Once you've established a shape, be sure to also remove old wood.

Pruning is therefore needed to reduce the density of the foliage and allow sunlight to penetrate into every part of the olive tree. Our pruning teacher from the University of Perugia suggested that every olive should be in direct sunlight for at least some part of the day.

For example, one can prune the tops of the longest branches (year-old twigs) of the olive tree to promote growth from the crown, so that one gets a full tree.

Leave branches of the olive tree at least 20 cm long. Preferably in spring prune, the olive tree so that the pruning Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. pruning olive trees in winter