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LSU Ag Center evaluating olive trees for suitability as a Louisiana crop
Posted on 5/29/15 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 5/29/15 at 12:10 pm
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It says they tolerate cold down to 10 degrees, which would seem to rule out all but far south Louisiana unless they come up with a hybrid. It doesn't get that cold very often, but it does happen every few years in most of the state. And they don't like humidity, which is a problem everywhere. It would be cool to see olive groves, but seems like they're swimming upstream with this.
It says they tolerate cold down to 10 degrees, which would seem to rule out all but far south Louisiana unless they come up with a hybrid. It doesn't get that cold very often, but it does happen every few years in most of the state. And they don't like humidity, which is a problem everywhere. It would be cool to see olive groves, but seems like they're swimming upstream with this.
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Posted on 5/29/15 at 12:15 pm to Jim Rockford
I bought three last year at the LSU plant sale. They haven't done anything yet. Bloomed earlier this month but no olives.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 12:20 pm to Jim Rockford
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they don't like humidity
Yeah I'd love to have an olive tree but in think the humidity thing is an issue. I don't ever remember it getting to 10F in Baton Rouge. Maybe in the 80s it did once. Not uncommon to get to 15F but I think you're safe with 10F.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 12:45 pm to gorillacoco
Hella to humid to sustain a crop in Louisiana
Posted on 5/29/15 at 12:50 pm to gorillacoco
Was 8 degrees two winters ago here in W.fel. Would suck to have several years of growth and lose it on an extreme year
Posted on 5/29/15 at 12:53 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
California thought they were a good idea too.
thought
thought
Posted on 5/29/15 at 2:18 pm to Bleeding purple
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California thought they were a good idea too
The biggest problem with growing them out here is the olive fly. Other than that they don't require much water.
I just planted a Cortina last year. Already have enough fruit for a 5 gallon harvest come about October.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 2:48 pm to 2indapink
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I bought three last year at the LSU plant sale. They haven't done anything yet. Bloomed earlier this month but no olives.
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How long before I get fruit?
That is a function of cultivar. 'Arbequina' and 'Koroneiki' fruit at an early age (about 3 years). Other cultivars do not make fruit until they are five to twelve years old. Most olive cultivars will not produce fruit without a pollinator tree of a different cultivar. There are also non-fruiting cultivars of olive. Olives grown from seed may never produce fruit and, if they do, will not likely have the same characteristics as the parent tree.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 4:14 pm to Jim Rockford
has anyone had any luck with Avocados? They are a guilty pleasure of mine.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 4:47 pm to LSUlefty
There's a guy in Houma that has a tree and it made front page news of the paper when it fruited one year. Tree was like 20 years old first time it fruited.
I wouldn't grow avocados here.
I wouldn't grow avocados here.
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