Olives

These varieties of olive trees growing or will be growing on the Island. They are fertilized much the same as citrus, like well-drained soil and are easy to care for.

Arbequina – a smaller Spanish olive introduced to the United States in the mid 1990’s. This variety is the earliest of the three to produce fruit, some within three years. The olives grow in heavy clusters and have a high oil content. The trees can reach 25 to 35 feet at maturity, but can be trained and kept lower for easier harvesting.

Picual - sometimes known as Marteña or Lopereña, is an olive cultivar from Spain. Picual olives are the most commonly grown olive today for olive oil production, with production centered in the Spanish province of Jaén Picual trees are estimated to account for 25% of all olive oil production in the world.