Olive Trees
4 products
Silver-leaved, slow-growing, and quietly dramatic — an olive tree brings Mediterranean character to a sunny patio or a bright corner, and it thrives in a pot for years.
- Guarantee
- 30-day plant guarantee
- Shipping
- USPS & FedEx · all 48 states
- Sourcing
- Partner nurseries nationwide
- Based in
- York, SC
AboutOlive Trees
An olive tree is a piece of the Mediterranean you can keep on your porch. Narrow silver-green leaves catch the light and shimmer in the slightest breeze, and the gnarled, sculptural trunk only grows more handsome with age. Tough, drought-tolerant, and evergreen, the olive is as much a living sculpture as it is a fruit tree — which is exactly why it's prized in courtyards and on patios the world over.
Built for pots and patience. Olives are naturally slow-growing and take well to containers, staying a manageable size for years and shrugging off the dry spells that sink fussier plants. In zones 8–10 they live happily in the ground; everywhere colder, grow them in a pot, summer them outdoors, and move them to a cool, bright spot before a hard freeze. Many varieties are self-fertile, and even when they don't set fruit, the foliage and form carry the whole show.
What's in this collection
From compact, fruitless 'Little Ollie' types bred purely for their looks to classic fruiting varieties like Arbequina and Mission, this collection spans the olives worth growing — patio specimens, future shade trees, and productive fruiters alike, in a range of sizes and forms to suit a windowsill or a wide-open yard.
Shipped to arrive healthy. Every olive tree is grown in our nursery network, inspected, and hand-packed in protective, season-aware packaging — and we honor the state-by-state agricultural rules that govern where olive trees can ship.
Common questions
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Can I grow an olive tree in a pot indoors?
Yes. Olives make excellent container plants and adapt well to indoor life in a very bright window. Give them your sunniest south- or west-facing spot, let the soil dry between waterings, and they'll stay happy and compact for years.
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How cold-hardy are olive trees?
Most olives are reliably hardy in zones 8–10 and can handle a light frost once established. In colder regions, grow them in containers so you can move them to a cool, bright, frost-free spot for the winter.
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Will my olive tree actually produce olives?
Fruiting varieties can, given enough sun and a few seasons of growth — and many are self-fertile, so a single tree will set fruit. Some olives in this collection are bred to be fruitless, grown purely for their silvery foliage and form.
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How much sun and water does an olive tree need?
Full sun — at least 6 hours of direct light a day. Olives are drought-tolerant once established and dislike soggy roots, so plant in well-draining soil and let the top of the soil dry out between thorough waterings.
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Which states can olive trees ship to?
Olive trees carry agricultural shipping restrictions that vary by state. Those rules are built into fulfillment, so trees are only sent where they're allowed.