If you are reading this, the chances are that you love olive trees and the feeling of security and well being that they evoke. But did you know that olives grow well in countries like England with cold winters (surprisingly an older tree can cope when temperatures go down as low as -12°C). Why not buy a fabulous hundred year old olive tree with its knarled and twisted trunk and underplant with lavender or rosemary to create your own very special place to sit out and dream this summer.
People in England often express envy that we can grow olives here (South Australia) and they can't. Clearly they are wrong! I do know that there is an old one at Kew Gardens and have heard of others here and there.
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