The commercially used olive groves known from the classic homelands of the olive are usually many centuries old. Some gnarled olive trees (for example on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem) are even 2,000 to 3,000 years old - a considerable age. However, olive trees only grow extremely slowly.
How do I promote the growth of an olive tree?
To promote the growth of an olive tree, it needs a lot of sun, regular fertilizer applications (preferably liquid complete fertilizer), additional phosphorus, moderate, regular watering, sandy, nutrient-poor soil and a lot of patience, as they grow very slowly.
Stimulating olive tree growth
Olive trees grow very, very slowly - so you have to have a lot of patience if you want to grow one of these yourself. On average, an olive grows about one centimeter in trunk diameter per year, but in many years it doesn't 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 applications (preferably liquid complete fertilizer (€18.00 on Amazon))
- Phosphorus in particular stimulates the growth of plants
- water moderately but regularly
- the right soil: sandy and not too nutrient-rich
- Be patient
Tips & Tricks
Aspirin is recommended in relevant internet forums for plants that do not want to grow. Acetylsalicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin, is not necessarily a growth accelerator, but can have a positive effect on the immune system of plants.
