Artificial Olive Tree, 5.25 to 8 ft, Silk Leaves, Black Pot

A faux olive tree with silk foliage and moulded olives, available in four heights from 5.25 ft to 8 ft. Where most artificial trees settle for words like "full" or "lush", this one backs its canopy with real numbers: 863 leaves and 36 olives at 6 ft, 968 leaves and 46 olives at 7 ft, and 1,808 leaves and 76 olives at 8 ft. The jump from 7 ft to 8 ft is not a small step up — the canopy close to doubles.

An olive tree is one of the strongest cases for going artificial on light alone. It is a full-sun Mediterranean species, and a Canadian window rarely supplies that light for half the year, however good the room. This version asks for nothing: no sun, no water, no winter protection, and it suits covered outdoor spots — balconies, porches, verandas — as readily as a living room corner.

Each branch carries a flexible metal wire, so you can shape the canopy by hand and it holds the arrangement. The tree arrives in a black pot, ready to display or to drop into a planter of your own.

What are the exact dimensions and materials?

Heights available	5.25 ft · 6 ft · 7 ft · 8 ft
Leaf count	6 ft: 863 · 7 ft: 968 · 8 ft: 1,808 · 5.25 ft: Not specified
Olive count	6 ft: 36 · 7 ft: 46 · 8 ft: 76 · 5.25 ft: Not specified
Foliage material	Silk leaves; fade-resistant plastic olives
Trunk	Natural-looking trunk
Branch armature	Flexible metal wire through each branch
Pot	Black pot; material Not specified
UV rating	Not specified
Placement	Indoor and covered outdoor (balconies, patios)
Assembly	Unpack, then open branches out by hand

Which height should I buy for my room?

Height	Leaves	Olives	Ceiling it suits
5.25 ft	Not specified	Not specified	Any
6 ft	863	36	8 ft
7 ft	968	46	9 ft and over
8 ft	1,808	76	10 ft and over

The jump from 968 leaves at 7 ft to 1,808 at 8 ft is the most useful number on this page — the 8 ft is not simply a taller 7 ft, it carries close to twice the canopy.

Artificial olive tree, or a real one?

	This tree	Live olive tree indoors in Canada
Light required	None	Six to eight hours of direct sun. Almost no Canadian interior provides it.
Density you can check before buying	863 to 1,808 leaves, stated at three heights	Whatever the nursery specimen happens to be that week
Fruit	36 to 76 moulded olives, permanently	None indoors; olives need cross-pollination and a dormancy period
Cost, year one	Paid once, at purchase	Additional pot and likely a grow light required
Cost, year five	Nothing further	Frequently replaced after a failed winter

Olive is the clearest case in our range for buying artificial. It is a full-sun Mediterranean species, and a Canadian interior does not supply that light for half the year regardless of how good the window is.

What arrives in the box, and what do I have to do to it?

Like every tree we sell, this one ships with its branches folded in against the trunk so the box survives transit, and it will come out looking flatter and thinner than the photographs. Opening it out by hand is the difference between a tree that reads as real and one that reads as a prop: work from the lowest branches upward, pull each stem away from its neighbour, and give the leaves individual angles rather than a uniform fan.

Olive branches are fine and the leaves small, so this species takes a little longer to shape well than a broad-leaf tree of the same height. Work the inner branches first — spread only the outer ones and it looks full from the front but hollow from the side. At 8 ft, with 1,808 leaves to distribute, budget real time for this step. If anything arrives damaged in transit, photograph it before unpacking further and contact us.

Who should not buy this?

• Uncovered outdoor placement. This tree is made for indoor and covered outdoor spots — balconies and porches, not an open patio in full sun. For direct, unshaded sun, choose a UV-rated model instead.
• Anyone buying primarily on leaf count at 5.25 ft. The published counts start at 6 ft, so if fullness is the deciding factor, the 6 ft is the one to compare on.
• Homes with small children who pick things up. The olives are moulded plastic, roughly olive-sized, and attached to be looked at rather than pulled off.

Common questions

How many leaves does this olive tree have?

863 at 6 ft, 968 at 7 ft and 1,808 at 8 ft. As a working reference, an olive tree under roughly 600 leaves at 6 ft will typically read as sparse from across a room, which makes the 863 figure here a genuinely useful number rather than a marketing word like "lush".

Can I put this olive tree outside?

On a covered balcony, porch or veranda, yes — those settings suit it well. In open, direct sun we would not: ultraviolet exposure is what fades silk foliage over time, so for a west-facing, uncovered patio choose a UV-rated model instead.

Does it come with a usable pot?

It ships in a black pot, ready to stand as delivered. If you already own a planter you love, the tree drops straight into it — many customers treat the included pot as a liner and choose a decorative planter to match the room.

Do the branches hold their shape?

Yes. Each branch carries a flexible metal wire, so once you have opened the canopy out and angled the stems, the arrangement stays where you put it — and you can reshape it whenever you move the tree to a new spot.