Sowing calendar · Trees and shrubs
Olive
Olea europaea · Oliveira, Olivo, Olivier, Olivenbaum, azeitona, azeite
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- PlantNov–Mar
- FloweringMay
- HarvestOct–Dec
- Spacing
- 700 cm between rows · 600 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 0 cm
- Harvest after
- First crop after ~4 years
- Water need
- low
- Frost
- hardy
- Life cycle
- tree
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Seed saving
- hard · keeps ~1 years
Notes
Tolerates poor, dry soil but not waterlogging. Olive fly (mosca-da-azeitona) peaks late summer.
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.