Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate only occasionally to infrequently. It is heat and drought tolerant once established and tolerant to temperatures down to around 15 degrees F without damage - older plants are more cold tolerant with only some tip die back. This very popular compact non-fruiting variety makes an excellent low hedge, foundaton plant and it can be sheared to a rounded shape.

Olea europaea 'Montra' was discovered at Dick Zylstra's West Covina Nursery and was patented by Monrovia Nursery using a culivar name that combined the "Mon" of Monrovia and the "tra" of Zylstra to get the cultivar name 'Montra'. It received US Plant Patent PP6,266 issued in August 1988 that expired in 2006. Monrovia continues to market this plant under a trademarked name they own that is similar to the plants generally used common name Little Olive. For more information about Olea europaea see our listing for Olea europaea Manzanillo'. 

The information displayed on this page about Olea europaea 'Montra' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.