Olea europaea 'Picual'
European Olive

Description:

Small hardy evergreen tree, fast grower, dense canopy, dark grey long ovate foliage, silvery undersides, purplish black fruits mid-late season, good oil variety, adaptable, prefers open sun, drought hardy, frost resistant. Typical size 4-7m x 3-5m

Comments:

Picual is a medium vigour tree with a spreading and dense canopy. It comes into production early. In Australia it has started to bear heavy commercial crops before most other varieties. It shows constant and high productivity and is very hardy. The Picual