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Picual Olive Tree
Picual: (Spain) Picual olives are the most commonly grown olive today for olive oil production, with production centered in the Spanish province of Jaén. Picual trees are estimated to account for 25% of all olive oil production in the world.
Plant Information:
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High oil content 23-28%
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Fruit is 2 - 4 grams
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Self-fertile
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Resistant to cold
Picual olive trees are self-fertile, but are often grown with Manzanilla, Sevillano varietals for a higher yielding harvest.
At maturation these trees can reach 20 feet in hight with around a 10 foot spread. The leaves are elliptical-lanceolate in shape and of a brilliant green color. The fruit has reached maturity when the skin is black in color.
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