Little Ollie® Dwarf Olive

Name: Little Ollie® Dwarf Olive
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 06304
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Olea europaea 'Montra'

Pronunciation: OH-lee-a yoo-ROH-pee-ah

SKU #06304

USDA Zone

8-11

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OVERVIEW
Description	Dwarf, non-fruiting evergreen with a graceful, multi-branching habit. Deep green leaves have silvery green undersides. Attractive as a formal hedge or specimen shrub. Excellent in topiary form, or trained as a single trunk tree in smaller spaces. Heat, drought and salt tolerant.
Light	Full sun
Watering	Once established, water if very dry.
Blooms	Inconspicuous; prized for foliage.
Mature Size	Reaches 6 ft. tall and wide.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Evergreen
Special Features	Easy Care, Waterwise, Compact Form
Growth Rate	Moderate
Growth Habit	Rounded
Patent Act	Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border, Container, Hedge
Design Ideas	A small olive with all the Mediterranean look and feel without the size or the fruit. Shrub forms produce beautiful single plants, or line them up into a natural or sheared hedge. Particularly useful along driveways and street side where reflected heat from paving and vehicles would wither less heat hardy species. Trained as patio trees they make outstanding potted specimens, a pair flanking a classical sculpture or an Italian style wall fountain is hard to beat. In ground these patio trees are ideal in vine pockets and along walkways where staccato repeats create bold a semi-formal style.
Foliage Color	Green
Companion Plants	Rosemary (Rosmarinus); Bay Laurel (Laurus); Pomegranate (Punica); Lavender (Lavandula); Meyer Lemon (Citrus)

CARE
Care	Thrives in average to lean, well-drained soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Reduce frequency once established in the landscape; continue to water container plants regularly. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.

HISTORY
Lore	A symbol of peace and prosperity, the olive has a long history in the western world, beginning with the ancient Greeks, who named their city Athens after the goddess Athena gave them the olive tree.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 8-11