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<pre>Once upon a time....

somewhere or other I came across some figure which indicated the amount of
water an olive tree can expect to use at various times of the year. I have
no idea if these figures were on this group, in a magazine (which one?) or
in book (so many to pick from!!) but I am trying to estimate how many trees
I can support with an annual rainfall of 600mm, summer dominant. I have some
supplementary irrigation available, but I have a feeling that we have too
many trees for the available water.

Does anybody have a figure for young (up to 2m high) and mature trees?

Regards,

Mike Wilson
Hunter Valley.
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