How To Root Olive Cuttings

[richardandrewparedes]

Hi everyone! I just wrote on how I could root some olive cuttings from an olive tree? I had been trying to root olive tree cuttings since last year but I have failed numerous times. I have even used rooting hormones but I still failed. Should it be a general rule that cuttings should be thick, or can any branch be taken. Also, can any cultivars of olive be used in propagating cuttings? Your advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[sorce]

Welcome to Crazy!

If you can't root an olive you're trying too hard I reckon.

Or in the desert. Or the ocean. Or space. Or hell. Or the eye of a hurricane. Or the intestines of a sheep. Or .....

Sorce

 

[River's Edge]

Hi everyone! I just wrote on how I could root some olive cuttings from an olive tree? I had been trying to root olive tree cuttings since last year but I have failed numerous times. I have even used rooting hormones but I still failed. Should it be a general rule that cuttings should be thick, or can any branch be taken. Also, can any cultivars of olive be used in propagating cuttings? Your advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot in advance.

Olives are generally considered one of the easier types to propagate from cuttings. Perhaps it would be most helpful if you describe the method or steps that you have tried.
it would also be helpful if you completed your profile to show location and climatic zone. This enable people to provide better suggestions based on your area.
Perhaps a picture of the tree you are using for cutting material.

 

[AaronThomas]

Or in the desert. Or the ocean. Or space. Or hell. Or the eye of a hurricane. Or the intestines of a sheep. Or .....

We can do in desert.... and hell!

 

[richardandrewparedes]

Hi I did several methods, the first one was the pet bottle method wherein I placed them in a softdrink bottle and misted them daily. The other method was that I planted them in soil and placed a transparent plastic in it. I am from the Philippines, a tropical country.

 

[River's Edge]

Hi I did several methods, the first one was the pet bottle method wherein I placed them in a softdrink bottle and misted them daily. The other method was that I planted them in soil and placed a transparent plastic in it. I am from the Philippines, a tropical country.

Given your humidity perhaps select a more appropriate plant for your climate. However, Olives are native to drier more Mediterranean climates and may have difficulty in tropical settings. They prefer full sun, all day, every day. Very drought tolerant capable of storing water over dry periods. Should be watered well but allowed to dry out.

 

[W3rk]

Given your humidity perhaps select a more appropriate plant for your climate. However, Olives are native to drier more Mediterranean climates and may have difficulty in tropical settings. They prefer full sun, all day, every day. Very drought tolerant capable of storing water over dry periods. Should be watered well but allowed to dry out.

Yeah my thought was maybe that being in the Philippines OPs' issue might be too much humidity. Daily misting and plastic bag must be overkill.

 

[Shibui]

I know they are considered easy to root but I still have trouble getting olives to strike here. No problems with transplanting established trees and I've flat bottomed a few of those and they survive but cuttings not so easy.
I would try thicker stems as those seem to have the energy to survive while the roots get started. I currently have kalamata cuttings in since late spring. A few have already died but a number still have leaves. No roots yet.
Either keep trying or look for a source of established trees that you can transplant but good luck. I cannot suggest anything else.

 

[Gustavo Martins]

I rooted one 3 cm thick cutting in pumice covered with a black plastic. It took some time I don’t remember exactly but maybe 3-4 months until i saw some foliar growth. I think I did it in the summer but left it in a shady spot.

 

[Mike Corazzi]

I tried sheepgut olives. They went b-aaaaaaaaaa-d.

 

[richardandrewparedes]

Probably air layering is a much stable and better way to propagate new olive trees.