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Olive  Barnea

A commercial variety used extensively,grows very quickly and the oil content from this good sized fruit
is high, It is known also as a great table olive.
Narrow grower developed in Israel.
High Yielding oil.
Pickles very well when turning black
Use Picholine or Manzanillo as a pollinator for fruit,  evergreen

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Olive El Greko
Used as a ornamental tree as it has a nice compact evergreen habit with beautiful grey green foliage. 
A Greek Variety
Has nice white flowers and produces heavy crops of large fruit.
Great oil content.
Clip often to the shape desired.









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Olive Frantoio

The main  Tuscan cultivar  from Italy,
A important oil producer and widely planted In New Zealand
Tends to be self fertile.
Produces top quality oil with great flavour with medium to high yields
.Known to be a easy cultivar to pick. tends to ripen late.
 Yeilds in some cases have increased by pollinating with the Leccino cultivar
Frantoio is also a popular cultivar for pollination of other varieties as well.
                                    Frost Hardy and has been known to harvested green and pickled
                                    Grows in dry poor soils
                                    Performs very well in most areas of New Zealand
                                    Pickles  when green also.



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Olive J2

North Island  selection.
Produces heavy reliable crops of medium size
Good for pickling
Hardy
Grows to 3 meters approx





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Olive J5

A top commercial variety used,it is known to be very reliable and produces huge crops of  very good sized fruit. A great choice for pickling and oil production, very popular variety used in Northland areas and Far North .
Very reliable producer used extensively over the North island.
Hardy.


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Olive Koroneiki

A variety from Greece  used commercially, self fertile.
Smaller tree which prefers warm climates,grows to 3 x3m
Produces large crops of  smaller but very flavoured fruit with very high oil content
Produces fruit early  in the season but tends to take longer to ripen
Loves warmer climates. and used often as shelter tree, 
 It has a very high oil content with top quality oil and used extensively for oil and pickling, great cocktail olives 
                                  A  great choice nearby the coast as known to be a very hardy cultivar, evergreen.
                                  A must for oil and pickling.

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Olive Leccino

A very high producing  variety which produces very good quality fruit
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 Low  acid variety and late flowerer
Tends  to be abit more frost hardier,nice quality fruit, a must in any olive plantings.
A  great Tuscan variety, and well known in Italy and very important there as a oil producer.
Needs a pollinator.
                                 Pollinate with Frantoio,Picholine, Pendolino
                                 Tolerates frosts.


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Olive Manzanillo
 A great commercial producing olive that produces heavy volumes of medium to large sized  fruit
 Great oil content and ripens early compared with other cultivars
 Used for Oil and pickling , a must in any planting.
 This variety is grown  extensively in California for its abundance of fruit.
 It is also known as the worlds most chosen for table olives as high flesh yields
Pollinator for Barnea .
When Frantoio has been used as a pollinator yields have been shown to increase
                                 Doesn't like frosts.
                                Upright growing habit with  nice ornamental silvery foliage


                                 Olive Picual

                               A Spanish variety used extensively there
                               Known as a top oil producer which loves a warm climate
                               Very early in fruiting but late ripener , very productive with high oil content ,  hardy.
                               Retains moisture well from the soil.
                              Self fertile and is a biennial bearer, fast growing
                              Evergreen, wood used for wood carving as well.

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Olive Euro  Verdale

French Olive.
Pickle when green
Small grower used often for hedging and for screening
Evergreen
Self Fertile


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