Olive STANDARD California Queen 300mm pot

🌿✨ Olea europaea ‘California Queen’ – California Queen Olive Standard ✨🌿
The California Queen Olive is a classic Mediterranean-style feature tree with soft grey-green foliage, a beautifully shaped standard form, and the potential to produce large olives — perfect for adding instant structure, elegance, and edible appeal. 🫒🌳
 
🌱 Size & Pot
✔️ 300mm pot – a strong, established plant ready to make an instant impact 🌿
✔️ Pruned to a standard form with a clear trunk and rounded head; ideal for feature planting and formal looks ✂️🌳
 
☀️ Sun & Soil
✔️ Full sun for best growth and fruiting ☀️🫒
✔️ Well-drained soil is essential; thrives in open, sunny positions 🌱
✔️ Drought and frost tolerant once established ❄️💧
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
✔️ Soft grey-green foliage gives a timeless Mediterranean look all year 🌿✨
✔️ Small creamy flowers in spring can be followed by large olives 🫒🤍
✔️ Evergreen — keeps its structure and colour through every season ✅🌿
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
✔️ Upright standard form with a dense rounded canopy head 🌳✅
✔️ Grows approx. 4–6m tall × 3–4m wide if left unpruned
✔️ Responds very well to clipping and shaping to keep the head compact and tidy ✂️🌿
 
💡 Special Characteristics
✔️ Beautiful standard form for instant structure and symmetry 🌳✨
✔️ Classic Mediterranean character with elegant silvery foliage 🫒🌿
✔️ Tough, hardy, and low-maintenance once established 💪🌱
✔️ Great for feature planting, courtyards, and formal garden designs 🏡
✔️ Can produce large olives in the right conditions for ornamental and edible value 🫒✅
 
🌸 Planting Ideas
✔️ Plant as a feature standard in a front garden or courtyard for instant impact 🏡🌳
✔️ Use in pairs at an entry or along a path for a formal Mediterranean look 🚪✨
✔️ Perfect for large pots on patios and entertaining areas 🪴🫒
✔️ Pair with lavender, rosemary, and ornamental grasses for a timeless dry-garden style 💜🌾🌿