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a variety of olive tree typical of the DOP area known as Aprutino Pescarese in the province of Pescara (Abruzzo). Its olives yield an extra virgin olive oil featuring extraordinary chemical and organoleptic qualities. Empeltre: Spain a medium-sized black olive grown in Spain, especially along the Ebro Valley and the Balearic Islands.
The olive tree and olive oil are mentioned seven times in the Quran, [71] and the olive is praised as a precious fruit. Olive tree and olive oil health benefits have been propounded in prophetic medicine. Muhammad is reported to have said: "Take oil of olive and massage with it – it is a blessed tree" (Sunan al-Darimi, 69:103).
The Tanche is a dual-use cultivar, used both as a table olive and for extraction of oil. It is very productive and gives a yield of 22–25%. [5] The oil has a "smooth taste and an aroma of crisp green apples and freshly cut grass". The very sweet taste is normally associated with the late harvest.
The Lucques is primarily used as a green table olive, and the fruit tastes meaty and sweet. [1] Some compare it to fresh almonds and avocados. [4] It is a highly valued olive among gourmets. It can also be used for oil, and the oil it produces is of excellent quality, but it is difficult to extract. [6] It gives a medium oil yield.
In biology, the BBCH-scale for olive describes the phenological development of olive trees using the BBCH-scale. [ 1 ] The phenological growth stages and BBCH-identification keys of olive trees are:
They are evergreen trees and shrubs, with small, opposite, entire leaves. The fruit is a drupe. Leaves of Olea contain trichosclereids. [4] For humans, the most important and familiar species is by far the olive (Olea europaea), native to the Mediterranean region, Africa, southwest Asia, and the Himalayas, [5] [6] which is the type species of the
The olive trees of the Empeltre variety have a large wingspan as well as bright dark green leaves and early maturing black olives. They have a long form, asymmetrical and slightly pumped by the back. They have an average volume of 2.7 grams with a pulp / bone ratio of 5:3 and a yield of 18.3%.
Oleaceae, also known as the olive family or sometimes the lilac family, is a taxonomic family of flowering shrubs, trees, and a few lianas in the order Lamiales. [1] It presently comprises 28 genera, one of which is recently extinct. [2] The extant genera include Cartrema, which was resurrected in 2012. [3]