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Greek Kalamata
While it makes excellent oil, it is
chiefly grown for Greek style black olives. It is freestone with a
good pit to pulp ratio.
oil/table olive /med-high
oil content
Mail Order $35.00
5 gallon $75, 15 gallon $150, 10-14' field
grown $ 950-$1500
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Amfissa / Greek Table/oil
A dual purpose olive of high
weight; The timing of harvest
depends on the use of the fruit which may be for green or black
olives or for oil. Oil content is medium.
Available Now
mail order $35.00
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Bella di Cerignola- self sterile oil/table
Needs a pollenator/ Coratina
It is used mostly for preserving green table olives. The olives
matures early (October). The flesh is of dense consistency
representing about 75% of the fruit. It is also possible to get a
quantity of good oil (16-19%).
available only
in 5 gallon-$45
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Aglandau / French- oil/ table
Needs a
Pollenator/Picholine The olives (3-5 grams in weight)
are picked very early (September), when they are green. The pulp is
85-88% of the fruit.
The fruit is medium in weight, ovoid and slightly asymmetric. Used
for both oil and table the oil is considered of the finest quality
because of its fruitiness. The oil content is medium and keeps very
well. The fruit is clingstone
mail order $25.00, 5 gallon $45
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Picholine/French
The fruit of medium sized (3-5 grams), is harvested green for table
olives, and black for oil production. Ripening is late (November,
December)
18-20% in oil.
Mail Order $25.00
5 gallon $45
Coratina/ French
mail order size
5 gallon
Ascolana-table
light
green in color at harvest and used for table fruit because of its
very large size.
16-18% oil by weight classified as a
light type of oil
5 gallon
$45
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Caillitier 'Nicoise'
French
The olives are small and cured black, makes a lovely delicate
oil.
5 gallon $45
Manzanillo- Spanish
table/oil
'Little apples'
Your green olive, stuffed with pimento...very
prolific
15 gallon $75
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