Just wondering what to do with this olive tree. I ordered it for Mother’s Day but I don’t know much about them. Ive read online that, like many trees, the root flair should be exposed. However it was planted pretty deep in its nursery pot, and there’s a root much higher up than the rest (picture 2). What should I do about it?
Thanks!
Hi all,
First, sorry for the long post. My D’Anjou has some leaf damage (mostly on the youngest leaves) and I don’t really know what could have caused it. I only added pictures of two of the branches but it’s on most of them. I have a Bosc nearby that I’ve treated identically and had no issues with.
The damage showed up around the time we had a late frost here in 7b, but I didn’t check immediately before or after so I can’t be sure if that’s just a coincidence. I also saw quite a few aphids on these new leaves, but they seem to be gone now. My first thought was fire blight because I’ve heard horror stories on here and elsewhere online, but it doesn’t seem to be progressing and it doesn’t look quite like the pictures I’ve seen.
Watering: probably overwatered a bit after planting, but I’ve held back now. Leaf damage showed up during the time I might have been overwatering.
Fertilizer: Tree-Tone and worm castings in the hole during planting and Fox Farm Fruit & Flower on top a few weeks after that. I used a little less than the recommended amount of the TT and FF because I don’t have a whole lot of space and didn’t want this to explode with growth.
This is my first year trying to grow any fruit trees, so I might be overthinking it. However, I need help identifying if this damage is something to worry about and, if so, what to do about it.