Olive tree pruning to fruit.

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  1. Marty Douglas

    Marty Douglas Apprentice Gardener

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    Hello everyone.

    I've come looking for some advice on my newly planted Olive tree.
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    It's very round and compact, and I want to shape it into a more goblet/martini glass shape to encourage fruiting. I didn't know much about them 10 days ago, and let my Son choose from the selection.

    I'm not sure how much I can cut off a newly planted tree without hurting it.

    I was going to start in the centre with anything growing directly upwards, then move onto bits crossing and rubbing.

    Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

    Best regards
    Marty
     

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  2. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    That's a big old one.
    Nice size stem.

    Not sure if you actually prune for fruiting, so cant help, they are mostly ornamental in the UK.

    I do remember someone remarking about having to go through a fairly lengthy process with the fruit to make them edible but I'm not well up on the subject.
     
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