Have you noticed unique trees and shrubs showing up at unusual shops in your town? Today I share the Arbequina Olive Tree I found at the grocery store that is now growing In My Ohio Garden.
My New Olive Tree
Hard to believe I left this tree at the curb… literally! I was loading my groceries the other night at Krogers when I spotted this fruit tree on the curb out front for sale. The store merchandises its seasonal garden plants outdoors. I went home and couldn’t stop talking about this tree so my husband said ‘lets go get it!’. I was so excited about the Arbequina Olive Tree that I brought home 2!
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Information about the Arbequina Olive Tree
I started looking up information about this tree the minute I got in the car and was driving off away from it. (what was I thinking?) My husband was driving thank goodness so I could google all the way home. Listed below are a few fun facts I found about the tree:
- The quick producing fruit is a high concentration of healthy, antioxidant-rich oils
- Arbequina Olive Tree is fast-growing and will flower at a young age.
- You can plant the tree outdoors in areas with temperatures as low as 10 degrees.
- Arbequinas are self-pollinating
- The Arbequina Olive Tree makes the perfect indoor plant because it will not drop leaves unless it gets below 20*F.
By The Way… I looked at Olive tree up on Amazon and it was really expensive so I hope you can find one locally.
More Information online at:https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/fruits/olives.html
Let’s Connect
I am excited to hear what you think about my new Arbequina Olive Tree so be sure to comment on my post or reach out to me on social featured on this post.
Happy Gardening,
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Darn you!! It was the same with me…it was late 7:30,seen the tree outside of Kroger and was transfixed! I stood there mind racing…’Can olive trees grow in Ohio?’ Went home, googled it you were the first listing I click-on…all night thinking about them ran out at 8:30 a.m. proud owner of 2 olive trees …Thanks ! Now what?
Awesome Todd – I am excited to hear your story and appreciate you sharing it on my site today. The Arbequina Olive Trees have been growing happily in my dome garden here in Ohio. The trees could have gone out on my patio but I kept them in the dome garden this year. I had some beautiful blooms on the tree in the early spring that I shared on social media. Here we are 4 months after the blooms and I have some tiny fruit growing on the tree. Let me do an update on my page here to show you how they are doing after spending a year now in the dome garden. You don’t have to keep these indoors or in a greenhouse year-round HOWEVER, you must keep them indoors for winter or they won’t survive our winters.
Share more soon – stay tune!
I was at Kroger’s yesterday bought 2 figs. Today went back and got another fig for my son and an olive for me. I plan on planting the fig out doors in a protected area and keeping olive in house. Can’t beat it at $14.99 a tree!
Hey Liz… super exciting about the fig and olive tree purchases. Honestly, I have never grown the fig tree outside. To my understanding in my hardiness zone (5b Ohio) the tree dies all the way back to the ground. I have mine in the dome growing in the ground and also a fig tree in a container that gets moved into the dome before hard frost. My olive trees are both in the dome as well. I need to add a video about the olives it produced this year so stay tuned!
Thank you for sharing – can’t wait to hear more from you!
My beautiful olive died due unusually cold, long freeze. I’m heartbroken.
I am so sorry to here this. Maybe you can grow your next Arbequina Olive Tree in a container that can be moved indoors during the winter season? I hope you consider getting another one for your home and garden. I do enjoy mine which is just starting to get buds that will turn into tiny flowers soon in my dome garden.
Could this be kept over winter in garage or would they need warmth and sun?
I am looking for an olive tree I can plant outside in my yard (cincinnati) do you think this would survive???
Hey Abby – The Arbequina Olive Tree can NOT go below 10 degrees or it will die. You could however plant it in a container that can be moved into your garage or home where it doesn’t freeze. I LOVE MINE!!!! I have two that are doing well in my Geodesic Bio Dome. I’ve never taken mine outside but that is just because I like how they look in my dome.
I hope this helps – keep me posted if you end up getting a tree! Bren