Name: Olive (زیتون)
SKU: 5186
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Olive (زیتون)

₨960 – ₨6,600

Scientific Name: Olea Europaea
Common Name: Zytoon, Showan, Kow
Description: The olive tree ranges in height from 3 to 12 m or more and has numerous branches. Its leaves, leathery and lance-shaped, are dark green above and silvery on the underside and are paired opposite each other on the twig. The wood is resistant to decay.
Uses: People use the oil from the fruit and seeds, water extracts of the fruit, and the leaves to make medicine. Olive oil is used to prevent heart attack and stroke, breast cancer, colorectal cancer.

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Attribute	Information
Blooming Time	May-June
Seasons	Summer
Soil Requirement	They do not tolerate water-logging as this causes them to develop root diseases. Neither do they like clay soil. Sandy soil is fine, if intensive irrigation and feeding is maintained. The perfect olive-growing soil is stony.
Environment	Olives are at their best in what is known as a Mediterranean climate, this means regions in which summers are both hot and dry, winters are relatively cool, frost is rare.
Watering	Water an establishing olive tree once weekly for the first year or anytime the top 2” of soil becomes dry. After an olive tree is established, deep watering once monthly is sufficient.