johntou Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I'd like to try growing some olive trees in our garden. Does anyone know where I might be able to buy some saplings? By post, if necessary. We live in Rayong province. Does anyone have experience of growing olives in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bina Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 moving to farming... u do realize that saplings will not be for your use but for your descendants' use? here in israel we purchase adult trees and move them (wth govt' permission, its the only tree not allowed to be cut down, must be moved it is so slow growing).. the arab families here say that when they plant an olive tree, it is for their great grand children. they are super expensive here in israel. cant imagine how mcuh they would be in thailand. they also dont like wet. and they cause horrible allergies with their pollen. our 1200 yr old olive tree left along the 'terazzot' in our apple orchards... although if u buy a sapling u can still harvest olives after a few years, just the tree will be lacking the beauty of the 'old' trees...an old tree can cost about 3000 shekels or more, here.(24000 baht!) just to give u perspective. havent a clue in thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soidog2 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 (edited) You might want to read this: http://www.chaipat.or.th/chaipat_old/journal/apr02/olive_e.html regards Edited October 27, 2010 by soidog2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnustedt Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Sisaket Agricultural College grow olive trees and I obtained a couple of saplings from them a 2 or 3 years ago, which are growing in our garden, tho of course no fruit yet. I don't think that the college commercially sell the saplings but my wife can be particularly persuasive. They have an area where they demonstrate their products and a jar of their olives is on show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soidog2 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Sisaket Agricultural College grow olive trees and I obtained a couple of saplings from them a 2 or 3 years ago, which are growing in our garden, tho of course no fruit yet. I don't think that the college commercially sell the saplings but my wife can be particularly persuasive. They have an area where they demonstrate their products and a jar of their olives is on show. Would it be possible to post a picture of your trees and a leaf close up. I am curious what type is it. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntou Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 Bina. Thank you for your reply. I would just like to have one or two small olive bushes/trees in the garden for their foliage as much as anything else. I particularly like the green with silver underside leaves, which can seem to shine in the moonlight. I would also like to pick a few olives off them in years to come. (I am planning on still being around then... ) soidog2. Thank you for the link, I haven't got time to read the whole report right now, but I certainly will later. pnustedt. I am glad to hear you have had your saplings growing in your garden for 2-3 years. This information makes me feel much more positive about my idea. I will organise a visit to the college you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnustedt Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 (edited) oops, double post Edited October 27, 2010 by pnustedt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnustedt Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Would it be possible to post a picture of your trees and a leaf close up. I am curious what type is it. Thank you Certainly, here you are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soidog2 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Would it be possible to post a picture of your trees and a leaf close up. I am curious what type is it. Thank you Certainly, here you are Thank you , again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bina Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Would it be possible to post a picture of your trees and a leaf close up. I am curious what type is it. Thank you Certainly, here you are Thank you , again. you should really clip the 'piglets' (all those branchlets springing up from the base of the tree ) from around the main trunk so that it develops as a tree shape... and allow main branches to get stronger and give shape to the tree.. bina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelmann Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Would it be possible to post a picture of your trees and a leaf close up. I am curious what type is it. Thank you Certainly, here you are Thank you , again. you should really clip the 'piglets' (all those branchlets springing up from the base of the tree ) from around the main trunk so that it develops as a tree shape... and allow main branches to get stronger and give shape to the tree.. bina I thought olives needed a cool spell to fruit and as such in many parts of Thailand wont as its always so hot?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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