If you have always been afraid of pruning an olive tree incorrectly, here is the technique to achieve your goals. From the start of the school year, follow the guide!
Like many shrubs, pruning an olive tree can scare beginners. Considering that it is a real headache, they prefer to entrust this mission to a professional. However, once you have found the right tools and the desired shape, everything becomes clearer. This is why, thanks to the Archzine team, you will be able to move from theory to practice without spending a fortune!
Generally, experts recommend refreshing right after summer. Logically, the month of September serves as a benchmark. Just before autumn and the first rains, the start of the school year remains the ideal time to prune your olive tree.
What tools are needed to prune an olive tree?
The lopper and the branches
Before starting hostilities, you must check the blades of the pruner. Generally, novices do not want to invest and resort to borrowing from neighbors or friends. In order to clean it, you need to soak both blades in isopropanol for less than a minute. If you don’t have any on hand, know that this mixture is sold in all gardening or DIY stores. Then, with gloves and a soft, clean cloth, it’s time to remove the liquid.
In the meantime, you can still spot shoots up to 3 cm in diameter. Then, remove any straight or overly tall branches. Having the reputation of being even more fragile than the old ones, this is an essential step when you want to prune an olive tree.
Pruning it is the basis for all gardening enthusiasts
Overcome the branches with a saw …
If you have a manual saw and not an electric one, this is a godsend. Instead of cutting wood for the fireplace or to make furniture, you will now be able to prune an olive tree in record time!
Take out the saw and let yourself be guided!
…but also a chainsaw
When a director decides to put this device at the center of his horror film, he does not suspect for a single moment that it will traumatize generations of DIY enthusiasts. However, thanks to it, you can prune an olive tree without needing any other tools! Now you are at a crossroads. However, before turning it on, cover every part of your anatomy. From head to toe to eyes, don’t overlook every square millimeter of your skin. At the slightest sudden movement or lack of concentration, an accident can happen so quickly!
For the bravest, the chainsaw fulfills its part of the contract
The Berger shears like you’ve never read before!
Compared to the others, the Berger shears are worth a look. Much more manageable than its counterparts, it will quickly give style to your olive tree. More than ever, if your goal is to give him a second youth, you can consider it a mission accomplished. Don’t panic, we won’t let you down. Proof being, in the next paragraph, we will give you a helping hand, we will guide you in the choice of form!
Never without my pair of Berger shears
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The cloud or plateau olive tree
If you have ever been to Japan, you must have already noticed how different their trees are from ours. Considered a work of art, the landscaper’s job is to illuminate the neighborhood or garden. Masters of nature, they achieve a satisfactory result simply by drawing inspiration from the bonsai. Clearly less fragile than its Asian cousin, the olive tree will be able to grow and offer you fruit or oil that meets your expectations!
We love !
In stem
If you want to always have an astronomical quantity of olives available for your tapenades, we strongly recommend that you cut them this way.
For or against the olive stem?
L’olive tree-bonsai for small areas
Outside on a balcony or inside a house, your olive tree is safe. He does not fear pests and even less the use of pesticides used en masse by the neighborhood. It is magic !
More than ever, we rely on bonsai to give a second youth to our olive tree
