Olive Trees

[Lemonade86]

Hi,

I have a couple of potted olive trees that were badly affected by the cold weather over winter. They have lost all of their leaves and are looking pretty sorry for themselves. I’ve scraped the bark on bottom the trunks and it reveals green underneath but if I scrape the bark near the top it is brown. Is there any hope for my olive trees?

Mine is the same, I keep hoping some life will appear. It has 2 sad looking leaves.

Mine too!

I guess just make sure it's not water logged so that it doesn't rot. Mine has new leaves and flowers already but we have a sun trap garden. You might just need to wait a few more weeks for it to come back to life. They're tough old things that grow on mountains and should be good to -15° if they aren't too wet

Thanks for your replies! Interesting to know that others have the same issue.
@StamppotAndGravy I’ve checked and they’re not water logged and I’ve moved them into a sunnier spot. Fingers crossed they’ll have some new growth soon!

Ours have finally got some nice new green leaves & flower buds. Was really concerned, as like you mine had lost a lot of leaves & looked awful. Am hopeful, will need to prune it in the autumn.

Mine look the same, 3 out of 4 have completely lost their leaves and I'm playing a waiting game with my fingers crossed.

Mine is the same. Would I be better pruning off the old dead leaves do you think?

Mine looked a bit manky a couple of months ago (it's about seven feet tall and in a pot) but I've fed it quite a bit and it's looking much happier.