Olive - Tolleys Upright - 330mm pot

🌿✨ Olea europaea ‘Tolley’s Upright’ – Upright Olive ✨🌿
 
The Tolley’s Upright Olive (Olea europaea ‘Tolley’s Upright’) is a highly ornamental olive variety, prized for its slender, upright growth habit and silvery-green foliage. 🌿 Perfect for formal gardens, narrow spaces, and Mediterranean-style landscapes, it provides elegant structure with minimal maintenance.
 
🌱 Size & Pot
✔️ 330mm pot and approx 1.5m tall ( have been pruned back for winter )🌳
✔️ Excellent advanced size – quick to establish in the garden.
 
☀️ Sun & Soil
✔️ Best in full sun ☀️
✔️ Prefers well-drained soil – drought and frost tolerant once established.
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
✔️ Evergreen silvery-grey foliage year-round 🌿✨
✔️ Compact upright habit maintains neat form naturally
✔️ Provides continuous structure across all seasons.
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
✔️ Slender, upright growth – naturally columnar
✔️ Grows approx. 6–8m tall × 2–3m wide (can be pruned smaller)
✔️ Excellent for tight spaces or formal rows.
 
💡 Special Characteristics
🌿 Chosen primarily for its ornamental qualities – low fruiting
🌿 Evergreen – provides privacy, screening, and structure year-round
🌿 Hardy and long-lived – thrives in tough conditions
🌿 Perfect for formal and Mediterranean-inspired designs
🌸 Planting Ideas
✔️ Line driveways or avenues for a bold formal effect
✔️ Use as a vertical screen or boundary planting
✔️ Plant in decorative pots for courtyards and entrances
✔️ Combine with Pencil Pines, Lavender, and Bay Trees for a Tuscan-style landscape 🌿🍷