The economically used olive groves known from the classic home countries of the olive are mostly many centuries old. Some gnarled olive trees (e.g. on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem) even reach 2000 to 3000 years - a remarkable age. However, olive trees only grow extremely slowly.
Stimulate olive tree to grow
Olive trees grow very, very slowly, so you'll need a lot of patience if you want to raise one yourself. On average, an olive grows about a centimeter in trunk diameter per year, but in many years it does not seem to want to grow at all. In order to encourage the tree to grow faster, it needs
- Sun, sun and more sun
- regular fertilizer application (if possible liquid fertilizer)
- Phosphorus in particular strongly stimulates the growth of plants
- water moderately but regularly
- the right soil: sandy and not too nutritious
- have patience
tips and tricks
In relevant Internet forums, aspirin is recommended for plants that do not want to grow. Acetylsalicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin, is not necessarily a growth accelerator, but it can have a positive effect on the immune system of plants.