Seascape bloomed earlier than any other variety this year and it’s ripening up earlier than others as well. Not a heavy fruit set but that’s expected with such young trees.
As mentioned, fruit set in young one gallon trees is the exception rather than the rule. Here’s what most of the Seascapes this age look like now:
A few Nikita Jubilee also set fruit as young one gallon trees but are carrying a heavier load of fruit than the Seascape. These comparisons among young varieties are interesting but not indicative of how they will fare when older. I think Seascape and Nikita are about equal in their productivity although it looks like Nikita bears slightly larger olives than the Seascape. Here are a couple photos of Nikita’s with olives (taken on Sept 27, 2021):
We’ve added thumbnails on our store page for the newer one gallon cultivars that we brought from Oregon in late March. All the trees are looking healthy but vary in size at the moment. Typically the smaller one gallon trees will catch up in size by July.
Here’s the thumbnail for Nikita Jubilee:
And here’s Harvest Joy:
We have a new shipment of one gallon trees in stock. Our new varieties Nikita Jubilee and Bountiful are looking great.
The online store is now live. You can also order directly by emailing to sales@olivetrees.ca (with any order or inquiry always provide your location and phone number).
At the moment we will only have one gallon size trees available for sale (most deliveries in May). Also, all varieties at this time are self-infertile so will need a companion variety to set fruit. Any other available variety should work as a pollinator.
The online store is now offline until next season. Sales are also now closed for the summer. Thanks for a great 2020 season! Stay safe and have a great summer!
We still have trees in stock but our 2020 sales season will end soon so if you want trees this year place an order soon. Deliveries are starting this week to Vancouver Island and next week to Vancouver.
Check out our online store for one gallon Leccino, Premier, Seascape and Universal. At present, we only have these one gallon trees available.
The Premier olive is another variety developed at the Nikita Botanical Garden near the Black Sea. Premier produces medium to large table olives. It’s currently available in one gallon pots @$45.
We’ve brought in some new cultivars from Oregon that were developed some years ago in Yalta at the Nikita Botanical Arboretum. In addition to the Universal (above) we have added Seascape in one gallon pots to our inventory. Both are available for purchase now @$40. Use the contact us form to order.
