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 Hojiblanca olive tree, is the third variety in terms of crop area in Spain. With 265,000 hectares, the Hojiblanca olive variety is only behind the varieties of Picual olive tree (1,000,000 ha) and Cornicabra (270,000 ha). The Hojiblanca olive cultivation is distributed throughout the Andalusian provinces of Córdoba (116,000 ha), Málaga (81,000 ha), Sevilla … Read moreHojiblanca Olive tree
The variety of olive Verdial of Badajoz, is cultivated mainly in Extremadura. The olive tree Verdial de Badajoz, has in the community of Extremadura a crop extension of approximately 30,000 Hectares. The Verdial and mixed-use olive is recognized, being valid for both table olives and for producing oil. Synonymies or names received by the variety … Read moreVerdial Olive
Gordal Sevillano olive tree variety, is grown mainly in Andalusia. Within Andalusia, Sevilla is the province where the Gordal Sevillano olive tree has a greater implantation. There are important plantations of the variety of Olive Gordal in Córdoba and Huelva. Although in smaller quantities, isolated plantations and scattered specimens of Gordal Sevillana can be found in … Read moreGordal olives
The variety of Cornicabra olive produces olives with high yield of oil. It is a tree with good productive characteristics, adapted to dry and limestone soils. The origin of the variety of Cornicabra olives, is located in the Toledo town of Mora de Toledo. Cornicabra, is the second olive variety by extension of cultivation (in Spain), … Read moreCornicabra olive tree
The origin of the variety of Manzanilla Cacereña olive is probably the North of Cáceres, where it has been cultivated traditionally. This variety is versatile, with mixed use, both for table olives and for oil production. In addition to the main name of this olive tree, Manzanilla Cacereña, depending on the area of Extremadura, can … Read moreManzanilla Cacereña Olive Tree
The Picual olive, is the most important variety in Spain, Picual has excellent characteristics to produce olive oil (high performance olive, high productive capacity, easy detachment…). Picual, is the olive class (Olea Europea Sativa), most present in the Andalusian olive grove. Picual olive variety is the most cultivated olive in Spain. It has a growing extension … Read morePicual olive tree
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