Olive — Picual

Olea europaea "Picual"

Spanish Andalusian oil olive — by some accounts the most widely planted olive cultivar in the world. High yield, robust oil with bitter and pungent notes.

Hardiness ratings

Olive — Picual hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 7–11 −17.8 °C to 10 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H5 −15 °C to −10 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 7–9 −12 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 3–7 −5 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Tolerates poor soils and drought once established
  • Self-fertile and reliably heavy-cropping

Categories

Related plants

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Reference

Olive — Picual on Wikipedia