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- Olive tree in Germany better keep in the bucket
- Olive tree does not tolerate frost
- Do not keep olives in the room
- Plant olive tree
- Olive groves in Germany
- Tips & Tricks
Olive tree in Germany better keep in the bucket
The olive tree is an ancient cultivated plant that has been cultivated in the Mediterranean for many millennia. In Germany, the easy-care and robust plant is usually kept in a bucket.
Olive tree does not tolerate frost
From his home countries - z. For example, Italy or France - some olive varieties are quite used to frost, however, Italian or southern French winters are not comparable to the winters in Germany. The predominant here in Germany minus degrees, which may well last for days or even weeks, mean for unprotected olives usually death by freezing. It is therefore advisable to keep the container in a bucket in order to keep the tree transportable and, if necessary, to place it in a more sheltered place.
Do not keep olives in the room
Olives are not suitable as a houseplant, it is best to place your olive tree in a sheltered location on the balcony, the terrace or in the garden. The plant not only needs a full sun, but also sheltered parking space. In addition, olives need a lot of air and, if kept only in the apartment or in the house, quickly wither away. You can put your tree into the open air as soon as there are no more frosty periods - pay particular attention to night frosts! - and at best bring him to his winter quarters as late as possible.
Plant olive tree
In most regions of Germany it is not advisable to plant the olive tree in the garden. The weather is usually too cold, especially the winters too long and frosty. Only in some winegrowing regions in the south of the Federal Republic could a free-range be successful, but only with appropriate protection in winter. In the cold season, you should protect your olive - whether in the field or in the bucket - properly:
Olive groves in Germany
Between 2019 and 2019, there were some efforts to create olive groves in the area around Cologne and in Saxony. However, these plantations are all frozen during the harsh winters between 2019 and 2019. Currently there is only one single experimental olive grove in Kraichgau between Heidelberg and Karlsruhe with about 40 young trees.
Tips & Tricks
If possible, only buy sturdy olive trees, which grew up in a harsher climate than the Mediterranean region. These are used to a different climate than, say, Spanish trees, and are thus better able to cope with the German climate.