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Solanum lycopersicum 'Sweet Olive'

tomato (plum) 'Sweet Olive'

Early-maturing, heavy crops of small, sweet, shiny, red, round to plum shaped fruits 2-3cm in diameter and 2.5cm long from a vigorous, healthy, determinate plant, are borne from summer into early autumn

Synonyms
Lycopersicon esculentum 'Sweet Olive'
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Size
Ultimate height
1.5–2.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
1 year
Ultimate spread
0.5–1 metres
Growing conditions
Loam
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Yellow Green
Summer Yellow Green Red
Autumn Green Red
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H1C
Botanical details
Family
Solanaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Semi evergreen
Habit
Spreading branched
Genus

Solanum can be annuals, perennials, evergreen or deciduous shrubs or twining climbers, with simple or pinnnately lobed leaves and star- or bowl-shaped, 5-lobed flowers with prominent stamens, followed by fleshy fruits

Name status

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

This bush (determinate) tomato is ideal for outdoor cultivation. For detailed cultivation advice see Tomatoes

Propagation

Propagate by seed; for detailed propagating advice see Tomatoes

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Conservatory and greenhouse
  • Edible fruit
Pruning

For detailed pruning and training advice see Tomatoes

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly and tomato moth

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), potato blight, tomato blight, tomato leaf mould, tomato viruses, magnesium deficiency and blossom end rot. See Tomatoes: leaf problems

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