Olive Tree
Olive trees are grown in the hills in the East of Verona. The most popular cultivars are:
GRIGNANO: a cultivar very diffused in Lessinia hills. Constant productivity, good resistant to cold temperatures and the olive knot. It is a tree easily adaptable to new practise of pruning. The fruit matures earlier than Leccino and it is concentrated. The oil yield is low but fructification is high. The olive oil is very good quality if the fruits are proceeded in the short time after harvesting. Our Veneto Valpolicella D.O.P. is composed with 50% of Grignano.
FAVAROL: a typical cultivar of Lessinia hills and Garda Lake. It is very sensitive to the cycling productivity; when the pruning is not efficient it tends to fructify every couple of years. Good resistant to cold temperatures and the olive knot, bad tolerance to dry season. The maturation is late and gradual. The oil yield is abundant and the olive oil is very good. Our Veneto Valpolicella D.O.P. is composed by 50% of Favarol.
FRANTOIO: Original Tuscany cultivar and well adapted to our areas. Low resistant to cold temperatures and dry season, very sensible to olive knot. The productivity is good and constant. The maturation is late and gradual. The yield is good and give a very good quality olive oil.
LECCINO or LECCIO: Original Tuscany cultivar and well cultivated in Veneto. Good resistant to cold temperatures, leaf spot and olive knot. The period of maturation is very early and concentrated; generally it is the first cultivar we pick up. The productivity is constant and the oil yield is medium.
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