Mission olive trees best for Texas

By Chris Winslow

It has taken me a few years to realize the amazing gifts that olive trees offer us as gardeners here in Central Texas.

I planted one six years ago in a fairly large raised bed at my nursery. Since then this wondrous evergreen has grown to over twenty feet in height and width, and has provided beautiful silvery foliage throughout the year. I now understand that olive trees can decorate our gardens as beautiful ornamentals, as well as providing olive fruit for our tables or for making oil.