Re: Olive trees

Posted by Sally on 5/27/2012, 5:50 pm, in reply to "Olive trees"
198.69.254.230

I used to trim the 3 horses that have lived for years in the Berkeley Olive Grove just outside of Oroville. They are quite healthy There are tons of olive trees up here and I have never heard of a horse having any issues related to olive trees.

some people are very allergic to olives

Posted by Smirky jan on 5/27/2012, 11:45 pm, in reply to "Olive trees"
99.104.225.36

so that might be a consideration. They do have heavy pollen when in blossom . . . I really like the lacey leaves they have. :>jan If you can't fix it with a hammer, you have an electrical problem . . . Saratoga, California or occasionally Port Angeles, Washington

We have 120 olive trees disbursed throughout our property

Posted by HeyRady on 5/28/2012, 12:49 pm, in reply to "Olive trees"
75.54.234.114

And between the leaves and the actual olive fruit, the horses and cows LOVE them! We just pruned our trees and we left the cut branches in the pastures so the horses could strip the leaves from the branches. All of our trees look beautifully trimmed at about 10 feet off the ground because the horses eat the leaves as high as they can reach. It looks like we've taken a trimmer and trimmed them evenly all around the place. They won't eat the actual olives until they have fallen from the tree and turned black though. Even our dogs love eating them. The only drawback is when they bloom and produce LOTS of pollen for about 5 days. Our cars are covered in yellow pollen and there is no use washing them until the trees are through doing their thing. Lori Finch Owner & Manager of Paradise Acres Equine Retirement. www.paradiseacres.net