Olive Trees

Enjoy fruit from your olive tree for many years!

Black olives growing on leafy branches

Grow Olives for Oil or Table

Explore potted olive cultivars selected for table fruit, oil, pollination, and ornamental landscape use. Fruit size, flavor, oil profile, pollen compatibility, harvest season, and mature habit differ by cultivar, so use the individual product pages to compare the traits that matter for your site.

Choosing an Olive Tree

  • Intended use: Some cultivars are best known for oil, others for table fruit, and some are used for both.
  • Pollination: Several olives are self-fruitful, but a compatible cultivar with overlapping bloom can improve fruit set in some conditions. Other cultivars are primarily useful as pollenizers.
  • Climate: Match the cultivar to local winter cold, summer heat, and frost exposure. Zone and chill guidance are estimates, not guarantees of performance.
  • Site: Plant in full sun and well-drained soil. Avoid waterlogged locations, especially while the root system establishes.
  • Size: Mature height depends on cultivar, rootstock, climate, pruning, and whether the tree is grown in the ground or maintained in a large container.

Olive Growing Resources

Start with How to Choose Olive Trees, then review our olive growing guide and olive planting video. Check each product page for current container size, shipping restrictions, pollination notes, and harvest guidance.

Browse other container-grown fruit trees in All Potted Fruit Trees.