The olive varieties may be suitable for table olives, production of oil of olive or have a mixed use oil/snack.
They are known olive varieties:
Alfafara, Arbequina, Arbosana, Alfafarenca, Arroniz, Ascolana Tenera, Biancolilla, Blanqueta, Bosana, Castellana o Verdeja, Carolea, Cassanese, Changlot Real, Chemlali, Coratina, Cornezuelo, Cornicabra, Sikitita, Dolce Agogia, Empeltre, Farga, Frangivento (Cipressino), Gordal Sevillana, Hojiblanca, Itrana, Koroneiki, Lazzero, Leccino, Leccio Del Corno, Lechín de Granada, Lechín de Sevilla, Negral, Nocellara del Belice, Manzanilla Cacereña, Manzanilla Sevillana, Maurino, Morchiaio, Moraiolo, Morisca, Ocal, Pico Limón, Picual, Picudo, Piricuddara, Roggianella, Royal de Cazorla, Semidana, Serrana de Espadán, Taggiasca, Verdial de Badajoz, Pajarero, Pendolino, Picholine, Rosciola, Frantoio, Villalonga, Ogliarola Messinese, Ogliarola Barese, Cerasuola, Casaliva, Ravece, Piangente, Peranzana
We can buy seedlings at the following olive nurseries.
The table olives must be of good taste, with high pulp/bone ratio and of nice color.
Within the selected olive variety, olives of large size are more valued. This is because olives have a better pulp / bone ratio.
It is valued that the olive does not”bother”.
The damage that appears on the surface of the olive is called”bothered”. These damages are due to the blows and rubs that the olives suffer during the process of collection and transformation.
Olive oil varieties (olive oil production): It should have, a high fat yield, collection facility is sought, high and constant production.
Within the olive varieties suitable for mill, new varieties are being sought. A high planting density, high productivity is desired, yield olives high fat, disease resistance, pruning and fully mechanized collection…
Each variety produces an oil of different properties, characteristics organoleptic and chemical composition.
Olive oils Picual, Hojiblanca, Arbequina and Cornicabra are the most abundant in Spain.
The farmland, the climate, the care taken to the olive tree and the mechanized harvesting influence the quality of olive oil.
We have translated the information on our website from Spanish to English. Note that some words may have seen their meaning altered during their translation.
The olive Dolce Agogia, is an Italian olive tree variety, mainly cultivated in Umbria, is generally used for the olive oil production, although they can also be consumed as olives blacks (dehydrated with salt). Curiosities: The name Dolce is due to the sweet taste of the extracted olive oil. The olive trees are old and … Read moreDolce Agogia olive tree
In the Tunisian olive grove, the variety of Chemlali olive tree from Sfax stands out, thanks to its great ability to adapt to drought. It extends along the east coast of the country from the cities of Korba to Gabes. The variety works well in the south of Tunisia, however, in the central area, olive … Read moreChemlali olive tree
The cultivation of Olive Coratina, has characteristics favorable to the production of olive oil. The variety has its origin in the Italian province of Apulia (Plugia), where it is one of the main varieties. Its oil is of very high quality and easily adapts to various environments. Despite its good characteristics, the variety has barely … Read moreCoratina olive tree
The cultivation of Ascolana Tenera olive tree, also known as Ascolano, has its origin in the Italian territory of Ascoli Piceno, in the Italian region of Marche (Marche). The main olive groves are found in the Marche region, with little diffusion through central Italy. The Ascolana variety has as its main use the production of olives for … Read moreAscolana Olive Tree
Cultivation of Olive Carolea is of Italian origin, the variety stands out for its resistance to cold and good adaptation to the olive grove in height (800 meters of altitude). It has good features both for the production of table olives (green and black dressing), and for oil extraction. The olive grove of Carolea is … Read moreCarolea Olive tree
Frangivento olive tree, also known by Cipressino due to its vertical bearing, is a recently spreading Italian Olive variety. Due to its dense and colorful foliage, it is the most cultivated and ornamental olive variety, being spread throughout the parks and gardens of many countries. In Italy, the variety has been used for centuries as … Read moreCipressino olive tree
Black olive tree is a native variety of Sabiñán (Zaragoza). Its cultivation area is small and it is located in the province of Zaragoza. The Black (Negral from Sabiñan) olive tree is highly prized for its sweetness, being used for black dressing and dry dressing with salt. It has a high fat content, an aspect that … Read moreBlack olive tree
The decision about olive harvest season varies depending on various conditions. Degree of maturation, fat yield, climatic conditions. So, when olives are harvested to eat, the olives are harvested green from the tree. However to produce oil, the start of the season is delayed, to increase fat yield. The decision about the beginning of the … Read moreOlive Harvest
Expanding knowledge about olive cultivation is a good way to increase the productivity of our olive grove. Although searching our website you can find a lot of useful information, it is not always possible to answer all the questions that arise when we are dedicated to the olive tree cultivation. In the book Olive Growing, … Read moreOlive tree cultivation book
Learning how to prune an olive tree may seem simple. However, pruning the olive grove in the most appropriate way is something that requires good training, lots of practice and experience. Trimming olive trees is an art with different techniques: training pruning of the olive tree, pruning maintenance and pruning of renovation. When the olive trees are cut … Read moreHow to Prune an Olive Tree
Next, we’ll see how cure olives for remove bitterness and prepare to table olives, in two different ways. Green olives have a very bitter taste that makes their direct consumption impossible. Therefore, it is necessary to subject them to a process called cooked or cured. This process makes it possible to sweeten the olives by breaking down oleuropein … Read moreHow to cure green and black olives
Currently we can find olive picking machine of gasoline, electric or pneumatic. Olive harvesting machines have certain differences of prices, benefits, manageability and comfort. The use of olive harvesting machine, electric olive harvester, olive tree shaker has helped to advance the harvest time and reduce harvest times. We must take into account the variety of olives that … Read moreOlive picking machine
Wooden, steel or fiberglass stakes are essential for the proper growth and formation of intensive and super high density olive orchard. The most appropriate stake size for intensive olive (Picual, Cornicabra, Hojiblanca…) is 150 cm long. To facilitate the collection with trunk and umbrella vibrators, we must form the cross between 90 and 110cm high. … Read moreWooden, steel and fiberglass stakes
Reading our publication, you will know how many kilos of olives an olive tree produce in the different growing conditions. An olive tree can produce 0, 15, 50, 75, 100… kilos of olives depending on the medium and the care applied. Up to 850 kg of picual olives that came to produce the centenary olive … Read moreHow many olives does an olive tree produce?
The olive tree blossom occurs when the average temperature daily exceeds 18ºC this It usually happens between the months of May and June. Depending on the climatic conditions and the cultivation area, the flowering season of the olive tree can be advanced or delayed. The olive tree flowers are located on the shoots of the previous … Read moreOlive tree blossom
In spring, during flowering of the olive tree, pollen levels skyrocket. It is essential for allergy sufferers to adopt protective measures to reduce the symptoms of olive allergy The olive allergy is increasingly common, exposure to large amounts of olive pollen during spring can cause upset sensitive people. The different olive varieties are reproduced using … Read moreOlive allergy
The professional farmer must apply the different olive tree care to keep the olive grove healthy and productive. Next, we will show the agricultural work carried out to cultivate the olive: pruning, subscriber, treatments, use of herbicides… Olive tree care: Pruning The pruning of the olive tree is an art, achieving enough experience to prune with … Read moreOlive tree care
Olive tree nurseries for buy, Spanish and Italian varieties, olive trees, cheap sale prices, olive seedlings in bags, expert nurseries in super high density olive orchard. Where to buy olive trees? Nurseries: sale price, plants, variety… In Spain there are more than 100 olive tree nurseries, dedicated to the production or marketing of olive seedlings … Read moreOlive tree nurseries
To make a correct olive tree fertilizer, the first thing we need to know are the mineral needs of the olive tree. It must be clear that the best fertilizer for olive trees will be the one that allows us to provide the most deficient nutrients in the olive tree. To know the mineral deficiencies … Read moreOlive tree fertilizer
There are a multitude of types of olives trees, varieties or olive classes. There are good olive varieties for oil, others are suitable for table olives and finally there are varieties with qualities for both uses. Currently, the sector’s greatest interest is concentrated in the super high density olive orchard. They are more expensive olive … Read moreTypes of olive trees and olives
Super high density olive orchard, grove or farming has a high production per hectare, stands out over the traditional dry land olive grove and intensive plantations. Super high density olive tree plantation is currently increasing thanks to multiple factors. Profitability improvement: The olive oil prices have remained high and stable over the past few years. … Read moreSuper high density olive orchard
Olive Castellana tree, also known as Verdeja, is a olive variety originally from Castilla la Mancha. It has an area of olive grove close to 30,000 hectares located mainly in the Alcarria Conquense. The provinces of Cuenca and Guadalajara have the largest area of Castellana olive, with less presence in Albacete (Roda) and Madrid (Vegas). … Read moreCastellana olive tree
Olive tree tuberculosis or knot, is one of the diseases of the olive tree. Warts that appear in olive trees are caused by the infection of the bacteria Pseudomonas savastanoi (Janse, 1982) or pv. savastanoi. The applications of certain treatments and olive care can help disease control. However, current products only help eliminate olive knot … Read moreOlive knot disease (Pseudomonas savastanoi)
Olive peacock spot, bird’s eye spot or olive leaf spot (Cycloconium oleaginum (Castagne 1845)) is probably the most serious disease that affects the olive grove. Although there are effective treatments and some olive varieties have certain resistance, its incidence has an important impact on the productivity of the olive tree. In Italy the disease is known as Occhio … Read moreOlive peacock spot (Cycloconium oleaginum)
The olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae Rossi, 1790) is one of the most relevant pests of the olive grove. The use of traps and the application of treatments for the control of the olive fruit fly is frequent in the Spanish olive grove. It is one of the primary pests next to the Prays and … Read moreOlive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae)
The olive psyllid, is a secondary pest that can be found frequently in the olive grove. It is an insect hemiptero of the family Psyllidae, with scientific name Euphyllura olivina Costa, 1839. Although he is not pleased to find psyllid present in the olive tree, the farmer must focus on fighting pests or diseases of … Read moreOlive psyllid (Euphyllura olivina)
The olive prays (Prays oleae Bernard, 1788), is next to the fly and the black scale one of the three phytophagous pests more harmful to the olive tree. Also known as olive moth, prays is a plague synchronized to perfection with the biological cycle of the olive. It has three annual generations, the Phyllophagous (feeds … Read moreOlive moth (Prays oleae)
Well valued for oil production and for table olives, the Pico Limón olive tree (Peak Lemon Olive) has characteristics that may be of interest to us. There are 7,000 hectares of olive grove Pico Limón, distributed mainly in the fertile soils of the Campiña Sur (Badajoz) and in the region of Sierra Norte (Sierra Morena, … Read morePico Limón olive tree