When you grow an olive tree from a pit, the tree you cultivate will not be a replica of the original. “Olive trees grown from pits are genetically different from ...

Olive trees are ideally suited to hot and dry climates and can be very versatile plants for any backyard. They can grow in beds or borders, and are one of the best trees for small gardens, while they ...

The olive tree occupies such a heroic place in history that it feels trivial, even sacrilegious, to describe it as an ornamental plant. But the slender gray-green leaves could scarcely be lovelier. No ...

A question for Dan Gill: Our sweet olive has been in the ground about four years and is about 6 feet tall. We've heard these trees can grow to be about 12 to 14 feet tall. I'd like to prune off some ...