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Sep 23, 2009

Pruning Olive Tree
by: Kimberly

Hi Vicky, Kimberly here from landscape-solutions-for-you. Thank you for asking the question on pruning your Olive tree.

You are in spring now and it is a great time of year to prune back the Olive tree. What I would recommend to you is to prune back and your new growth should begin to grow. You can do a full pruning now, or a light pruning now and another light pruning in the summer. If you are concerned about new leaf growth, light prune now and then again in summer. Sometimes you have to experiment with your trees and shrubs and make adjustments. The main objective is not to over prune and have no new growth.

Always prune at an angle. For proper pruning techniques, here is the link to the pruning page.

http://www.landscape-solutions-for-you.com/Pruning.html

I hope this helps and good luck with pruning your Olive tree. Thanks again for asking the question and feel free to ask anytime here at landscape solutions for you. Have a great day and evening.
Kimberly

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Hi Vicky, Kimberly here from landscape-solutions-for-you. Thank you for asking the question on pruning your Olive tree. You are in spring now and it is a great time of year to prune back the Olive tree. What I would recommend to you is to prune back and your new growth should begin to grow. You can do a full pruning now, or a light pruning now and another light pruning in the summer. If you are concerned about new leaf growth, light prune now and then again in summer. Sometimes you have to experiment with your trees and shrubs and make adjustments. The main objective is not to over prune and have no new growth. Always prune at an angle. For proper pruning techniques, here is the link to the pruning page. http://www.landscape-solutions-for-you.com/Pruning.html I hope this helps and good luck with pruning your Olive tree. Thanks again for asking the question and feel free to ask anytime here at landscape solutions for you. Have a great day and evening. Kimberly</span></td></tr></tbody></table><hr></div> <div id="google_code"><table style="width: 100%; padding: 4px;"><tbody><tr><td><div style="width:100%; margin:0 auto; text-align:center;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

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Sep 22, 2009

Olive tree pruning
by: vicky

I need to prune some olive trees that have grown like huge bushes 25 ft. I wish to cut the back to about 10 ft and there will be no laf left, will they shoot again I live in Zimbabwe and it is spring

Sep 13, 2009

Pruning Olive trees
by: Anonymous

Kimberly,
Thank you very much for the information on my olive trees. I like the ornamental value of them in the front yard, but they've just grown so tall. I'm so happy to know that they will return to their beauty after pruning them back to a desired height. Sounds like I will have a job for next weekend. Thanks again for your time and help.
Rodney

Aug 31, 2009

Pruning Olive Trees
by: Kimberly

Hi Rodney, Kimberly here from landscape-solutions-for-you. Thank you for asking the question on pruning your Olive tree. You asked a very important question about pruning trees back.

The best time of year to prune your Olive is spring or summer. The Olive tree shouldn't be pruned during frost time. You will want to prune branches back to stimulate their growth for the following season. I would recommend doing this now. You don't want to prune the Olive tree when colder weather sets in.

Pruning your Olive to reduce the height and width is done the same way you prune other trees. Always cut the branch or limb at an angle. Never prune it straight across as this could damage the growth of the tree. Go ahead and prune back to the desired height and width you want. Your Olive tree should do well next spring. If you need some more tips on pruning, head on over to the properly pruning page in the simple solutions section.

http://www.landscape-solutions-for-you.com/Pruning.html

The best of luck to you with your Olive tree and keep in touch and let us know how you made out. Thanks again for asking the question. Hope your day is going great.
Kimberly