San Felipe Olive Co. | Oil | Olives | Trees
San Felipe Olive Co. is able to supply trees for orchard planting in a wide range of varieties.
It is our experience that trees are best planted in the fall or spring of the year, with spring being our preference. With that in mind, we suggest that the trees for your orchard planting be contract purchased in the summer or fall for spring planting and in the spring for fall planting. This allows us to deliver vigorous, hardy trees in one gallon pots for your orchard planting.
While propogated starters are available, we do not feel they are prepared for field planting at that age. They require tender care and attention, and a certain amount of loss is inevitable. We have taken care to offer those varieties that combine hardiness, high yield, superior character and quality oil, and availability*. Therefore, we will offer the following varieties in one gallon size:
Translated from Italian as ‘Olive Mill’, this classic Tuscan variety produces a very flavorful and distinctive oil. It is a self- pollinating, high and consistent fruitfulness, medium vigor tree. It is noted for its high rooting ability and adaptability to a variety of soils and conditions. Fruit is late maturing, average in size, with high (up to 25%) oil content.
Widespread throughout the lake region of Lombardy, it is known as the oil of Lake Garda; fine, light and very aromatic. This is a variety of good vigor, notable height and self-pollinating even though it benefits from a pollinator such as Pendolino. It has high, constant production and a very high oil yield (22-25%). It is hardy and adaptable to a variety of conditions.
Originating in the area of Puglia, it has high, consistent productivity and high (21-26%) oil output. It is self-sterile and requires a pollinator such as Frantoio. It is very adaptable to variety of soils and conditions, and is resistant to drought, cold and in general olive tree parasites. It is mid to late ripening and has a very fruity oil.
This Tuscan variety has an early and lengthy flower and abundant pollen which is why it is coveted as a polliniser for other Tuscan varieties. It is a slow growing cultivar with very obvious weeping branches. Because of this it is well suited to manual harvesting. It has high fruitfulness and the oil has a pleasant, delicate flavor.
This variety originates in Catalonia, Spain. It is rated highly for its early, high and constant productivity. The tree is a small and bushy, and responds well to pruning. It is an excellent choice for high density to super-high density plantings. It is resistant to cold and frost. It has a small symmetrically round fruit which matures in stages through November. The fruit is high in oil (20-22%) and has a distinct character with good organoleptic characteristics.
This Spanish variety is prized for it small stature and high yields. For that reason it is an excellent choice for high to super high density plantings. It is late maturing and has a tendency toward alternate bearing. It is resistant to cold. It has a very good yield in oil (19-20%) and a high quality unique fruity flavor.
This is the dominant variety of Spain. It is a vigorous tree with an open expansive crown. It is an early producer with high constant yields. It is resistant to cold and adapts well to diverse soils and conditions. The fruit matures in November/December and has a very high oil yield (23-28%) of very good quality.
Koroneiki is the principle variety of Greece. It accounts for 50-60% of the country's olive growing acreage. It is a tree of medium vigor with a spreading habit and open canopy. It is an early bearer and flowers early producing copious amounts of pollen. It is resistant to drought but does not tolerate cold. The fruit matures early to intermediate (October/November) and is high yielding with very high oil content. The oil is very pleasant and high in oleic acid and very stable.
This is a handsome tree of strong vigor with an erect growth habit and canopy of medium density. The leaves are distinctively long, broad and flat. Productivity is high but alternating. The olives are large, of high weight with a distinctive elongated shape. While it makes excellent oil it is mostly known for Greek style black olives. It is moderately resistant to cold but sensitive to excessive heat.
Mission is the only true American variety. It was originally cultivated for table olives, green and black. It is a tree of strong vigor and erect habit. It is resistant to cold and considered hardy. Productivity is medium and alternate. Ripening is late, perhaps into the next year. The fruit has a good oil output (22%) and is mild and buttery in flavor.
* If you have another tree variety in mind, let us know and we will determine its availability for you. Please call for current pricing and availability
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