Carboncella Olives are a small olive (between 1.5 and 2 grams) that is grown for oil owing to its high oil yield of 21 to 25%.
The olives are harvested when they mature to a purplish-black. The tree is a good, constant producer that provides a good supply of fair-quality oil. It requires another type of olive tree to pollinate with.
History Notes
Carboncella Olives are native to the Latium area of Italy. Also now grown through the Marche and Abruzzo.