List of olive cultivars
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France
- AglandauAglandauThe Aglandau is one of the more important of approximately a hundred cultivars of olives in France. It is grown primarily in Provence, but also as far away as Azerbaijan and Ukraine. The Aglandau is primarily used for production of oil, but can also be eaten. When used as table olives, the fruit is...
(Berruguette) - Amellau
- BouteillanBouteillanThe Bouteillan is a cultivar of olives grown primarily in Provence. Originally from the town of Aups in the Var département, it is today grown also in Australia and the United States. It is mostly used for the production of oil. The Bouteillan is vulnerable to certain pests, but has a good...
- CailletierCailletierThe Cailletier is a cultivar of olives grown primarily in the Alpes-Maritimes region near Nice. It is best known under the name Niçoise, which signifies its curing method, in which form it is an important ingredient in the Niçoise salad. It can also be used for the production of oil...
(Niçoise) - CayonCayon (olive)The Cayon is a cultivar of olives grown primarily in the Var region of southern France. It is used primarily for the production of olive oil. The Cayon is highly valued for its role as a pollinator of other olive varieties.-Extent and synonyms:...
- Cipressino
- GermaineGermaine (olive)The Germaine is a cultivar of olives grown primarily in Corsica, but also in parts of northern Italy. Genetically it is close to the cultivar Frantoïo, that is grown in the Italian region of Tuscany...
- GrossaneGrossaneThe Grossane is a cultivar of olives grown primarily in the Vallée des Baux and Bouches-du-Rhône regions of southern France. Though it can be used to produce oil, it is primarily used as a black table olive...
- LucquesLucquesThe Lucques is a cultivar of olives grown primarily in Languedoc in France. It is primarily used as a green table olive. It can also produce high quality oil, but this is hard to extract...
- OlivièreOlivièreThe Olivière is a cultivar of olives grown primarily in the Pyrénées-Orientales region of southern France, where it is the most prevalent variety of olives. It is highly valued for its exceptionally high tolerance to cold...
- PicholinePicholineThe Picholine is a French cultivar of olives. It is the most widely available cultivar in France. Though originally from Gard in southern France, it is today grown all over the world. The Picholine is best known as a cocktail olive, though it is also used to make olive oil.-Extent:The Picholine...
- SabineSabine (olive)The Sabine is a cultivar of olives grown primarily in Corsica. In the Balagne region of Haute-Corse it is the main variety. The olive yields an exceptionally high amount of oil; more than 30%. Vulnerable to certain biological pests, it is relatively tolerant of cold...
- SalonenqueSalonenqueThe Salonenque, carrying the name of Salon-de-Provence, is a cultivar of olives grown primarily in Provence. Though it is used for producing oil, and gives a good yield, it is valued primarily as a table olive...
- TancheTancheThe Tanche, probably the best known French olive cultivar, is grown primarily in the Drôme and Vaucluse regions of southern France. It is often referred to as a perle noire, the "Black Pearl of Provence"...
(Nyons) - Zinzala
Greece
- Adramitini
- Amigdalolia
- Amphissis
- Chalkidikis (Chondrolia)
- Daphnoelia
- Doppia
- Frantoio
- Gordal
- Kalamata (olive)Kalamata (olive)The Kalamata olive is a large, black olive with a smooth, meaty texture named after the city of Kalamata in the southern Peloponnese, Greece. Often used as a table olive, they are usually preserved in wine vinegar or olive oil. Kalamata olives enjoy PDO status....
- Kalamon (olive)
- Kalokerida
- Karidolia
- Kolovi
- Konservolia
- Koroneiki
- Kothreiki
- Koutsourelia
- Lianolia Kerkiras
- Manaki
- Mastoidis (Tsunati)
- Megaritiki
- Patrini
- Prassinolia
- Psiloelia
- Thasitiki (Throumpa Thassou)
- Vasilikada
Italy
- Oliva Ascolana del Piceno
- Biancolilla
- BosanaBosanaThe Bosana is the most common cultivar of olives in Sardinia. It makes up over 50% of the olive production on the island. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but it could refer to an alleged origin in the territory of Bosa. It is maintained, however, that the cultivar is of Spanish origin. It...
- Cima di Bitonto
- Coratina
- Gaeta
- Oliva Itrana
- La Bella della Daunia
- Oliva Majatica di Ferrandina
- Nera di Gonnos
- Nera di Oliena
- Nocellara del Belice
- Olivo Quercetano
- Pendolino (Olea europaea 'Pendolino')
- Pizz'e carroga
- Raggia
- Rosciola
- Oliva Taggiasca
Spain
- Alfafara
- ArbequinaArbequinaArbequina is a cultivar of olives. The fruit is highly aromatic, small, symmetrical and dark brown, with a rounded apex and a broad peduncular cavity. In Europe, it is mostly grown in Catalonia, Spain, where it occupies 55,000 hectares, but it is also grown in in Aragon and Andalusia, as well as...
- Cacereña
- Callosina
- Changlot reial
- Cornicaba
- Empeltre
- Farga
- Gordal
- HojiblancaHojiblancaHojiblanca is a type of olive used for the production of olive oil. It represents 16% of the olive production in Andalucia and is grown mainly in the Spanish provinces of Seville, Cordoba and northern Málaga. It is collected late in the season , which leads to a lower production rate...
- Lechln
- Manzanillo (olive)
- Morrut
- Palomar Olesana
- Picual
- Sevillenca
- Verdialde Badajoz
- Verdiell
- Vilallonga
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