Olea europaea 'Cipressino' (Olive)

Olea europaea 'Cipressino' is an Apulian cultivar named for its unusual, cypress-like habit: fast-growing, with upright branches and a dense, compact, columnar crown. For this reason it is widely planted in Puglia as a windbreak around groves and orchards, a use reflected in its other name, Frangivento.

It stands up well to wind and salt-laden air and has good resistance to adverse weather and the common olive pests. The medium-sized fruit ripens gradually in November and December and gives a delicate, gently sweet oil. It sets many imperfect flowers, so it crops best with other cultivars nearby.

• Columnar, cypress-like Apulian olive
• Classic windbreak, tolerant of wind and salt air
• Delicate, gently sweet oil
• Ideal for screens, hedges and narrow spaces

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. Its natural shape needs little pruning beyond removing crossing shoots in late winter. 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.