tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post4589312457068029252..comments2024-02-08T21:04:53.966+01:00Comments on News from Italy: Olive PruningLindyLouMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-59130472838087759142011-02-18T17:09:34.918+01:002011-02-18T17:09:34.918+01:00More education in my "learning about olive gr...More education in my "learning about olive growing" process. What a special treat to find the brilliant yellow bloom.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190096917851087676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-60632037125108255822011-02-18T14:20:50.513+01:002011-02-18T14:20:50.513+01:00Laura@ Maybe one day it never hurts to have a drea...Laura@ Maybe one day it never hurts to have a dream. <br /><br />Katie@ Thankyou for calling by, have you ever thought of linking up with Sunday Song?<br /><br />Eden@ Welcome to my blog and thanks for commenting, hope you will visit again.<br /><br />IcyBC@ Hopefully you will enjoy following the olives progress through to harvesting next autumn via my blog.<br /><br />Julie@ We are lucky I agree, thanks for stopping by to comment.<br /><br />Rambling Tart@ Yes the problem there is so much to get rid of in this orchard and no space, so it has to lots of small bonfires. I also enjoy bonfires, the clearing up after our pruning was fun!LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-37183607914588282502011-02-18T13:19:27.312+01:002011-02-18T13:19:27.312+01:00Diane@ They sell Olive Trees in the UK now so no r...Diane@ They sell Olive Trees in the UK now so no reason why you could not have one in a large pot in France and put it in your greenhouse for the winter! Greenhouses in gardens are not something you see where we are.<br /><br />Shelia@ Yes mammoth it has taken him a number of weeks. I think you are thinking of Mimosa which is the traditional flower for Festa Delle Donne which is celebrated on March 8th.<br />Jade@ I hope you enjoyed some olives, not sure from your comment if you realise they are not eaten fresh from the tree but soaked in a salt brine first.<br /><br />LindaP@ I doubt it as neglected for a few years but should now improve. My husband has already pruned our vines so I would assume yours will have been done by then.<br /><br />Lily@ Welcome and thankyou for commenting.<br /><br />Patricia@ They certainly do have tales to tell.Have you read 'The Angel Tree', if not it is a book I think you might enjoy.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-84862141239759639332011-02-18T06:32:55.971+01:002011-02-18T06:32:55.971+01:00The little flower and all those limbs is sort of l...The little flower and all those limbs is sort of like your finding a needle in the proverbial haystack. Aconite, I am not familiar with that flower. <br />Is the olive crop expected to be better this year, or is it too early to tell?<br />One of the latest trends in our grocery stores is to have an open olive bar where they have many. many different knids of olives. <br />It is intersting to see the various kinds and colors, but I wonder if it will really pay off considering the amount of floor space they have given it.<br />I would hate to be in charge of clearing all that debris from that yard.Myahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065742730008687282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-20157930919789482952011-02-18T02:23:04.420+01:002011-02-18T02:23:04.420+01:00Stopped by to say hello which I haven't been a...Stopped by to say hello which I haven't been able to do recently. The grove looks hideous now but it will be beautiful later, and more so than if it was left completely un-pruned. I guess it is the same for trees as it is for humans, we age better with maintenance.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309020440645127953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-15297851524607734842011-02-17T20:19:51.957+01:002011-02-17T20:19:51.957+01:00Wow!!! You aren't kidding. What an amazing amo...Wow!!! You aren't kidding. What an amazing amount of work. :-) Do they have a bonfire with all the cuttings afterwards? I'd love that. :-)RamblingTarthttp://www.ramblingtart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-70899260433996510062011-02-17T19:57:22.603+01:002011-02-17T19:57:22.603+01:00Linda, I think what is nice about this post is the...Linda, I think what is nice about this post is the sweet flower that brings us right to spring. Isn't that just lovely? You are so lucky to have such beautiful views too right outside your house.<br /><br />Thanks for keeping us updated.<br /><br />JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-23076700586551706282011-02-17T19:20:55.483+01:002011-02-17T19:20:55.483+01:00I have never seen an olive tree before! It must be...I have never seen an olive tree before! It must be heaven when there are olives on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-39409290224497474742011-02-17T11:32:38.091+01:002011-02-17T11:32:38.091+01:00Wow, beautiful photos. Love the blue skies too. Th...Wow, beautiful photos. Love the blue skies too. Thank you for sharing this interesting post.Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673654841986236187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-13845392775877155332011-02-17T08:28:36.949+01:002011-02-17T08:28:36.949+01:00That doesn't look like pruning - it looks like...That doesn't look like pruning - it looks like butchering!!! They did that to all our leaf-bearing trees here too and now they look so ugly! There won't be any blooms or leaves for years. Why do they take such drastic measures?? Do you know???Queenie Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13372885558434883470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-15620511236651040252011-02-17T06:52:59.600+01:002011-02-17T06:52:59.600+01:00I also didn't know that olive trees could stan...I also didn't know that olive trees could stand such severe pruning. We managed to get our pruning done already, thank goodness. <br /><br />How cheery to see the aconite – spring is not far away for you! – gGeorgiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298718026210625558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-69186324016303441702011-02-16T23:32:58.012+01:002011-02-16T23:32:58.012+01:00Of course, I had now idea that olive trees need pr...Of course, I had now idea that olive trees need pruning. You already have these pretty flowers. I seriously envy you :)Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652566920769043373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-37092830443357942332011-02-16T22:21:39.039+01:002011-02-16T22:21:39.039+01:00Around here everyone did that last month. They bur...Around here everyone did that last month. They burn the bits cut off and the smoke stinks up my laundry on the line...grrr!Sarettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467303139294282551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-2540784908981280562011-02-16T21:10:49.995+01:002011-02-16T21:10:49.995+01:00OH my word that is ONE huge mammoth task ... YS I ...OH my word that is ONE huge mammoth task ... YS I agree with you Linda .. thankfully not a huge task for you too!! Beautful little flower :-)Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-30097965188695275682011-02-16T20:59:36.948+01:002011-02-16T20:59:36.948+01:00That is serious pruning. We will be pruning crepe ...That is serious pruning. We will be pruning crepe myrtle trees soon and that is tough but they give us no food.Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562775041134498313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-76048945307244716022011-02-16T18:02:44.549+01:002011-02-16T18:02:44.549+01:00This makes me long for nice weather. I am over wi...This makes me long for nice weather. I am over winter. :D Thank you for stopping by Yoga Gal- I love that Tune for Tuesday has fans around the world, another reader who is a fan of the series is reading in Tokyo! Makes this TN gal happy. :D Take care!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981041465941170302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-6170651038789148022011-02-16T17:46:58.359+01:002011-02-16T17:46:58.359+01:00Pruning olive trees...wow...what a small town USA ...Pruning olive trees...wow...what a small town USA girl can find via blogging!!! Thanks so much for visiting so that I can visit you and your gorgeous country!!! The photos are so beautiful and interesting...love that little yellow flower!!Thoughtfully Blended Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102061005480054019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-28477354041404473322011-02-16T17:29:47.719+01:002011-02-16T17:29:47.719+01:00Great photos. This year my husband did similarly ...Great photos. This year my husband did similarly severe pruning to the trees in our yard (mostly Japanese Maples) - I wish we lived where he could be pruning olive trees instead!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886493225675415790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-30343861948294820112011-02-16T17:28:28.438+01:002011-02-16T17:28:28.438+01:00Interesting pruning photos. Glad spring is showing...Interesting pruning photos. Glad spring is showing signs of arriving there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-17723041672343922902011-02-16T16:50:58.288+01:002011-02-16T16:50:58.288+01:00Beautiful little yellow flower . Look at those go...Beautiful little yellow flower . Look at those gorgeous bright blue skies!!! Cheers the heart just looking at the photos.Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-64694917713662814422011-02-16T16:38:19.279+01:002011-02-16T16:38:19.279+01:00Linda, what delightful photos. There is something ...Linda, what delightful photos. There is something about old gnarled olive trees that "speaks" to me. It is as if they have a story to tell of long life shaped by travails of life.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688846429279351574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-70180490453831649912011-02-16T15:31:51.623+01:002011-02-16T15:31:51.623+01:00olive. wow! you certainly lucky, its nice to welco...olive. wow! you certainly lucky, its nice to welcome springLily Rianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139852906750226047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-38272570428287071802011-02-16T15:29:44.892+01:002011-02-16T15:29:44.892+01:00That is a big job! I am glad that you don't ha...That is a big job! I am glad that you don't have to do that! Across my house there is a land and it is full with margaritas (the yellow flowers not the cocktail:) and it looks like spring time!mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537442866565144691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-24794281389017196782011-02-16T15:05:44.992+01:002011-02-16T15:05:44.992+01:00I had seen an olive tree last when in Jordan 2 yea...I had seen an olive tree last when in Jordan 2 years back. Thank you for this interesting post on olive trees pruning, and these beautiful pictures show a blue sky. Have a lovely day.<br />~celineindicaspecieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082836899942612554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-25701601578283963602011-02-16T14:49:16.237+01:002011-02-16T14:49:16.237+01:00That looks like a big job! Were the trees producin...That looks like a big job! Were the trees producing? I'm glad we haven't olive trees to maintain as well as the vines. I think our family will have pruned our vines before we arrive in mid March, but there will be plenty of other work to do in and around the house.<br />Signs of Spring indeed with the finding of the aconite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com