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Olive varieties
Picual

ORIGIN: Jaen

Tree
Vigour
: Vigorous

Branches: short and branched.Trend to form twig and suckers. Top vigorous and closed.
Dense foliage.

Leaf
Shape
: wide and elongated

Colour: dark green sheaf and green silvered reverse

Drupe
Shape
: Oval, pointed ends

Volume: Medium – Large
Weight: 2, 14 – 3, 66 g
Oil Yield: 23, 3 – 27, 7 %
Pulp: 78, 7 – 85, 5 %

Lechín

ORIGIN: Almería and Granada

Tree
Vigour
: Medium

Branches: short. Trend to form twig and suckers (medium). Closed tops.


Leaf
Shape
: long and wide, almost plane

Colour: yellowish green sheaf and grayish green reverse

Drupe
Shape
: Oval

Volume: small
Weight: 1, 58 – 2, 80 g
Oil Yield: 23, 5 – 26, 8 %
Pulp: 79, 1 – 85, 4 %

 



Hojiblanca


ORIGIN: Mecina (Córdoba)

Tree
Vigour
: Medium

Branches: long and heavy-bearing.
Medium density top. Regular foliage.
Soft green silvered trunk.

Leaf
Shape
: long and wide

Colour: grayish green sheaf and silvered reverse

Drupe
Shape:
long and symmetric

Volume
: 1, 4 – 4, 3 g
Oil Yield: 23, 5 – 28, 6 %
Pulp: 83, 5 – 87, 1 %


Arbequina


ORIGIN: Arbeca ( Lérida )

Tree
Vigour
: Medium

Branches: Long and no branched
Don't form twig neither suckers.
Soft green trunk

Leaf
Shape
: round, widen ends.

Colour: Copper brown sheaf and greenish yellow reverse

Drupe
Shape
: oval, short and symmetric.

Volume: 0, 80 – 1, 20 g
Oil Yield: 17, 20 – 19, 00 %
Pulp: 67 - 76 %

 
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