Determination of Optimum Pot Volume for Nursery Production of Olive Trees

Training Initiation Date Affects Height of Nursery Olive Trees

“…A recent paper reviewed factors affecting the rooting of olive softwood cuttings under mist (Caballero and del Río, 1997). However, less attention has been paid to determine how to grow rooted cuttings in the nursery (Preziosi and Tini, 1990;Tattini et al, 1990aTattini et al, , 1990b. So, most olive nurseries plant those rooted cuttings in plastic bags of ≈3 L (0.79 gal) capacity filled with silty-sand soils, complemented with soil and/or foliar fertilizers.…”

“…So, most olive nurseries plant those rooted cuttings in plastic bags of ≈3 L (0.79 gal) capacity filled with silty-sand soils, complemented with soil and/or foliar fertilizers. In this way a single-shoot tree, 60 to 80 cm (23.6 to 31.5 inches) tall is produced in 1 year (Fontanazza, 1984;Preziosi and Tini, 1990;Sutter, 1994). For taller trees a second growing season is needed (Preziosi and Tini, 1990;Sibbett and Osgood, 1994).…”

“…In this way a single-shoot tree, 60 to 80 cm (23.6 to 31.5 inches) tall is produced in 1 year (Fontanazza, 1984;Preziosi and Tini, 1990;Sutter, 1994). For taller trees a second growing season is needed (Preziosi and Tini, 1990;Sibbett and Osgood, 1994). The training procedure for these plants usually consists of eliminating all but one of the shoots that grow from the rooted cutting.…”