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HOJIBLANCA
Area of origin: ANDALUSIA (SPAIN) TREE: A plant of good vigor with long fruit bearing branches. It has an average size crown and a dense regular foliage cover. The name means "white leaf" and refers to the color of the back side of the leaves. FRUIT: The fruit is medium in size (4.3 grams) and is used for brinned olives as well as oil. A high fruit to flesh ratio with a yield of oil of 17-19%. Generally ripens late (~ the end of November) but the fruit resists the cold quite well. AGRONOMY: Blossoms in the second week of May. Late in maturity, the fruit has a strong attachment. The leaf is elongated, partially fluted, but rather wide. COMMENTS: A balanced oil that has an enormous range of flavors. The oil is not particularly long lasting but is exceptional. |
Offered olive tree varietals by country of origin:
ITALY Ascolana Tenera Bella di Cerignola Biancolilla Bosana Canino Carboncella Casaliva Coratina Favoral Frangivento Frantoio Grignan Itrana Leccino Maurino Moraiolo Nocellara del Belice Pendolino Santa Caterina Taggiasca SPAIN Arbequina Arbosana Cornicabra Empeltre Farga Hojiblanca Lechin de Sevilla Manzanilla Picual Sevillano FRANCE Aglandau Bouteillan Cailletier Cayon Columello Grossane Lucques Picholine Salonenque Tanche GREECE Amfissa Kalamata Koroneiki Megaron UNITED STATES Jefferson Lucca Mission Hills of Santa Cruz Wilsoni NORTH AFRICA Dolce di Morocco Chemlali |