. Bulletin. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Arizona. TiiK Olivk in Arizona 495 the olil tree in foreground. Fig. 3). Another habit of the olive is that of forming suckers around tlie base. If allowed to grow without pruning, it (lc\-elops several trunks and persists in throwing out pro- tecting sprouts. The olive is generally considered a slow-growing tree; but under favorable conditions its growth is quite rapid, as shown by five-year-. Fi{^. y,. 1 lij oiive o:'(*i:iii| top-uiaTtcd lo iiiurt old trees at the Yuma Date Orchard and Horticultural Station which have reached a height of fifteen feet a
. Bulletin. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Arizona. TiiK Olivk in Arizona 495 the olil tree in foreground. Fig. 3). Another habit of the olive is that of forming suckers around tlie base. If allowed to grow without pruning, it (lc\-elops several trunks and persists in throwing out pro- tecting sprouts. The olive is generally considered a slow-growing tree; but under favorable conditions its growth is quite rapid, as shown by five-year-. Fi{^. y,. 1 lij oiive o:'(*i:iii| top-uiaTtcd lo iiiurt old trees at the Yuma Date Orchard and Horticultural Station which have reached a height of fifteen feet and a spread of twelve feet. Figure 4 shows the growth of a Mission tree two years from planting (Salt River Valley Farm). Olive trees attain great age, as is evidenced by the old monarchs of the plant world growing in parts of Europe and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original University of Arizona. Agricultural Experiment Station. Tucson : Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona
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