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.
Lechin from Granada olive tree, has a considerable cultivation area (30,000 hectares), similar to Picudo. You can find important plantations of Olivo Lechin, in Granada, Murcia, Almería and Albacete. It is a variety of interest for its double aptitude. The Lechín from Granada olive tree produces Extra Virgin Olive Oil of excellent quality. The Lechin olive is … Read moreLechín from Granada Olive tree
Empeltre olive tree, is grown mainly in the communities of Baleares and Aragón. There are documents dating to the Empeltre variety from before the 15th century. Currently the Empeltre olive tree has a cultivation area close to 80,000 hectares. Its cultivation in Spain is located in the Northeast of the peninsula, Aragón, Castellón, Tarragona, Navarra, … Read moreEmpeltre olive tree
Pajarero olive tree, produces very high-yielding olives. It is a variety of retaken interest thanks to its high and constant production. Its cultivation area is mainly in Córdoba. The name”Birdhouse”derives from the interest it arouses in the Zorzal bird. Thanks to its large size, sweetness when reaching maturity and high energy value, birds have a … Read morePajarero Olive
Cornezuelo olive tree, produces dual-fitness olives, they can be used both for table olives, and for oil production. The Cornezuelo olive variety has a small cultivation extension, located east of Badajoz and has a certain presence in Córdoba. Its main cultivation area is Monterrubio de la Serena, forming a fundamental part of the PDO “Monterrubio … Read moreCornezuelo olive
The variety of Arroniz olive tree, produces olives suitable for oil production. It is currently expanding, its ability to adapt to the hedge cultivation system is of interest. Until recently, the variety was found in marginal land and in small and low-cost plantations, with just 500 hectares of traditional cultivation. The success of plantations carried … Read moreArroniz olive
The variety of Picudo olive, produces mixed-use olives, are used for the production of oil and table olives. Originally from Córdoba, more specifically from Baena, its cultivation is mainly in the provinces of Córdoba, Jaén, Granada and Málaga. The Picudo olive tree has about 35,000 hectares of cultivation, being a variety with significant extension, of … Read morePicudo olive
Arbequina olive tree, is currently expanding. It adapts well to super high density olive grove in hedge with high and constant productions . In the year 2000, there were hardly in Spain about 1,000 hectares of olive grove in hedge and now (2017 ) We exceed 70,000 hectares, which has meant a spectacular increase (4,000 … Read moreArbequina olive tree
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
If you are here it is because you are looking for olive plant. The first thing you should know is that those delicious olives that you have consumed are not produced by a plant that you can grow in a garden pot. The olive (Olea europaea), also known as olivera or olive is the tree … Read moreOlive plant