Pam Moore wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:51:13 +0100, "Jo"
wrote:


My olive tree which has been thriving since last year has suddenly started
dropping all its leaves. Could I have over-watered it?


Maybe over or underwatering; maybe dry atmosphere.
Is it in a pot indoors? Mine used to stay indoors all winter, and
regularly lost most of its leaves, puttiing out new ones quite
quickly. Mine has now been outdoors, but protected in winter, for the
last 3 years. No leaves have been lost since it went out.

Mine live outside and do lose their leaves by drying out about now as
the new branches start to form. I suspect winter damp or frost damage in
N Yorks. The tree lives on quite happily. Odd bit of die back.

Regards,
Martin Brown