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Leccino Olive Tree

 

This our pick for South Eastern States,

The Luccino is a very rustic variety. Planted world-wide, vigorous, with open semi-pendulous habit. Greenish-gray leaves with yellowish underside. Use for semi-ripe or black table olives; mildly fruity and delicate oil. Resistant to wind, fog, olive knot and fungus. Early simultaneous fruit maturation. Pollenized by Maurino or Frantoio.

The tree is very sensitive to strong winds and tends to lean over with the prevailing wind in the orchard. Thus thinning pruning is advisable particularly for young trees. The fruiting potential is high and the response to irrigation is good, causing a marked increase in yield while the reduction of oil content in the fruits at the optimal stage of maturation is relative small. The commercial oil content is about 17% under irrigated conditions and has a somewhat fruity flavor.  Leccino has a relatively high tolerance to low temperatures and high humidity.

Leccino originates from central Italy. It is found however, in most olive growing regions in Italy but is also found on a significant scale in some other olive growing countries. In many of the new olive developing regions it is used as one of the major oil cultivars. Leccino can be found at a larger scale in cooler regions due to its relative high resistance to low temperatures. The trees are of medium size but need somewhat larger planting distances as they tend to widen (220-250 trees/ha). For good production the natural growth habit-vase-type is most suitable. Other growing forms are somewhat difficult to maintain without causing early tree decline.

Tree Medium in size and vigor. It is strongly affected by winds and tend to grow somewhat at an angle. It is important to open the tree at an early age to allow an easy wind flow through the canopy. The tree has a slight willowy nature.
Leaf Medium to large (6 cm long). They are oval-laniformic and symmetric. The upper surface has a dull green color and the lower is grey-green.
Flower The inflorescence is of medium length with 17-24 flowers well distributed along the inflorescence.
Stone The stone is symmetric and small to medium in size (16-17%) elongated similar to the fruit, relatively smooth, rounded at the base and has often a small lignified tip at the distal end.
Fruit Small to medium in size (2.5 g). Its shape is elliptic rather symmetric with the widest diameter in the centre. The distal end is rounded and the skin smooth. At full ripening the fruit has a deep uniform. The fruit is usually in groups of 2-3.

 

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