During last week I have noticed that the temperature was as cold as it should be. This is very good for olive trees, which need at least three months of cold weather to improve flower and fruit production.
Olive trees can tolerate a wide range of temperatures. They will survive with no ill effects in temperatures as low as -15° Celsius.
As it is known, there is a great talk about climate change, and farmers involved in olive and olive oil export are afraid that a less cold winter may affect the production.
Italy is capable of supplying a significant part of olive oil global demand, as olive trees are grown across the whole Italian peninsula.
The main destination of Italy export on olive oil are South Korea, United States and Germany. With 36% of world export, Spain is the main exporter of olive oil worldwide.
Meanwhile, Autumn still continues to show its marvelous colours.
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Wonderful photos Giorgio. I love olives and use olive oil all the time usually with garlic and basil. It is good the trees can withstand such low temperatures too. :-D
ReplyDeleteI also like to cook some dishes with olive oil, garlic and basil.
DeleteI remember watching olives being harvested from very ancient trees in Croatia. It was amazing to see. The technique has barely changed in centuries.
ReplyDeleteYes, I also remember olives carried by donkeys after farmers had harvested them manually. Marvelous!
DeleteNow olives are harvested mechanically, and there are also special devices that suck up the fallen olives.
...most trees need a cold period!
ReplyDeleteTrue, they need at least three months cold weather.
DeleteHi Giorgio,
ReplyDeleteGiorgio, beautiful pictures of gorgeous olives!!! In my opinion olive trees are one of the prettiest trees.
I didn't know that olive trees after need cold weather.
Giorgio, I will tell you that my quince tree has buds!!!
My friend, I salute you!
When winter's temperature is too high, olive trees lose their acclimation. Olive trees don't need frost protection over winter.
DeleteSouth Korea has a craving for olives?
ReplyDelete... and since 2022 Japanese restaurants are interest in olive oil too. I friend of mine is invorved in olive oil export from Italy to Japan.
DeleteLovely to see the Olive trees, may they continue to grow well and produce some wonderful olives.
ReplyDeleteThe Autumn colour looks so nice in your last photograph.
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Olive trees' flower and fruits improve when winters are cold enough.
DeleteGreat to see you enjoyed the fall colour in the last photo.
I have never seen olive trees!
ReplyDeleteyou can see them as soon you go to Italy, Greece, Croatia, etc.
Deletebeautiful photos! I want to see olive trees in person
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Well, if you were to visit my country, you would see olive trees in the hills and taste olive oil.
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I didn't know that olive trees need cold to bear fruit. I like olive oil from Italy best.
ReplyDeleteWish you a very nice day
Yes, they need at least three months of cold weather per year.
DeleteNo sabia que los olivos necesitan clima frio. Lindas fotos. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the appreciation! Enjoy the rest of this week :-)
DeleteEven I didn't know that olive trees need cold weather because here in Liguria it's no so cold but we produce le olive taggiasche
ReplyDeleteI know that we, Italians, are exporting olive oil made with "olive taggiasche" in Japan. Japanese restaurants also import Italian olive oil made in Tuscany. A friend of mine is involved in such business.
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