Arbequina
‘Arbequina’ is an oil-producing cultivar with high oil content, very productive, producing every year and with a high rooting ability for its leafy cuttings.
A tree of medium vigor with a weeping shape, ‘Arbequina’ is very tolerant to cold, salinity and high atmospheric moisture, moderately tolerant to drought, Pseudomonas savastanoi and poorly tolerant to Bactrocera oleae, Cycloconium oleaginum, Gloesporium olivarum, Dacus Oleae (olive fly), iron chlorosis, Meloidogyne arenaria, Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne javanica, Pratylenchus penetrans, Pratylenchus vulnus, Saissetia oleae and Verticillium dahliae.
The yield of oil is good (20-22%), of excellent quality with good organooletic characteristics. Synonyms of this cultivar include the following: ‘Arbequin’, ‘Alberchina’, ‘Catalana, ‘Blancal’, ‘Oliva de Arbela’, ‘Manglot’, ‘Blancas’ and ‘Oliva de Borjas’. The cultivar is distributed throughout Spain, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Israel, Peru and the USA. The tree’s requirements for chilling time are low, and therefore this cultivar can be expanded in southern areas with very mild winters.