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    The document discusses olive trees, including their description, how olives change color as they ripen, and how to care for olive trees. Olive trees can grow up to 50 feet tall but are often pruned smaller. Olive fruit starts green and can ripen to brown, copper, or black colors. Black olives in stores undergo curing to remove bitterness. Olive trees prefer full sun and well-draining soil, and are planted in spring or fall in holes slightly larger than their pots. New trees should be watered weekly and kept free of weeds, and established trees watered every two weeks. Pruning is best delayed until trees are four years old.

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    The document discusses olive trees, including their description, how olives change color as they ripen, and how to care for olive trees. Olive trees can grow up to 50 feet tall but are often pruned smaller. Olive fruit starts green and can ripen to brown, copper, or black colors. Black olives in stores undergo curing to remove bitterness. Olive trees prefer full sun and well-draining soil, and are planted in spring or fall in holes slightly larger than their pots. New trees should be watered weekly and kept free of weeds, and established trees watered every two weeks. Pruning is best delayed until trees are four years old.

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    A bush or shrub is an erect or low-growing, densely branched plant that's generally


    less than 13 feet tall and has stems that are no larger than 3 inches in diameter. The
    evergreen olive tree doesn't fit this description because although pruning can maintain
    it at a height of 20 feet, it can grow up to 50 feet tall and develop a canopy width of 30
    feet. Olive trees grow gray-green, feather-shaped leaves, and in spring, these are joined
    by mostly self-pollinating, off-white flowers.

    About Black Olives


    Olive fruit starts out as a green drupe. When the fruit is allowed to ripen on the tree, it
    can either remain green, turn into a copper-like brown color or into a blackish-purple
    color. The latter is generally the case with most olives, and varieties such as "Rubra"
    and "Mission" even turn jet-black. The black color of canned, commercial olives can
    also come from air exposure during the curing process that the fruit is subjected to
    after the harvest. This process removes bitter taste from the fruit, making it palatable.

    Starting Olive Trees


    Olive trees prefer growing in a sunny spot of the garden and aren't picky about the soil
    they grow in as long as it drains well; a pH up to 8.5 is acceptable. Nursery-bought
    specimens generally come in 4-inch to 1-gallon pots and can range in height anywhere
    from 18 inches to 5 feet. In spring or fall, dig a hole that's about the size of the
    container that's holding the tree, slightly loosen and untangle the roots, and place the
    tree in the hole so the root ball is slightly higher than the soil surface. Prune the
    bottom branches off of taller trees so they start about 3 feet above the ground, and if
    wind is a threat, stake the tree.

    Caring for Olive Trees


    After transplanting the tree, water the soil to a depth of about 2 feet, and continue
    watering it every week thereafter. Keep the soil around the tree free of weeds. A layer
    of organic mulch can help with this and also slow down soil moisture evaporation.
    When the tree is established, adjust your watering frequency to about once every two
    weeks. Avoid pruning the tree too early because this can stunt its growth. Wait until
    the tree is at least four years old before removing the upright side shoots and shaping
    the tree.

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