Olive California Queen 300mm pot

🌿✨ Olea europaea ‘California Queen’ – Olive ‘California Queen’ ✨🌿
The California Queen Olive is a classic, productive olive variety grown for its large fruit, excellent flavour, and attractive silvery foliage. A hardy, evergreen tree that suits Australian conditions beautifully — perfect for edible gardens, orchards, or feature planting. 🌿🫒🌞
 
🌱 Size & Pot
✔️ 300mm pot approx 2m tall
✔️ Healthy, well-established young tree
 
☀️ Sun & Soil
✔️ Full sun for best growth and fruiting ☀️
✔️ Well-drained soil essential
✔️ Drought tolerant and frost hardy ❄️
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
✔️ Evergreen silvery-green foliage with classic olive look 🌿
✔️ Small white flowers in spring 🌸
✔️ Produces large olives ideal for table use and pickling 🫒
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
✔️ Medium-sized olive with upright to spreading habit
✔️ Grows approx. 4–6m tall × 3–5m wide if left unpruned
✔️ Responds very well to pruning and shaping ✂️
 
💡 Special Characteristics
✔️ Renowned table olive variety 🌟
✔️ Excellent for pickling and curing
✔️ Long-lived, low-maintenance fruit tree
✔️ Ideal for Mediterranean-style and productive gardens
 
🌸 Planting Ideas
✔️ Feature fruit tree in the backyard or orchard
✔️ Plant in rows for a productive olive grove
✔️ Combine with herbs like rosemary, thyme, and lavender 🌿
✔️ Suitable for large pots while young