{"product_id":"mission-olive-tree","title":"Mission Olive Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe all-purpose California classic: a hardy, self-fertile olive that gives you table fruit, fragrant oil, and a silver-leafed evergreen that anchors a Mediterranean garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 'Mission' olive traces back to the Spanish Franciscan missions of 18th-century California, where it was planted for both fruit and oil. It produces medium, oval black olives prized for their rich, mellow flavor when cured and for a fruity, slightly peppery oil. The tree itself is a graceful evergreen with narrow gray-green leaves and a silvery underside that shimmers in the wind, making it as much a landscape feature as a producer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy growers choose the Mission\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDual-purpose harvest.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pick green for milder table olives or let the fruit ripen to black for a deeper cured flavor and quality oil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelf-fertile.\u003c\/strong\u003e A single tree will set fruit on its own, so you do not need a second variety to get a crop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold-tolerant for an olive.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mission is among the more cold-hardy cultivars, holding up well in zones 8 through 11 where many olives struggle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEvergreen, drought-tough beauty.\u003c\/strong\u003e Once established it shrugs off heat and dry spells, and its silver foliage stays handsome year-round.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong-lived and adaptable.\u003c\/strong\u003e Thrives in lean, well-draining soil and rewards patience with decades of productivity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiven room, it matures into a 20 to 30 ft. specimen or screening tree; kept pruned, it suits a courtyard, a sunny patio container, or a Mediterranean-style border where its form and color carry the design.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Live Good Logistics","offers":[{"title":"2-3 ft.","offer_id":46111761268872,"sku":"EDB-OLI-MIS-23-5C-FW","price":119.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4648\/6408\/files\/shutterstock_1361495153.jpg?v=1781490253","url":"https:\/\/www.natesgardensupply.com\/products\/mission-olive-tree","provider":"Nate's Garden Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}