Nocellara Messinese Olives are grown in the north-east of Sicily, and in Calabria.
The olives are ovoid-shaped, and weigh about 5 to 6g each. They have an oil content of around 26%, and used to make table oil.
The olives ripen mid-September to mid-October.
The tree can pollinate Carolea and Moresca olive trees.
Some sources treat this as same olive as Verdese, others list them as two different cultivars.