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Olive Trees

frankie1star
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I would like at least 3 Olive Trees, could anyone advise best/cheapest place online to purchase, please
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Olive trees can be very expensive as they take a long time to mature. Prices vary a lot according to age and size. You can literally play thousands for an olive tree.
http://www.bigplantnursery.co.uk/Resources/Olive%20trees/olive49.50s.jpg
http://www.bigplantnursery.co.uk/Resources/Olive%20trees/Olea-europaea-975.gif
I think the cheapest I have seen a young olive tree sell for is around the £12-£15 mark. Expect to pay about £40 for a decent 6ft standard olive tree.
For the best prices, I would recommend visiting your nearest decent sized garden centre or Homebase / B&Q, sometimes olive trees are reduced at this time of year.
This isn't a bad price: http://www.gardeningexpress.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductID=1901
This site seems pretty good too: http://www.bigplantnursery.co.uk/olives.html
Otherwise I'd use Ebay.0 -
seem like good places to start, thank you0
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I have been looking for some, I found Marks and Spencer sell them, single or a pair....
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Outdoor-Plants-Flowers-Plants/b/44017030To be in your child's memories tomorrow, be in their life today.0 -
I assume you [OP] are aware you cannot just pick olives from a tree & eat them?
They need processing before edible
No doubt Google will supply detailsEight out of ten owners who expressed a preference said their cats preferred other peoples gardens0 -
I saw some at my local garden centre, which were not trees, just small bushes, for about £7.50.
It made me smile, because 3 years ago I bought some Olea europea seeds from Nicky's Seeds for £1.50 and I now have four somewhat larger plants being trained in different shapes.:D
I wouldn't say they were easy to germinate and grow on, but they are no bother now. That's definitely the cheapest method, though the price has gone up.....to £1.75.0 -
Bought one from Wilkinsons two years ago, £2.99 - 6", now it is about 6', very pleased...0
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