What's wrong with my olive trees? - Common diseases

Some plant it for ornamental purposes, but others for its fruit, the olive, which is used to make the star product of the Mediterranean diet: olive oil.

All these points make the olive tree a crop with which you can obtain economic benefits as long as it is not exposed to certain diseases. Do you want to know if something is wrong with your olive trees? Then keep reading this GARDEN WEB post where we teach you how to detect their most common diseases.

How to detect if an olive tree is sick – Common symptoms

All olive tree diseases are different and have specific characteristics. However, there are some “universal” symptoms that will help you detect if an olive tree or other plant is sick.

Among these common symptoms, you will surely observe that the olive tree has yellow leaves before their time. You can also check if it has spots on its leaves or fruits. And, finally, other signs that will indicate that something is not right are dry tips, strange curvatures, or necrosis on its leaves.

What is wrong with my olive trees? – Common diseases

Have you checked if your tree has any of the above symptoms? Then we recommend you read the following lines to check if what is happening to your olive tree is one of the following diseases:

Anthracnose or soapy olive

Anthracnose is one of the most common olive tree diseases. It is important that we identify and treat it in time as it can cause serious damage to our crops. Soapy olive can be identified on the olive tree by having brown spots and being wrinkled. Other symptoms of anthracnose are leaves with dead parts and very dry branches.

Peacock Spot, a lethal disease for olive trees

Peacock spot is one of the most lethal diseases that can attack your olive trees and consists of the weakening of the plant until its leaves fall and its olives are consumed. The clearest way to see this disease is by looking at its leaves: if you observe that they have a whiter tone and circular spots, it is surely because your olive trees have peacock spot.

Verticillium wilt, a common disease in Andalusia

Verticillium wilt is a disease that especially attacks the Andalusia region. This condition is caused by a fungus, which enters the olive tree either through a wound or a root.

You will be able to identify if your olive trees have this disease if you observe a discoloration of their leaves until they end up curling up on themselves. If we observe this symptom, it is important that we treat it in time as it is a highly contagious condition.

In addition to knowing how to treat these diseases, remember that preventing these problems in time is the best way to keep your olive trees healthy. In this post, we give you some tips to take care of your olive tree and thus prevent conditions from appearing.

Buy the perfect pot at GARDEN WEB to plant your olive tree and have it in your own home

In our online store you can find a wide variety of production pots of larger sizes that will perfectly adapt to the size of your olive tree at an economical price. Among them you will find:

• Tubs with handles with which you can easily move your plants.

• Tubs without handles for larger olive trees.

• Low tubs without handles, an economical pot with a decorative touch for a smaller olive tree.

• Decon pot, an economical decorative model with a wide variety of sizes.

You will also find other gardening products that will come in handy for caring for your olive tree, such as leather gloves, universal substrate, coconut fiber, and healing balm in case of pruning.