Description
(Olea ‘Bambalina’)
The Bambalina olive, unlike our other varieties, is not known or grown for its fruit production. Instead, this little tree is preferred for its dashing good looks.
As a smaller growing and more ornamental-focused variety, Bambalina can be both planted in the ground, or kept in nice, big pots.
Much like its larger olive cousins, the bambalina also prefers a more Mediterranean-like climate, so be prepared to give them plenty of sun and free-draining soil to help keep them happy.
Bambalina can be a good grower, putting on the bulk of its new branches in the hottest parts of the year.
Their small, dark green leaves grow tightly together on the branches, which forms a very dense natural growth habit that can be thickened up even further with regular pruning.
Because of this growth habit, they can pretty easily be shaped into great looking semi-formal hedge. They’re also a great choice for feature trees and for topiary projects, too.
We will note, the Bambalina can, on occasion, form some fruit. Since olive trees are wind pollinated, this is more likely to occur if there’s a lot of other olive varieties nearby, whether in your yard or your neighbourhood.
It may or may not hold, but the fruit won’t be very nice – more pit than actual olive.
