Purchased a Arbequina Olive Tree and it is beautiful/ live in a northern climate where now the summers are hot. Used a cactus based soil however the tree has not produced any new leaves or sprouts. I am sure it is the soil. Does anyone have ideas on how to create the soil it needs? I have it in a big clay pot now.
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Using cactus mix is probably too acidic. The arbequina olives grown here where I live like a slightly alkaline soil but will grow in slightly acidic soils. They prefer a Ph of about 6.5-7.5 and cactus mix is usually about 5.0-6.0. I would just put it into a GOOD POTTING MIX and not some miracle grow junk.
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I have no idea about lava rocks and clay pebbles except lava rock is used as a mulch and clay pebbles are used in hydroponic gardening. The only good potting mix/potting soil that is nationwide AFAIK is by Espoma and Fox Farm. I have no idea of what you have locally.
Welcome to the forum @Bill Waud 
https://www.olivetreegrowers.com/blog.php?view=detail&id=19
I have enclosed a link to some information I found online, as I have very little knowledge about Olive trees - I hope it helps you.
https://www.olivetreegrowers.com/blog.php?view=detail&id=19I have enclosed a link to some information I found online, as I have very little knowledge about Olive trees - I hope it helps you.
Thank you soooo much
