It is perfectly machinable currently most widely planted variety in Spain and abroad for its good adaptation to culture systems High Density. Its oil is very stable but very fruity and therefore accepted. Very vigorous and adapted to cold.
This variety is grown mainly in the northern and central Portugal. Recently he is beginning to expand into Spain. It has a low to medium force, with low resistance to drought and salinity, but with good resistance to cold and calcareous soil. It has an average oil yield.
Cornicabra
Most common variety in Castilla-La Mancha, where it is perfectly suited for its hardiness, especially its resistance to cold. Its fruit, High performance, provides a very stable and appreciated oils.
Frantoio
Medium-sized tree and vigor with medium and thick hair extended. The main branches are twisted, while those with thin and long with the top of appointments. It fits very well in various fields. Enters early production and productivity is high and constant. Good oil yield (20-22%). This dark green with gold highlights, It is of excellent quality: delicious, aromatic, bodied and fruity, with hints of spicy and sour.
Hojiblanca
It is the most important variety of dual purpose, (fruit and oil). To olives fresh consumption is seasoned and processed by the system “oxidation” which transforms into a black olive, highly valued but less than chamomile. Its oil on the other hand is quite appreciated, although stability low, which makes it very interesting as a basis for various coupages with other varieties such as Picual, weevil, etc.
Lechin
This variety is distributed by the provinces of Seville, Cordova, Cádiz, Málaga and Huelva. Your name corresponds to the whitish color of its flesh and its oily juice (mixture of vegetation water and oil).
Manzanilla
Variety of very vigorous olive, early and very interesting both for the quality of its oil and its fruit dressing. Due to the large number of municipalities that includes cultivation, the variety manzanilla receives numerous local names acquired.
Ocal
The variety of olive ocal joy of his splendor centuries ago in the mountains of Salamanca. A variety of rustic olive and highly adapted to the mountain environment was losing ground in favor of chamomile Caceres, more oriented to the cultivation of table olives variety economically more profitable. At present there are very few plots where we can find ocal, since in most cases are loose olive feet, in esquinazos or corners where we found ocal probably owe their existence to nostalgia.
The most suitable variety for oil ocal, large size and very resistant repilo( fungus that affects the leaves), high force, has large hanging whips, with very broad leaves.
It is the most important variety in the world, representing 50 % olives and trees of Spain and therefore, about, the 20 % world. Their geographical distribution is clearly linked to Andalusia, main producing region worldwide, and specifically to the provinces of Jaén, Cordoba and Granada. This variety has different names depending on the production area, but his principal name from the shape, such as a nipple ended pronounced peak.