olives

ok farmers/gardeners/market gardeners/hobbyist. who nows about olives. will they grow in korat. can i grow from seed. whens the best time to plant. can i buy trees.ect
cheers

Is Korat dry?

Do not plant any tree from a seed. That is for aborists who are developing new kinds of trees. Most trees are grafted on to a root stock. Here in Northern California some of the best grapes in the world are grafted onto plum stock because a Thompson seedless grape (90%of all grapes were that variety at first) is prone to root rot from oak tree mold and two diseases which do not affect plum tree roots.
Growing olive trees in North Thailand is an excellent idea. However, it might take an experienced grower 10 years to get a tree variety which will grow in your area. After you get one tree producing then you simply (Ha) began grafting brances from the producting tree onto root stock. Now you know why 3 year old fruit and olive trees are so expensive.

thanks for that mtone, good info. cheers mate.

Weird idea to grow olives in here. I don't think the trees will dig the weather : too hot in winter and too humid the rest of the time.

Then olive trees are one of the slowest growing trees, so expect fruits for your great grand-children.

I would also love to grow olives, but with the monsoon rains in the south it might be impossible.. any info appreciated.

I am managing to grow Figs near Chiang Mai, and they tend to be happy in a similar environment to Olives

You would probably need well drained soil, so that in the wet season there is no water-logging around the roots. Other than that, why not? try it

You may be able to buy Olive trees from the local agricultural university, they sell lots of strange trees.

They fruit after about 7 years. Mind you, it is a real pain to get the fruits into edible form

this is some info from the royal development project

Report on A Follow Up Trip ( Olive Development Project )

root waterlogging is a problem, and the poorly defined seasons tends to upset the tree. They would do better in the higher grounds in the north and would need care in pruning

Getting olive trees to grow is a 7 to 10 year project. But right now it's better than putting money in the bank at the current projected inflation rate of 20 to 30%. Had I done that here on my property I would be netting over $5,000 yearly for less than 1 hour a days work. Olive oil is $10 a small bottle. I started some table grapes 5 years ago. The grapes are small but very delic. Grapes can take a water logged soil, but not olives or walnuts. Long hot, dry summers are best.

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ok farmers/gardeners/market gardeners/hobbyist. who nows about olives. will they grow in korat. can i grow from seed. whens the best time to plant. can i buy trees.ect
cheers

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Depending on the variety I reckon. Some olives might thrive nicely is a more humid climate. Don't know for sure....but most generated olive species wouldn't take to the local sub-soil {fooking loamy clay} nor the sub-climate. I might be completely out of base.....fortunately, there are a number of well-placed members that would be knowledgable and experienced along these lines to heed the advice. Good luck!

I have planted my trees in concrete rings filled with soil/sand/cowshit mixture

the rings are just sat on the surface soil

these drain well so the trees dont get wet feet

:yerman:Please can someone tell me where I can buy olive trees near Khon Kaen or Pattaya/Rayong areas? Thanks,