Olive

Ascolano

aka Olive This Olive is popular for the large fruits that have a delicate mild taste. The Olives stay green rather than the usual black when ripe. The attractive grey/green foliage is slightly twisted. Plant in a sunny sheltered spot. Will fruit best with a companion such as 'Frantoio'. Evergreen. Olives are easy care trees, that prefer a nice loamy soil and sunny position. Feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser. Flower colour: White. Habit: Tree Spreading. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Barnea Std 3yrs

aka Olive This cultivar comes from Israel where it has been developed for oil production. Produces great quantities of slightly elongated fruit. Plant in a well drained, sunny, sheltered spot. Plant with a companion such as 'Manzanillo'. Can be used for pleaching or as a specimen in a pot or the garden. Evergreen. Evergreen. Olives are easy care trees. Feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser. Flower colour: White. Habit: Tree Spreading. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Chemlali

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El Greco

aka Olive This olive from Greece has a nice compact form making a good choice for topiary work. Attractive grey green foliage and small white flowers followed by heavy crops of small fruit that have good oil content. Happiest in the sun with protection from harsh wind. Keep watered when young. Evergreen. While Olives can tolerate poor soil they are happiest in nice fertile loam. Feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser. Flower colour: White. Habit: Tree Spreading. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

El Greco Std

aka Olive This olive from Greece has a nice compact form making a good choice for topiary work. Attractive grey green foliage and small white flowers followed by heavy crops of small fruit that have good oil content. Happiest in the sun with protection from harsh wind. Standard. Evergreen. Flower colour: White. Habit: Standard. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Frantoio

aka Olive Frantoio produces quite small Olives that are very high in oil content. It is considered to be the premier oil variety in Tuscany. Excellent flavour for pickling. Highly ornamental as well as productive. Plant in a sunny well drained spot. Evergreen. Olives are easy care trees, that prefer a nice loamy soil and sunny position. Feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser. Flower colour: White. Habit: Tree Spreading. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

J2

aka Olive Olive. This North Island Selection is a popular variety as it is a prolific producer of fruits suitable for pickling. Highly ornamental tree with blue-grey foliage along with being productive. Plant in a sunny well drained spot. Evergreen. Olives are easy care trees; feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

J2 Std 4yrs

Olive STD. This North Island Selection is a popular variety as it is a prolific producer of fruits suitable for pickling. Highly ornamental tree with blue-grey foliage along with being productive. Plant in a sunny well drained spot. Can be used for pleaching or as a specimen in a pot or the garden. Evergreen.

J5

aka Olive This Olive is a top producing commercial variety that produces heavy reliable crops of excellent sized drupes or fruits. Proven to be one of the best varieties for growing in the North Island. Good for oil production and pickling. Equally just a nice ornamental evergreen tree. Olives are easy care trees, that prefer a nice loamy soil and sunny position. Feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser. Habit: Tree Spreading. Leaves: Evergreen, Light.

Kalamata

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Koroneiki

aka Olive A small growing Olive that has large crops of small fruit that have a high oil content. Suitable for pickling. Apart from the culinary features 'Koroneiki' also makes a delightful ornamental tree with attractive grey/green foliage. Add a touch of the Mediterranean to your garden. Evergreen. Olives are easy care trees, that prefer a nice loamy soil and sunny position. Feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser. Flower colour: White. Habit: Tree Spreading. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Leccino

aka Olive A popular Olive that produces a strong spicy flavoured oil. Equally desirable as a highly ornamental evergreen tree with attractive grey-green foliage. This variety is hardy to cold and self-fertile. Plant in a sunny spot in well drained soil. Leccino is a top choice for SI growers. Evergreen. Olives are easy care trees, that prefer a nice loamy soil and sunny position. Feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser. Flower colour: White. Habit: Tree Spreading. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Manzanilla

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Manzanillo

aka Olive This Olive has large fruit that ripen in early autumn and are perfect for pickling. Quickly forms a nice specimen tree with attractive grey-green foliage. Self-fertile, improve crops by planting with another Olea variety. Happiest in the sun with protection from harsh wind. Evergreen. Olives are easy care trees; feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser. Flower colour: White. Habit: Tree Spreading. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Nocellara

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Pendolino

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Picholine

Picholine is an olea europaea cultivar. Also known as Olea europaea Picholine. This variety originates from France and has medium sized fruit which can weigh about 3 to 5 grams.

Picual

aka Olive Early producing olive that has medium vigour and is very hardy. High yields, high oil content and ripens mid to late season. Performs well from cold to subtropical climates. This is a favoured commercial variety in Jaen, Spain - the largest olive growing area in the world. Evergreen. Olea prefer a nice loamy soil and sunny position. Feed annually with a well-balanced fertiliser. Habit: Tree Spreading. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.

Picudo

Picudo is an olea europaea cultivar. Picudo olives can be used for producing oil or as a table olive with the fruit having a pronounced point at the end. A late season variety producing heavy crops especially when planted near to another variety.

Rakino

aka Olive Providing both ornamental and fruiting benefits Olea Rakino is a shapely, small, open, tree suitable for both inland and coastal situations. A prolific summer fruiter, its flavoursome fruit is ideal for preserving. Evergreen. Olives are highly ornamental trees as well as good fruit producers. It is important that your Olive does not dry out when the fruit is developing; feed annually with balanced fertiliser. Flower colour: White. Habit: Tree Spreading. Leaves: Evergreen.