The centenary olive trees are beautiful plants that have been widely scattered throughout the Mediterranean and are the source of the famous Olive oil witch also is really used as important ingredient in the Mediterranean food. As they are commonly used for the cultivation of its fruits, they are also considerate a decorative tree thanks to its robust aspect and curved bark that can complement well a rustic landscape in the middle of a hot and sunny climate so if you are planning to acquire one of this beautiful trees, you need to know its basic cares and in this case we will make special focus on how to trim a centenary tree.

When to trim a centenary olive tree?

The centennial olive trees are long lived trees capable of resisting really difficult times and droughts for then recover into their beautiful appearance, but even with these amazing characteristics, they require to be take care of from month to month especially to maximize their appearance and the rate of fruit production. Something to consider is that for an esthetic appearance, it is best to trim the centenary olive trees at least once a moth

How to trim centennial olive trees

The fastest method to trim a centenary olive tree is to use an electric saw to shape the leaves and have a good ladder for good reach of the higher leaves. A really common shape for the centennial olive trees is to form spherical shapes with the leaves, creating different levels and a really beautiful and clean aspect. Other more difficult style is to shape the leave like oval discs to the leaves, similarly placed in different levels almost like creating a ladder of beautiful leaves that gives a really delicate aspect to the tree.