Q:The courtyard of our house in Sonoma County is built around an olive tree that is about 30 years old. Most years we get a very good crop of olives, which we cure. Even though we do a light pruning ...

Do you want your garden to feel like a Mediterranean haven all summer long? Then it's time to brush up on your pruning skills and keep your olive trees fruitful and healthy this season. While you may ...

Our sweet olive has been in the ground about four years and is about 6 feet tall. We’ve heard these trees can grow to be about 12 to 14 feet tall. I’d like to prune off some of the lower limbs to ...