Ascolano (Organic)
Italian variety with large tender fruits and small pits. Fruits used mainly for ripe olives. Cold tolerant. Hardiness zones 8-10.
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Olives (Olea europaea) ZX
Olives (Olea europaea)
A classic Mediterranean evergreen tree that has been grown since antiquity.
Tough long-lived (500+ years) picturesque trees, are drought tolerant, grow well in hot interior climates and perform adequately in coastal areas. Trees grow slowly to 30 feet, are hardy to 15 degrees and need some winter chill to set fruit buds. Trees can also be grown in containers. Quick to grow when young, they bear approximately 3 years after planting, Fruits which ripen in late fall to winter, are cured for table olives or pressed to extract the oil. Most varieties are partially self-fruitful but are more productive when they have another variety as a pollinator. Zones 8-10.
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Bouteillan (Organic)
French variety with large fruits of high oil content. Tree is quick growing with high consistent productivity. Good resistance to cold. Fruits used only for oil. Hardiness zones 8-10.
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Empeltre (Organic)
Spanish variety that has medium small fruits good for oil or table fruit. Vigorous and productive tree with good adaptability and moderate resistance to olive knot. Hardiness zones 8-10.
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Frantoio (Organic)
Italian Variety makes a rich fruity high quality oil. Consistently productive. Self-fertile. Hardiness zones 8-10.
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Manzanillo (Organic)
Spanish variety is the number one olive cultivar in California. Large fruits with rich flesh and easy pit removal make this an excellent pickling variety. Spreading vigorous tree and heavy...
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Pendolino (Organic)
Heavy bearing Italian Variety makes a good quality olive oil. Excellent pollinator. Pollinated by Leccino. Hardiness zones 8-10.
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Picholine (Organic)
French variety with small-elongated fruits has distinctive nut like flavor when cured. Also makes a good oil. A precocious and prolific bearer. Late ripening and cold resistant. Pollinated by Manzanillo...
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Star of Crimea Olive (organic)
A new and promising variety from the Nikita Botanic Garden, Star of Crimea is prized for its flavorful, early ripening fruit.
Cold Hardy to USDA Zone 8
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Amphissis (Organic)
Popular greek variety. A strong vigorous tree with a spreading growth habit, that grows quickly. Fruits are used for green and black olives or oil. Resistant to cold and olive...
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Arbequina (Conventional)
Very hardy Spanish variety whose small high quality fruit is used for table olives and to make high quality oil. Adapts well to different climates and soils. Bears at an...
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Arbosana (Organic)
A Spanish variety that is excellent for high density plantings due to its small tree size and high yield. Cold hardy and resistant to leaf drop, it can have a...
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Black Pearlâ„¢ (Conventional)
A new and promising variety from the Nikita Botanic Garden, Black Pearlâ„¢ is prized for its tasty, early ripening fruit, great for making both green and black Olives. Current stock...
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Classic Olive Combo Special (Organic)
This collection features 1 each of Manzanillo,Picholine, and 2 Empeltre. All are excellent high production dual purpose varieties for both curing for eating olives and for producing a delightful flavorful...
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Leccino (Conventional)
Widely planted Italian variety whose fruits are used for table olives and to make a delicate and distinctive oil.” Resistant to disease, fog and wind. Fruit ripens early and all...
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Lucca Olive (Organic)
The Lucca olive tree is a high yielding tree, which was bred for oil purposes and yields large amounts of high quality oil. The Lucca itself was developed at the...
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Maurino (Organic)
Italian variety makes a delicate and highly respected oil. Attractive tree is tolerant of cold foggy conditions. Pollinated by Leccino and Frantoio. Hardiness zones 8-10.
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Mission (Organic)
Cold tolerant Spanish variety is still growing at the old missions in California. Medium sized freestone fruit is good for pickling and oil. Heavy bearing vigorous tree makes a good...
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Nocellara Del Belice Olive (Organic)
Nocellar is one of the most prominent Sicilian olive cultivars, much appreciated for its charateristics and versatility. It is used for the production of both extra-virgin oil and table olives....
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Oil Olives 4 plant combo Special (Organic)
This special features 4 great olive oil producing variety 1 Each of Bouteillian, Picholine, Saracena, Frantoio.
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Olive Production Hedgerow Special (Organic)
Two each of the highly popular intensive hedgerow varieties Arbequina and Arbosana will plant a very productive hedge, screen or orchard row 50 feet long. These smaller growing varieties are...
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Premierâ„¢ Olive (organic)
From the Nikita Botanic Garden in Yalta, Ukraine, Premierâ„¢ is under evaluation in our region. Premierâ„¢ is valued for its good crops of very large, tasty fruit.
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Saracena (Organic)
Heirloom variety from Saracena Italy. Medium-large size fruits have a very high oil content and make excellent salt cured Kalamata style olives. Aromatic high quality oil. Vigorous, tough tree is...
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Taggiasca Olive (Organic)
A small, fruity Italian olive from Linguria, Italy, the beloved Taggiasca olive is harvested both for table olives and olive oil. The fruit, small and plum, a delicacy as the...
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Universal (Conventional)
From the Nikita Botanic Garden in Yalta, Ukraine, Universal fruit is valued for both its large size and high oil content.
Cold Hardy to USDA Zone 8. 1 gallon pot
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