbok Nature Reserve. -- -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
Olive tree varieties.
On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 08:55:49 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 2009-06-03 20:25:59 +0100, Pam Moore said: On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 17:37:25 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2009-06-03 17:31:54 +0100, Pam Moore said: On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 15:18:16 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2009-06-02 21:17:48 +0100, Pam Moore said: I have an olive tree, in a pot, kept fairly small, which I grew from a seed bought from T&M 40 years ago. I had never seen an olive tree at that time. I grew it as a bonsai for 20 years. Having seen lots since, I realise that mine is different in that it has dark green shiny leaves, not the dull paler green leaves of common olives. It IS and olive though, in leaf and habit, but has never flowered because I always cut it back' Is there an expert among our readers who can say what mine might be? Pam in Bristol Does it by any chance look like this: http://i43.tinypic.com/2daknbq.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/2j4x7dh.jpg I was talking about yours to Ray today and he silently pointed to these two that we have. They were a gift and nobody knows which they are, I'm afraid but a pic might help and we're working on other sources!! SNAP! Will try a picture (snap!) of mine, which is just like your first picture, both in leaf and bark colour. Thanks Sacha and Ray. Pam in Bristol It will be even more useful if we manage to track down its name. ;-)) I cannot tell you how often I mention some plant or other to Ray and he digs it out of his metaphorical treasure chest! -- Having looked again at your photos there's no point in me sending a photo, as yours looks so much like mine, except that mine is 40 years old though not much bigger than yours! Pam in Bristol I've just heard from David Poole who says he can't be 100% sure but thinks these are Olea exasperata, the dune or coastal olive. Apparently they're not one of the edible olives and tend 'to form scrubby growth rather than developing into a proper tree', according to David. According to one online source I found, they're growing extensively in the Steenbok Nature Reserve. -- Well thanks Sacha and David. Not encouraging that I've been cherishing my olive for 40 years, though keeping it small, and now it may not have edible fruit. Oh well! They say olives don't ripen in this country anyway. Mine has healthier looking, attractive-coloured foliage, as Sacha's photos. Pam in Bristol |
Olive tree varieties.
On 2009-06-07 18:32:26 +0100, Pam Moore said:
On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 08:55:49 +0100, Sacha wrote: snip I've just heard from David Poole who says he can't be 100% sure but thinks these are Olea exasperata, the dune or coastal olive. Apparently they're not one of the edible olives and tend 'to form scrubby growth rather than developing into a proper tree', according to David. According to one online source I found, they're growing extensively in the Steenbok Nature Reserve. -- Well thanks Sacha and David. Not encouraging that I've been cherishing my olive for 40 years, though keeping it small, and now it may not have edible fruit. Oh well! They say olives don't ripen in this country anyway. Mine has healthier looking, attractive-coloured foliage, as Sacha's photos. Pam in Bristol I think it's probably one of those things that's 'interesting' to plant but no more than that. -- -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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