Olive Leccino

Name: Olive Leccino
Brand: The Plant Company
SKU: 12055r
Price: 361.97 NZD
Availability: InStock

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Olea Leccino is a variety of Olive tree grown for its high-quality fruit. The medium-sized, dark purple-black fruit have a distinct, sweet taste and can be squeezed to make a rich and tasty oil or eaten fresh. The foliage comprises grey-green leaves held on slender branches that have a gentle arch as it grows to 3 m tall and the same wide. Olea Leccino is one of the more popular olive tree varieties and is often grown for fruit production. It also makes for an impressive specimen and is useful for screening, using as a windbreak, or being trimming either into a hedge or for topiary.

Suited to regions:	Subtropical, Temperate
Plant type:	Fruit Trees
Height:	3.00 m
Spread:	3.00 m
Flowering time:	Summer
Tolerances:	Coastal, Extended dry periods, Hardy
Garden uses:	Containers, Hedging, Parks, Pool areas, Screening, Specimen, Topiary
Garden styles:	Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Mediterranean, Modern
Easy to grow?	Yes
Maintenance requirements	Some
Growth rate	Fast
Also known as	Leccino Olive Tree, Leccino Olive, Olea europaea Leccino, Leccino Olive Tree For Sale, Olea Leccino

Olive Leccino Details

Olea Leccino is a variety of Olive tree grown for its high-quality fruit. The medium-sized, dark purple-black fruit have a distinct, sweet taste and can be squeezed to make a rich and tasty oil or eaten fresh. The fruit originate from white-cream flowers in summer. NB: For best fruiting we recommend another Olive variety be planted nearby to aid pollination. The foliage comprises grey-green leaves held on slender branches that have a gentle arch. This evergreen tree typically grows to 3 m tall and the same wide, performing best when planted in full sun on a well-drained site. It is tolerant of extended dry periods, moderate frost, and cool climates, and some wind, though will benefit from protection while establishing. Olea Leccino is one of the more popular olive tree varieties and is often grown for fruit production. It also makes for an impressive specimen and is useful for screening, using as a windbreak, or being trimming either into a hedge or for topiary. For an Olea Leccino hedge, space the trees 75 cm to 1 m apart.