From varieties that produce your favorite salad bar snack to those that can handle a bit of neglect, these types of olive trees will grow well in your home.

Olive trees, to me, are an intrinsic part of the character, look and feel of the undulating landscape of the Mediterranean. Alongside grapevines, they’re everywhere in Italy, Spain, France, and ...

Olives need to grow to full size before harvesting. An olive tree is more than a food plant. The silvery-gray leaves shimmer in the breeze, making this Mediterranean crop beautiful too. If you’re not ...

You can plant an olive pit and grow an olive tree either indoors or outside. Use an olive pit from an organic tree, rather than from a jar of olives you got at the store. Be patient! It can take years ...

In 1999 I planted nine Manzanillo olive trees. Over the years I’ve added another 14 trees and they are all still alive and producing fruit for olive oil. My early success relied more on dumb luck and ...

There’s something so rewarding about picking fresh fruit off a tree you grew yourself. However, growing fruit can be challenging as well as rewarding. Fruit trees generally are not beginner-friendly.

David Hoyles' farm has grown what is believed to be Lincolnshire's first commercial olive crop.