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Arbequina Olive Tree
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Arbequina is the major olive tree of
California and Catalonia in Northeast Spain. It is a relatively small tree with small fruit, it
is suitable for dense planting but hard to harvest by conventional shakers. The
oil is considered of high quality but not very stable in storage. The production
starts early and is high, with relatively small alternating production.
It is the major cultivar in Catalonia particularly in Lleida
and Tarragona. Traditionally planting was up to 200 trees per hectare but is
planted considerably denser in new modern orchards. New hybrids of
Arbequina are planted in high density plantings to maximize oil production.
Arbequina is considered frost hardy and well
adapted to different soil types. In the Central Valley of California trees
regularly take 22f winter nights without any problems. As the crown is small it
is suitable for dense planting. In Catalonia the Arbequina is usually
self-fertile. The yield is high and it is considered an early bearer. The fruit
is small with oil content 20-22% under non-irrigated conditions. The oil is of
high quality with a fruity flavor but its stability is not very high.
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Arbequina Olive Fruit
Origin of Arbequina is believed to be in the province of Lleida
and Tarragona. |
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Back to Olive tree
varieties and shipping
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Arbequina,
9 month to 1 year old liners. Need one more year to fruit. |
Spanish olive, Fruit, large |
Perfect for pots and indoor growing |
Low branching |
Liner container |
#1/ $14.99 |
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Arbequina,
fruit ready #1's |
Spanish olive, Fruit, large |
Perfect for pots and indoor growing |
Low branching |
#1 container |
#1/ $24.99 |
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Arbequina,
fruit ready, #5 |
Spanish olive, Fruit, large |
Perfect for pots and indoor growing |
Low branching |
#5 container |
#5/ $49.99 |
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Arbequina,
fruit ready, #15 |
Spanish olive, Fruit, large |
Perfect for pots and indoor growing |
Low branching |
#15 container |
#15/ $150.00 |
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Arbequina,
fruit ready 24" boxe |
Spanish olive, Fruit, large |
Perfect for pots and indoor growing |
Low branching |
24"box |
24"/ $375.00 |
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Arbequina,
ready, medium to large
specimens |
Spanish olive, Fruit, large |
Landscape specimens |
Low branching |
48"
boxes |
Specimens/ $1,500 to $2,800 |
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Tree |
The
tree is relatively small with low vigor and somewhat dropping
branches of short to medium length. The tree tends to naturally
widen. It responds well to pruning and can be shaped and kept small
if required. The tree responds well to relatively severe pruning. |
| Leaf |
The leaves are
elliptic-lanciformic of small size about 4cm long. The leaf is
symmetric with the wider diameter in the centre of about 1.2cm. The
upper surface is dark green and the lower surface greyish. |
| Flower |
The inflorescences
are long and narrow with 22-27 flowers. |
| Stone |
The stone is
relatively large (18-20%) elongated with a rough surface, the tip is
generally round but has a clear mucro. |
| Fruit |
The fruit is small
(1.5-1.8g). Its shape is generally round with a slight ovalic and
asymmetric tendency. The widest diameter is slightly shifted from
the centre towards the proximal side. The proximal fruit is round
and the petiole cavity deep. At maturation the fruit is uniformly
dark black but the color change is gradual. |
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| These 25 gallon Arbequnia
olive trees are already producing strong crops of olive fruit. Plants
are $325.00 each |
Arbequnia olives, among the finest
olives grown, |
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| Liner grown olive tree |
#1 container grown olive tree on right, liner on the left |
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| #5 container grown olive tree |
24" box container grown olive tree |
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| These fruit ready Manzanillo olive trees were delivered
to Malibu. |
They were part of large plant order for this custom built home. We
maintain a data base of over 8,000 plants for shipping in the USA. |
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