Is Meishan suitable for growing olives?

Meishan is suitable for growing olives.

One: olives

Olive is an evergreen tree of Oleaceae, which is a world-famous woody oil and fruit tree. Its cultivated varieties have high edible value, and are famous subtropical fruit trees and important economic tree species, mainly distributed in Mediterranean countries, with Greek, Italian, Tunisia and Spanish as the concentrated production areas.

Now all countries in the world have introduced and cultivated it, which is rich in Mediterranean climate zone.

Second: growing habits

Some varieties of olive trees have strong cold resistance, such as short-term low temperature of -8~- 10℃, which will not cause damage to the trees, but will not last long. Once frozen, the thawing speed is very slow, and it can't enter the growing season quickly, causing freezing damage.

Olives have no special requirements for the growing soil, as long as the PH value is between 6.5 and 8.0, the soil is loose and breathable, and they can grow in both silica soil and calcareous soil.

Three: cultivation techniques

Artificial cultivation

Pruning: Generally, seedlings with fixed stems of 50-80 cm high are planted and pruned according to 3-5 open skeletons of main branches to form a round-headed or multi-ball fruit-shaped crown.

Grafting: In order to make seedlings graft in advance, measures can be taken to remove the terminal buds and promote the rapid thickening of the base diameter of seedlings.

Selection of scion: it should be taken from excellent mother trees with flowering and fruiting, strong growth and no pests and diseases.

Four: medical technology

(1) promoting blood circulation (2) improving digestive system function (3) protecting skin (4) improving endocrine system function (5) benefiting skeletal system (6) preventing cancer (7) preventing radiation (8) making baby food (9) resisting aging (10) preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.