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Little Ollie Dwarf Olive (Compact) / Little Ollie Dwarf Olive / Little Ollie Olive / Little Ollie – Desert Horizon Nursery

Little Ollie Dwarf Olive

Olea europaea 'Little Ollie'
Categories:
Shrubs  ·  
Screening & Hedge Shrubs
Light
Full sun
Water
Low to moderate; deep watering, allowing soil to dry between waterings.
Size
6-8 ft tall × 6-8 ft wide
Habit
Rounded shrub
Toxicity
Non-toxic
Description
Compact, fruitless (or nearly fruitless) olive with dense silvery-green foliage. Grown as a large shrub, informal hedge, or trained into a small multi-trunk tree. Tolerates heat, drought, and poor alkaline soils once established.
Bloom Time
Spring (sparse)
Deciduous / Evergreen
Evergreen
Special Features
Colorful Foliage, Drought Tolerant, Evergreen Foliage
Growth Rate
Slow to moderate
Growth Habit
Rounded shrub
Mature Size
6-8 ft tall × 6-8 ft wide
Flower Color
White
Foliage Color
Silver-green
Landscape Use
Container / Patio, Desert / Xeriscape, Foundation Planting, Hedge / Screen, Specimen / Accent, Street / Parking Tree
Garden Style
Container / Patio, Desert / Xeriscape, Hedge / Formal
Soil
Alkaline Tolerant, Sandy / Rocky, Well-Drained
Companion Plants
Agave, Desert marigold, Lantana, Rosemary, Salvia
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Care Instructions

Light: Full sun

Water: Low to moderate; deep watering, allowing soil to dry between waterings.

Soil: Well-draining soil; tolerates poor, rocky, alkaline desert soils.

Mature size: 6-8 ft tall, 6-8 ft wide

Bloom: Spring (sparse)

Evergreen / deciduous: Evergreen

Growth rate: Slow to moderate