By Cactusdolly
Surrey,
United Kingdom 
I have "inherited" an olive tree, in a pot and about 6ft tall but all the twigs have very few leaves, just at the tips of the twigs. I have trimmed out all the dead twigs, but I would hate to kill it by pruning too hard. How could I encourage it to better health? I found some tomato feed in the shed: does that help? The corner faces south and west.
26 Sep, 2023
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If it has been in that small pot for a long time i would put it into a bigger one - this is a good time of year to do it.
26 Sep, 2023
Thank you both very much
J-C
2 Oct, 2023
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feed only in the growing seasons is what I have been led to believe..
link to the RHS website on growing Olives
https://www.rhs.org.uk/fruit/olives/grow-your-own
care for olive trees
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/11735/olea-europaea-(f)/details
26 Sep, 2023