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OBJECTIVES OF PRUNING
Train and Shape Olive trees, Maintain or Increase Production and Improve Harvest Efficiency
Training helps giving the tree the optimal shape to allow for efficient harvest as well as achieving early crops.
Once the trees have reached their optimum canopy volume for the environmental conditions of the area, it is likely that the yields could start declining. This is due to the fact that the inner part of the canopy does not receive sufficient sunlight, which causes defoliation, resulting in a low Leaf to Wood Ratio.
If the tree grows above its optimum size, it creates serious issues for the harvester machines. The tree becomes too high and too wide for the machines, it has thick branches that can cause damage on the picking heads and also reduces the removal efficiency of the machine as well as slows down the harvesting speed.
It is a fact that to produce fruit, Olive trees need to grow and produce new branches each year; therefore the trees need to grow every year. It is here where pruning becomes a very useful management tool.
Pruning helps increasing Fruit Size, Oil Yield, Light Interception and Leaf to Wood Ratio, it promotes new growth, and reduces water and fertiliser requirements.
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1- Tree Training
Objectives: Achieve early start of production with higher yields, increased number of production years, higher fruit quality, prepare the trees for the type of harvester that is going to be used on the grove.
Training takes place during the first 3 years of the tree life.
During the first year minimum pruning is required (provided the trees come with a suitable shape from the nursery), lower and vigorous branches competing with the leader should be removed. The aim is to encourage a straight vertical trunk with horizontal branches coming out. Water shoots must be removed to stop competition for water and nutrients.
On the second and third year the aim is to remove lower branches below 600-700-800-1000mm (must be done gradually).
“Always keep in mind that if we prune too hard is because either we came too late or because we do not know what to do”.
There must be a balance between what is taken out and what is left on. If we remove too much canopy, we have a negative effect on the tree, because we are removing photosynthetic area setting the tree back for a while until it starts growing again.
Light pruning is a process by which we only take a small amount of foliage (a couple of small branches), therefore we are not affecting tree balance. That is why it can be done from August until the end of May.
Heavier pruning in this process we take a large amounts of foliage therefore we are promoting a stronger reaction from the tree, this makes it susceptible to frost damage. That is why we should be delaying it until the end of September unless the weather is warmer. If that is the case we could start at the beginning of September.
Tree training not only involves light and heavy pruning but also tree tying and skirting.
2- Production
This type of pruning is performed on mature trees once they have reached full size. It has the aim of balancing the tree to obtain uniform and constant production every year.
As we all know when trees are young there is a larger number of non productive branches and that is because those branches are actively growing, but once they have reached their potential, they stop growing and start producing fruits, after a while those branches are exhausted and they stop producing, therefore they should be removed, to encourage new growth and renew the tree.
If bloom is light, pruning can be confined to non-productive parts of the tree, preserving as much bloom and potential crop as possible. In years of heavy bloom, pruning can be more severe without excessive crop removal.
Time of pruning: bud break until early December.
3- After Harvest (Cleaning)
The aim is to clean up the large broken branches that are left after the harvesters have gone through the grove. We could avoid it by spraying the trees with copper after harvest and wait until spring to take the damaged wood out.
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John Gallard
, john@gallardservices.com.au
Servicing Hunter Valley and other areas upon request.
Mulching service
Peter Birch - Thunderbolt's Olives
, thunderboltsolives@bigpond.com
Mulches wood up to 300mm diameter
Servicing NSW areas
Kent Hallett
PO Box 114,Riverton SA 5412
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, FAX:
Eberhard Kunze
203 Everton Road, Markwood VIC 3678
PH:
, Email: ekunze@netc.net.au
Service: Contract Bottling & Cask Filling
Fini Olives
Jim Hollingworth
237 Orange Springs Road, Regan's Ford, Gin Gin WA 6503
PH:
, Email: jimh@finiolives.com.au
Email: racquel@pukaraestate.com.au
Servicing NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC & WA
John Daniel resides in Lewiston on the outskirts of Adelaide, SA.
Email: jtdaniel@adam.com.au
Olympus Olive Contractors & Transport
Tige & Joy Boyd, RSD L260 Lockwood Vic 3539
olympusolives@impulse.net.au
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Mob:
Fax:
Servicing QLD, NSW & VIC
Peter Haslett - Haslett Harvesting
PO Box 164 Paringa, SA 5340
mail@haslettharvesting.com.au
(AH)
Servicing SA.
Ashville Contracting Pty Ltd
P.O. Box 828 Merbein Victoria 3505
Contact; Ashley Munro
Ph:
or
Fax
Email ashville@ncable.com.au
Puma Olive Harvesting
Self propelled tractor mounted shaker.Capable of 1T/hr.
Contact: Fran Goryan
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or
Servicing SA only.
Andrew Bucknell
Ph:
or
bucknell@westnet.com.au
6 years experience, Sicma F3 harvester
Looking to expand into QLD and SA
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La Barre Olives
An average of 40 - 60 trees / Hour
Sicma Harvester, Operator has 5 years full time experience
Please contact La Barre Olives for more info
Ph:
denanteuil@bigpond.com
Preston Valley Grove
Sicma Speedy Harvester
Contact Mick Ryan for more info
Ph:
, email:info@prestonvalleygrove.com.au
Barilla Olive Harvesting
Lot 286 Stebonheath Rd, Munno Para Downs. S.A. 5015
Shaker Harvesting, grove layout is important, please book early.
Servicing South Australia
Contact: Steve Barilla
Ph:
, email:bariloil@tpg.com.au
National Olive Harvesters Pty. Ltd.
1 Nelson Road Lameroo S.A. 5302
Over-the-row Style Harvesting,Shaker Harvesting
Servicing: ACT,NSW,QLD,SA,TAS,VIC & WA
Contact: Ian Mead
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or
E-mail: iwmead@internode.on.net
EV Olives
Eberhard Kunze
203 Everton Road, Markwood VIC 3678
PH:
or
, Email: ekunze@netc.net.au
Service: Contract harvesting
New generation harvester, small or large jobs, bin hire, fruit transport
& processing
SMART PRUNING FOR STRONGER, HIGHER-YIELD OLIVE TREES
By Marcelo Berlanda, Agronomist & Consultant for The Olive Centre
“Olive trees must put out fresh growth each year to produce fruit.”
Training shapes the tree to support efficient harvesting and encourage early production
When trees reach the canopy size best suited to their environment, yields may begin to drop. This often happens because the inner canopy receives limited sunlight, leading to leaf loss and a reduced Leaf-to-Wood Ratio. If a tree grows beyond its ideal size, it creates challenges for mechanical harvesters. Excess height and width, along with thick branches, can strain or damage harvesting equipment, reduce fruit removal efficiency, and slow the harvest. Because olive trees need to produce new shoots annually to maintain fruiting, consistent growth is essential—and pruning becomes an important management practice. Pruning improves fruit size, oil content, light penetration, and the Leaf-to-Wood Ratio. It also stimulates fresh growth and lowers water and fertiliser demand.
1- TREE TRAINING
Purpose: Establish early productivity with stronger yields, extend the productive lifespan of the tree, enhance fruit quality, and prepare trees for the harvesting system used in the grove.
Timing: Training occurs within the first three years of the tree’s development.
In the first year, pruning is minimal (assuming nursery trees arrive with a good structure). Remove lower or overly vigorous branches that compete with the central leader. The goal is to maintain an upright main trunk with outward-growing horizontal branches. Water shoots should be removed so they do not compete for nutrients and moisture.
During the second and third years, gradually remove lower branches below approximately 600–1000 mm.
A balance is essential. Removing too much canopy reduces the tree’s photosynthetic area, slowing its progress until new growth resumes.
Light pruning involves removing only small sections of foliage (such as a few short shoots), which keeps the tree stable. This can be done from August through late May.
Heavy pruning removes larger amounts of foliage, prompting a stronger regrowth response but also increasing frost risk. Heavy cuts should generally be delayed until late September unless conditions are warm enough to begin earlier.
Tree training may also include tying and skirting as part of shaping and preparation.
2- PRODUCTION
Young trees contain many non-productive branches because they are still actively growing. Once these branches mature and begin producing fruit, they eventually become exhausted and stop fruiting. At that point, they need to be removed to make room for new productive growth and renewal of the canopy.
LoIf the bloom is light, pruning should focus mainly on non-productive wood to preserve as much fruiting potential as possible. In years with heavy bloom, pruning can be more assertive without significantly reducing the crop.
Timing: From bud break through early December.
3- AFTER HARVEST (CLEANING)
The goal at this stage is to remove large damaged branches left behind after mechanical harvest. This step can be postponed by applying copper after harvest and waiting until spring to remove the affected wood.
Read More: ● Marcelo Berlanda ● Mechanical Pruning ● Mechanical Harvesting
