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General Information > Israeli Olives – A Comparative Table

Maalot
Picholin
Nubo
Muhsan
Picoel
Manzenilo
Barnea
Zuri
Country of Origin
Israel
France
Italy
Israel
Spain
Spain (USA)
Israel
Lebanon / Israel
Tree Size
Medium
Big
Very Big
Big
Medium
Medium - Big
Big
Medium - Small
Scenic Type
Round - Erect
Round - Erect
Round - Wide
Round
Round
Round - Wide
Erect
Round
Growth Rate
Medium - Swift
Medium
Medium - Swift
Swift
Medium
Swift
Very Swift
Very Slow
Commercial Yield
Very Early
Medium
Late
Medium
Medium
Early
Very Early
Late
Perennial Fertility
High
Medium-High
Medium
High
Medium-High
High
Very High
Low
Oil Content - Production
High
Medium
Medium-High
Low
Medium
Medium
High
Very High
Fruit Size
Small
Medium
Large
Medium
Medium
Medium
Small- Medium
Small- Medium
Fruit Shape
Elongated
Oval
Oval
Oval
Round - Oval
Elongated
Oval
Oval
Designation
Oil
Oil + Food
Food
Food
Oil (Food)
Food (Oil)
Oil + Food
Oil + Food
Sensitivity
Peacock's Eye
Durable
?
Low
High
Medium - High
Medium
Low
Very High
Verticelium
?
?
?
?
Medium
Medium - High
Medium
Low
Golden Olive
Low - Medium
Medium
Low - Medium
Medium
?
High
?
Medium
Tiger Moth
?
?
Medium
?
?
High
?
Low