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Olive tree question

Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by GaGa73, Aug 3, 2021.

  1. GaGa73

    GaGa73 Gardener

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    Hello,

    We have two olive trees outside our front door but one of them seems to be a bit worse for wear, any ideas why this could be please?



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    Good tree pot


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    Bad tree pot


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  2. WeeTam

    WeeTam Total Gardener

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    Im guessing waterlogged ? . Moss on the soil of an olive aint right.
     
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    • Black Dog

      Black Dog Gardener of useful things

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      Too much water, too little space. Give it a bigger pot and better drainage and it will grow back
       
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      • Blue arbour

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        I was thinking they'd be better in bigger pots, too.
         
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        • Logan

          Logan Total Gardener

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          Olive trees like a lot of drainage and big pots. They don't need a lot of water.
           
        • pete

          pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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          To be brutally honest even the good one looks like its not happy.
          Is it a sunny aspect?
          As said earlier a repot would help.
           
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