It is obviously very important for you to have good quality trees to ensure the best growth/time for you to get to your ultimate goal. The trees comes from a very well established nursery and is grown by experts. (Like in any industry you can buy quality or look for a cheap tree - not grown under the right conditions and will obviously take years to grow or bare any or very liitle fruit eventually). Cultivars: For oil: Coratina, Leccino, Frantoio; For Table Olives: Nandi, Barouni, Nocellara, Manzanilla. Dual purpose: Mission,Kalamata Age: Trees are 18 months to two years(some cultivars are older) Size: The height varies according to cultivar with the Coratina and Frantoio being tallest - approx 1,2 - 2 meters. The Nandis and Barouni and Manzanilla do not grow as vigorously but all are more than 70 cm. Their stem diameters are about 2-2,5 cm. The trees on the farm are still young but have just started baring. We are not harvesting commercially as yet. The nursery is registered with the National Dept of Agriculture Cuttings are made from trees in the mother block which are genetically true to type Trees are sprayed and fertilized on a regular basis to ensure that they are free from pests and diseases. They are inspected for same before they are released to the publicThe trees are planted in 3 kg bags in a mixture of sand and compost obtained from Soil and More. It is an organic mixture.
