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If you’re searching for large olive trees for sale NZ wide, you’ve found the perfect spot for sourcing mature, high-quality olive trees ready to transform your landscape. Mature olive trees stand out not only for their evergreen foliage and graceful structure, but also for producing robust crops of delicious olives sooner than their smaller counterparts. Whether you’re establishing an olive grove, enhancing your edible garden, or looking for a stunning feature tree with Mediterranean flair, our range of large olive trees suits both home gardens and commercial projects throughout New Zealand.

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Olive J5

Olea J5 is a variety of Olive tree that produces high yields of large fruit. The fruit are often squeezed to produce an oil with a distinct, fruity taste or they can be eaten fresh. They are dark purple-black when mature in autumn and originate from white-cream flowers in summer. The foliage comprises grey-green leaves as it grows to 3 m tall and the same wide. This is one of the more popular olive tree varieties and is often grown for fruit production. Olea J5 also makes for an impressive specimen tree and is useful for screening, hedging, and topiary.

Suited to regions: Subtropical, Temperate
Plant type: Fruit Trees
Height: 3.00 m
Spread: 3.00 m
Flowering time: Summer
Tolerances: Coastal, Extended dry periods, Hardy
Garden uses: Containers, Hedging, Parks, Pool areas, Screening, Specimen, Topiary
Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Mediterranean, Modern
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Olive Manzanillo

Olea Manzanillo is a variety of Olive tree grown for its high yields of medium sized fruit. They are dark purple-black when mature in autumn and originate from white-cream flowers in summer. The foliage comprises grey-green leaves which are held on rigid branches as it grows to 3 m tall and the same wide. Olea Manzanillo is one of the more popular varieties and is often grown for fruit production. This Olive also makes for an impressive specimen tree and is useful for screening, using as a windbreak, or being trimming either into a hedge or for topiary.

Suited to regions: Subtropical, Temperate
Plant type: Fruit Trees
Height: 3.00 m
Spread: 3.00 m
Flowering time: Summer
Tolerances: Coastal, Extended dry periods, Hardy
Garden uses: Containers, Hedging, Parks, Pool areas, Screening, Specimen, Topiary
Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Mediterranean, Modern
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Olive Verdale

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Olive J2

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Olive Frantoio

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Olive Rakino

Olea Rakino is a variety of Olive tree grown for its high-quality fruit. The medium-sized, dark purple-black fruit have a distinct taste and can be...

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Olive El Greco

Olive El Greco is grown for its high yields of quality fruit. It carries large fruit that are often squeezed to produce an oil with a distinct...

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Olive Barnea

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Olive Leccino

Olea Leccino is a variety of Olive tree grown for its high-quality fruit. The medium-sized, dark purple-black fruit have a distinct, sweet taste and...

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Olive Ascolano

Olive Ascolano is grown for its high-quality fruit. The large, green fruit have a delicate, mild taste and can be squeezed to make a rich, tasty oil...

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Olive Koroneiki

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Crassula ovata (Money Tree)

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Fraxinus excelsior

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Ulmus Lobel (Dutch Elm Tree)

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Magnolia Strawberry Fields (Strawberry Fields Magnolia Tree)

Magnolia Strawberry Fields is a stunning deciduous tree that bears masses of large and showy, semi-double, deep red flowers through late winter and...

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Magnolia Margaret Helen (Magnolia Tree Margaret Helen)

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Tilia platyphyllos (Large-leaved Lime)

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Magnolia liliiflora Nigra (Magnolia Tree Nigra)

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Magnolia JC Williams (Magnolia Tree JC Williams)

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Cassia John Ball (Buttercup Tree)

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Why Choose Large Olive Trees in NZ

Planting large olive trees offers instant impact to your NZ garden or orchard. Unlike younger olive saplings, mature specimens provide immediate shade, structure, and, most importantly, fruit production within the first season or two after planting. Olives are well-suited to a wide range of New Zealand climates, and their legendary drought tolerance makes them ideal for low-maintenance landscaping. These beautiful trees also offer resilience to winds and coastal conditions.

Our Range of Large Olive Trees for Your NZ Garden

We offer several exceptional olive varieties, each with a proven track record in New Zealand’s diverse soils and climates. If fruit is your main priority, consider the Olive J5, a popular cultivar chosen for its heavy cropping and consistent oil quality. For a dual-purpose tree that excels as both an ornamental feature and prolific fruiter, the Olive Mission is a trusted classic in Kiwi groves.

Home gardeners seeking authentic Mediterranean flavour often turn to the Olive Verdale, known for its high oil content and juicy eating fruit. If you’re after a tree with outstanding table olives for pickling, the Olive Manzanillo produces large, crisp fruit perfect for NZ palates.

Large Olive Trees: Planting, Care & Landscape Value

Large olive trees for sale NZ-wide come with the bonus of advanced root systems, ensuring quicker establishment and better survival once planted. They require full sun and free-draining soils for maximum productivity, and once settled, are notably forgiving of dry summers.

Olive trees also make impressive screening plants or feature specimens, and with their silvery grey-green leaves and sculptural trunks, they complement natives like Beilschmiedia tarairi (Taraire) beautifully in mixed plantings.

For best results, dig a generous hole, amend the existing soil with compost, and mulch well—large olives appreciate deep, infrequent watering during their first summer. Regular pruning after fruiting encourages healthy branching and makes harvests easier.

Why Buy Mature Olive Trees from Us

Our selection of large olive trees for sale NZ is backed by local knowledge and ongoing support. When you choose one of our mature olive varieties, you gain a fruiting head start and the assurance that your tree is acclimatised for NZ conditions. Browse our curated collection and enjoy the timeless appeal of mature olives as soon as your new tree arrives.

Ready to plant a statement tree that rewards your landscape and your table? Explore our full range—including Olive J5, Olive Mission, Olive Verdale, and Olive Manzanillo—and bring the Mediterranean home with a large olive tree grown right here in New Zealand.


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