How to Grow an Olive Tree From a Pit, According to Olive Growers

Key Points You can plant an olive pit and grow an olive tree either indoors or outside. Use an olive pit from an organic tree, rather than from a jar of olives you got at the store. Patrick Martin , owner and grower of Frantoio Grove, owner and grower of Frantoio Grove Rey Robledo , CEO & owner of Olive Tree Farm Nursery, CEO & owner of Olive Tree Farm Nursery Alanna Lambert, nursery manager at DurantWhat to ExpectWhen you grow an olive tree from a pit, the tree you cultivate will not be a replica of the original. “Olive trees grown from pits are genetically different from the parent tree,” says Rey Robledo, CEO & owner of Olive Tree Farm Nursery. Keep the soil in your container moist, but not saturated, until the tree has established itself, and enjoy watching your olive tree grow.