Hardy Olive Tree Varieties
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Hardy olive tree varieties. Also used widely on the islands of zante and mesenia. The april 1995 edition of olivae magazine calls the cretan cultivars such as koroneiki among the best in the world. It is a vigorous hardy adaptable tree. A spanish variety known as arbequina has a small weeping form well adapted to container planting.
For example both arbequina and arbosana are small cultivars topping out at some 5 feet 1 5 m tall. Many olive varieties have been tried in the state with cold hardiness being the key selection factor. Olea europaea arbequina grow your own olives for use at the table or for making your own high quality olive oil on one of the most cold tolerant and adaptable of all olive trees. 130 000 hectares of koroneiki.
Olive tree cultivated varieties. Arbequina arbosana chemlali coratina. Some cultivars considered cold hardy are arbequina aglandau ascolano barouni bouteillan cornicabra. Dwarf varieties of olive trees lend themselves well to container planting in hardiness zone 5.
Italy a cold hardy table variety from the le marche region of italy enjoyed as a table olive. It originated in what was the moorish area of spain. A small brown olive native to arbeca grown in aragon and catalonia spain good for eating and for oil. Can produce fruit at a very young age even when only 1 high.
Olive tree hedge of five different cultivars. When dormant olive trees tolerate temperatures down to 21 degrees fahrenheit for short periods of time. Of the varieties listed not all perform equally well at all locations. Strains similar to this variety are commonly found throughout the middle east.
Picual picholine santa caterina. They produce small fruits that make. Both thrive in usda zone 8b but may not make it in zone 8a if temperatures dip below 10 degrees f. There are several varieties of cold hardy olive trees that best tolerate the lower temperatures in zone 7.
Spain a spanish variety commonly grown for oil production alongside arbequina and others including in the united states. Arberquina arberquina olive trees are popular in the colder areas of texas. This is one of the earliest fruiting varieties. Mission this variety was developed in the u s.
The table below lists the varieties that have exhibited better survival and production in texas. And is moderately tolerant. Koroneiki is another potential tree for the list of zone 8 olive trees. Our cast of venerable characters.
This spanish variety. Grown extensively on the greek island of crete where it accounts for 85 of all olive trees planted approx.