Pruning Olive Trees in Pots or Containers - 5 Principles

This young olive tree is 1 year old and has never been pruned before. It is Koroneiki variety olive tree. Before you start pruning, observe the olive tree carefully and mark branches you want to trim to get the shape you want Key objective is To trim old growth in order to stop the olive tree from getting too big and promote new growth to fruit Trimming has 5 principles: 1. Remove root suckers that have grown from the foot of the tree or along the trunk which take goodness from the tree 2. Cut branches that point downwards as they don’t give any value 3. Keep branches that grow horizontally towards the sky 4. Clear the center of the tree in order to maintain the sunlight penetration inside the olive tree and promote a healthy growth 5. Manage the height of your tree by trimming off the tallest branches Prune your olive tree after the harvest or at the end of winter. Create the olive tree shape structure as you like, add olive tree fertilizer to grow magnificent olive trees in pots! Happy growing! For more tips on growing potted olive trees indoors, you can find at https://www.oliviadaolive.com/olive-t... Get pruning shears by using our Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3tPbERF Read more about olive tree watering requirements: https://www.oliviadaolive.com/water-r... Read more about problems with olive trees in pots: https://www.oliviadaolive.com/problem... For more tips JOIN OLIVE TREE GROWERS GROUP: Facebook ►   / 1629852407194917   FOLLOW US ON: Instagram ►   / oliviada_olive   Pinterest ►   / ​   Facebook ►   / oliviadaolive