Olive tree Leccino, Olea europea

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6915 Olive tree Leccino, Olea europea

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Plant used for bonsai Small tree 10-20 ft Full sun Dry conditions Moderate water Edible plant Plant attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Subtropical or temperate zone plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

The Leccino olive tree is one of the primary cultivars used in Italian olive oil production. It is best known for its Tuscan origins and delicate flavor profile. All across Italy, it is considered one of the primary cultivars found in olive groves. While it originated in Tuscany, it is now grown all over the world and does well in California and the northwest. Its olive oil flavor is delicate so it’s most commonly blended with Pendolino. But its also interplanted and blended with other varieties such as Frantoio, Coratina and Moraiolo and others, to produce more flavor.

Olive tree is the one of most useful trees in the world, originated in Mediterranean. Slow growing trees are extremely long-lived and tolerant of drought, salinity and almost total neglect, and so have been reliable producers of food and oil for thousands of years.
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