Correggiolo Olives are a variety of Frantoio olives that ripens more slowly, reaching full maturity later than Frantoio. The olive is grown in Italy in The Marches, Tuscany, and Umbria, and is particularly popular in Montepulciano and Rimini. The tree is very productive, but needs another olive tree to cross-pollinate with, such as Coratina, Leccino…
Tuscan Olives
Maurino Lucchese Olives
Maurino Lucchese is a cultivar of olive tree grown in the area of Lucca, which is in Tuscany, Italy. Its olives are grown for oil. They have an oil content of 14 to 20%, and yield a mild, delicately-flavoured oil. The tree needs another olive tree to cross-pollinate with. History Notes Native to Tuscany Italy,…
Moraiolo Olives
The Moraiolo Olive tree is grown in Tuscany, Italy. The tree stands up well to colder weather, but it can’t pollinate itself. It must be cross-pollinated with another type of olive tree. The branches of the Moraiolo grow pointing upwards a bit. Its round olives have an oil yield of 18 to 24%. They ripen…
Nostraline Olives
Nostraline Olives are table olives from Tuscany, Italy. They are small but have a real piquant zip to them. Use in fresh dishes, such as hors d’oeuvres, salads, etc.
Olivastra Saggianese Olives
Olivastra Saggianese are round olives with a high oil yield. The tree can pollinate itself and is a very abundant producer of olives. First grown near Mount Amiata near Seggiano in Grosseto province. Now grown in Tuscany.
Pendolino Olives
Pendolino Olives are small to medium-sized olives grown for oil with a 20 to 20% oil content. The oil is considered good quality. The oil is light green with a light purple blush. The tree, which is a cultivar, is a good pollinator for other olive trees, but cannot pollinate itself. It tolerates lower temperatures….
Santa Caterina Olives
The Santa Caterina Olive tree is a strong, vigorous and consistent producer. The olives are very large, with a 17% oil yield. There are grooves on the surface of the pit inside. The olives are harvested green in September for table olives, or let ripen to black for pressing into oil. Grown in Tuscany, as…
Toscanelle Olives
Toscanelle are olives preserved, Tuscan-style, in oil with herbs.The actual olives used will vary and can be any of the table varieties grown in Tuscany, Italy.