Olea europaea 'Carboncella' (Olive)

Olea europaea 'Carboncella' is a traditional olive of central Italy, grown in the Sabina hills of Lazio and in neighbouring Abruzzo.

It is an oil olive, one of the local cultivars of the Sabina, among Italy's oldest olive-growing districts, and it makes a handsome evergreen tree for the garden or a large pot.

• Traditional cultivar of the Sabina (Lazio) and Abruzzo
• Grown for oil
• From one of Italy's oldest olive districts
• Grey-green evergreen foliage, ornamental year round

Grow in full sun and free-draining soil, avoiding ground that stays wet in winter. Established plants are drought tolerant, while trees in pots want regular summer water and a spring feed. Prune in late winter to keep the canopy open. Like most olives it withstands short spells down to roughly -10 °C (14 °F), and it sets more fruit with a second cultivar nearby.

IMPORTANT: The pictures show the mother plant, which is not for sale. The offer includes a plant with the dimensions stated in the description.