
Arbequina
Origin: Arbeca (Lérida).
Production area: Province of Lérida and Tarragona.
Plant
Vigour: low.
Vegetation: long buds, slightly branched, without shoots.
Young wood color: Dark grey green.
Leaves
Shape: grooved with thin edges, wide tip, small mucronate.
Color: ochre green upper surface, grey greenish yellow under side.
Drupe
Shape: Oblate, short, almost symmetrical.
Size: small, 0.80 to 1.20 g.
Oil contents: 17.2 to 19.5%
Flesh (percentage): 67 to 76%
Blanqueta
Origin: Muro de Alcoy (Alicante).
Production area: Provinces of Valencia and Alicante.
Plant
Vigour: low.
Vegetation: short buds, branched, only a few of the branches are thick. Fruits in racemes.
Young wood color: rather ochre grey to grey.
Leaves
Shape: short leaf, flat, spear-shaped, rather wide at the tip.
Color: dark green upper surface, grey greenish under side.
Drupe
Shape: slightly oblate, rather asymmetrical, transversal maximum diameter rather to the base.
Size: small, 1.16 to 1.94 g.
Oil contents: 15.8 to 30.6%
Flesh (percentage): 83.5 to 86%
Cornicabra
Origin: Mora de Toledo.
Crop area: Provinces of Toledo and Ciudad Real.
Plant
Vigour: medium.
Vegetation: medium length branches, frequently opposite, with few brindillas and shoots.
Young wood color: Light grey rather ochre.
Leaves
Shape: long, spear-shaped, symmetrical.
Color: light green upper surface, greenish grey under side.
Drupe
Shape: long, rather curved, asymmetrical and flat on the under side, typical shape: horn-shaped.
Size: 3.06 to 3.51 g.
Oil contents: 21.8 to 27%
Flesh (percentage): 80.9 to 83.6%
Empeltre
Origin: Pedrola (Zaragoza).
Crop area: From the province of Logroño, by the valley of the Ebro, to the province of Tarragona.
Planta
Vigour: good.
Vegetation: straight branches with long knots. Foliage with vertical tendency.
Hoja
Shape: wide at the tip, some are warped.
Color: dark green upper surface, greenish silver under side.
Drupe
Shape: long, asymmetrical, slightly curved on the under side.
Size: medium 2.52 g.
Oil contents: 19.7 to 27.5%
Flesh (percentage): 82.1 to 85.3%
Farga
Origin: Valencia.
Crop area: Provinces of Castellón, Valencia, Tarragona and Teruel.
Plant
Vigour: Medium.
Vegetation: long branches, few short branches.
Young wood color: rather dark grey.
Leaves
Shape: Rather short, grooved, spear-shaped.
Color: Dark green upper surface, greenish grey under side.
Drupe
Shape: long, lightly curved on the under side.
Size: medium 1.83 to 2.05 g..
Oil contents: 23.1 to 31.3%
Flesh (percentage): 73.5 to 77.1%
Gordal
Origin: Sevilla.
Crop area: Province of Sevilla.
Plant
Vigour: medium.
Vegetation: long and thick branches, with few ramifications. Spread fruits.
Young wood color: Rather ochre grey.o.
Leaves
Shape: almost straight, long, polymorphic, rather wide.
Color: Dark green upper surface, greenish silver under side.
Drupe
Shape: rather long, heart-shaped oblate, rather asymmetrical.
Size: medium 1.28 g.
Oil contents: 22.1%
Flesh (percentage): 86.5%
Hojiblanca
Origin: Lucena (Córdoba).
Crop area: Provinces of Córdoba and Málaga.
Plant
Vigour: good to medium.
Vegetation: productive branches, long and rather pendulous. Medium density foliage and regular foliage surface.
Young wood color: Light greenish grey.
Leaves
Shape: long, rather wide, slightly grooved.
Color: Greyish green upper surface, silver under side.
Drupe
Shape: Oblate, slightly asymmetrical.
Size: medium 1.4 to 4.3 g.
Oil contents: 23.5 to 28.6%
Flesh (percentage): 83.5 to 87.1%
Lechín
Origin: Between Córdoba and Sevilla.
Crop area: Provinces of Sevilla and Granada.
Plant
Vigour: medium.
Vegetation: short branches, with some brindillas and shoots in old wood.
Young wood color: ochre grey.
Leaves
Shape: short, slightly wide in the middle, almost flat.
Color: Yellowish green upper surface, greyish green under side.
Drupe
Shape: Ellipsoidal, a little curved on the under side.
Size: 3.58 to 3.80 g.
Oil contents: 23.5 to 26.8%
Flesh (percentage): 79.1 to 85.4%
Manzanilla
Origin: Dos Hermanas (Sevilla).
Crop area: Province of Sevilla, mainly in the capital city and the suburbs (Dos Hermanas, Carmona, Morón).
Plant
Vigour: low.
Vegetation: long branches slightly ramified. Slightly dense foliage. Spread and often paired fruits.
Young wood color: ochre grey.
Leaves
Shape: short, rather wide, thick.
Color: Rather dark green upper surface, silver under side.
Drupa
Shape: Oblate, rather short, almost symmetrical, wide at the tip.
Size: medium 3.1 g.
Color in green: Light green.
Oil contents: 19.6%
Flesh (percentage): 85.1%
Picual
Origin: Jaén.
Crop area: Province of Jaén and nearby areas of Granada, Córdoba, Ciudad Real.
Plant
Vigour: good.
Vegetation: short branches, ramified, with buds and shoot production. Vigorous dense foliage.
Young wood color: Greyish green.
Leaves
Shape: rather long, wide to the upper middle.
Color: dark green upper surface, greenish silver under side.
Drupa
Shape: ellipsoidal pointed at the tip.
Size: medium to thick.
Medium weight: from 2.14 to 3.66 g.
Oil contents: 23.8 to 27.7%
Flesh (percentage): 78.7 to 85.5%
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