Can olive trees grow in Myrtle Beach ? (climate, snow, warmest)

[FrozenI69]

I wonder if it will be possible for olive trees to grow in Myrtle Beach. It certainly has decent temperature regimes, and if the Bermuda high takes over all summer long, the climate is identical to what you see in Israel or Lebanon. It’s also less susceptible to snow than a good chunk of the Mediterranean areas. So would olive trees be successful in this region ?

[Isleofpalms85]

Probably...

[Isleofpalms85]

Originally Posted by Isleofpalms85

Probably...

Unless the climate reverts back to a similar climactic state that it was back in the 1970’s or 1980’s.....

[LKJ1988]

Not a chance.

[Ed's Mountain]

Originally Posted by LKJ1988

Not a chance.

Are you sure? They can be grown here.

[Joe90]

Originally Posted by Ed's Mountain

Are you sure? They can be grown here.

Interesting - Vancouver Island does seem to have more excess with olives than southern England. Possibly warmer and drier when it really matters.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by Ed's Mountain

Are you sure? They can be grown here.

They don't like high dew points and fruit drops. They have done some lab growing so maybe things have changed.

[Ed's Mountain]

Originally Posted by Joe90

Interesting - Vancouver Island does seem to have more excess with olives than southern England. Possibly warmer and drier when it really matters.

Perhaps. I think also that being the warmest place in a cold country produces a certain esprit de corps which motivates people to push boundaries.

[Ethereal]

Originally Posted by LKJ1988

They don't like high dew points and fruit drops. They have done some lab growing so maybe things have changed.

We have humid summers (besides the extreme dry heat days), and they grow perfectly here.

[FrozenI69]

Part of the balkans have a humid subtropical climate and olives grow quite well there, so why not in South Carolina?