I have mentioned the miniature olives on our tree previously and was hoping they were just late starters and would get to their normal size. Not the case. This condition is called Shotberry and it has effected the vast majority of olives this time around. Shotberries are a pollination issue and are usually caused by adverse weather conditions during the flowering/pollination process. They are hinting that just one season of colder/wetter conditons can do it but we have had three years of coolish Summers, maybe they are adding up. The situation is not permanent and can often be followed by a bumper crop if the conditons are right.
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