Olive tree

[MrsChemist]

I have an olive tree in my front garden (in a pot) and last winter I brought it in, and it lived on my front windowsill. It's a bit too large to bring in now, so are there any good ways to protect them from the frost?

Thanks

Bump

My olive tree has survived a few harsh winters now with no protection, but it's planted in the ground as opposed to a pot so that may have something to do with it. If you want to protect it, I'd recommend gardening fleece - you should be able to get it from a garden centre and AFAIK you can actually get it made up into jackets to poop over your plant. It lets light and moisture in but shields the plant from frost.

AARGH! I meant pop not poop!

Do NOT poop over your olive tree. This is unlikely to protect it from harsh weather.

Ours has been planted in the garden for 5 years and is still going strong. We dont protect it at all.

depends where in the country you are, the older the tree the more hardy it becomes.

That is true MrsCountryRose, we are in the midlands but our tree was a few years old before we ever planted it in the ground.