Origin

• Category: Olive trees, Potted olive trees.
• Characteristics: Ancient fruit.
• Variety: Maurino – Oil Olive.

Fertility

• Pollinators: Frantoio, Leccino, Pendolino.

Fruits

• Size: Medium-large.
• Maturation
• Period: Early.

Plant

• Cultability: Native to the Lucca area. Widespread throughout much of Italy, especially in Central Italy.
• Productivity: Fair, slightly alternating.
• Oil yield: Good. Best quality.
• Vigour: Medium, erect habit, closed and thick foliage, pendulous branches.

Resources

• Blog: Olive Cultivation, the complete guide;
• Blog: Olive Ripening Period Guide;
• Blog: Olivo Frantoio features: everything you need to know
• Blog: Olive tree pruning: why intervene every year
• Images: Olive Trees – Olivi Trees;