The main pests and diseases affecting olives trees in Australia are: scale insects, lace bug and peacock spot Scale insects There are two types of scale insects that attack olive …
A Brief History of Olives in Australia
The history of olive farming in Australia dates back to the early 1800’s. Olives were probably first planted in groves around 1805 in Parramatta near Sydney. Olives and olive oil …
SICILIAN STYLE OLIVES
According to Professor Stan Kailis one of Australia’s foremost experts in processing table olives, the Green Sicilian olives found in Australian supermarkets are likely to be the Sicilian olive variety …
Sunburn Damage in Fruit Trees
Many fruit trees are susceptible to sunburn damage as young, newly planted trees in the field. Sunburn on young trees can seriously affect growth and in some cases, be fatal. …
Protecting Plants From Frost
In general, if you are in a frost prone areas it is best to plant in the Spring once the frosts are finished. This will allow the plants to get …
Olive variety selection for commercial groves
As growing olives is a long term venture, it is important that growers give serious consideration to the selection of olive varieties for their grove. Essentially varieties must be adaptable …
Blueberry Varieties
In general there are three types of blueberry plants that are cultivated throughout the world: southern highbush, rabbit eye and northern highbush. Southern highbush and rabbit eye varieties are suited …
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