re: LSU Ag Center evaluating olive trees for suitability as a Louisiana crop

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I bought three last year at the LSU plant sale. They haven't done anything yet. Bloomed earlier this month but no olives.

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How long before I get fruit?
That is a function of cultivar. 'Arbequina' and 'Koroneiki' fruit at an early age (about 3 years). Other cultivars do not make fruit until they are five to twelve years old. Most olive cultivars will not produce fruit without a pollinator tree of a different cultivar. There are also non-fruiting cultivars of olive. Olives grown from seed may never produce fruit and, if they do, will not likely have the same characteristics as the parent tree.

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