• Fruit: Medium to large, green (maturing to black), easy-pitting, ideal for table olives (martini olives) and oil.
• Tree: Vigorous, evergreen, grows 15-30 ft tall, with attractive bright green, silver-backed leaves, forming a spreading canopy.
• Hardiness: Hardy in USDA Zones 8-11 (or 8b-10), tolerates cold down to ~10°F (-12°C).
• Sun: Full sun (6-8+ hours) is essential.
• Soil: Prefers well-draining, slightly alkaline soil, but adaptable to poor soils. 
• Water: Water regularly until established; drought-tolerant afterward but benefits from deep watering during extreme drought.
• Pollination: Requires a pollinizer (like Sevillano or Ascolana) for good fruit production.
• Pruning: Prune to shape and maintain size, ideally into an open goblet for light penetration, and to encourage one-year-old wood for fruiting.
• Fertilizer: Feed in early spring and throughout the growing season. 

Olea europaea 'Manzanillo'