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FRANTOIO |
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ALSO KNOWN AS: |
FRANTOIANO, CORREGGIOLO,
RAGGIO GENTILE, RAZZO |
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AREA OF ORIGIN: |
TUSCANY |
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DIFFUSION AREA: |
Grown mainly in center/south of Italy. Also grown in other countries
including Argentina, Australia, California, Chile, Jordan and Spain.
It’s an oil variety particularly wide-spread and appreciated
throughout the world because of its high yield and very good quality. |
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TREE: |
The plant is of medium vigor, semi-drooping with an open structure
and fruiting branches which are long, slender and flexible. The
leaves are elliptical, lanceolate, of medium dimension and glossy
dark green. |
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FRUIT: |
The drupe is of medium size (between 1.5 and 2.5 grams), extended
oval in form with well visible, sparse whitish markings. Maturation
is late and gradual. When mature the fruit is purple-black. |
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AGRONOMICAL CHARACTERS: |
The tree is self-fertile with high, constant productivity. It is
extremely early in setting fruit and has an ovarian abortion rate
which rarely exceeds 10%, sometimes being even as low as 1%. |
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OIL CONTENT: |
It is rich in oil (between 17 and 22%) which is very fruity and
notably aromatic. |
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HARVEST TIME: |
The olives ripen late in the season. They are usually harvested
between November and December in Italy. |
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OTHER CHARACTERS: |
While the self-fertile character of the tree guarantees a high and
constant fruit production, the presence of a pollinator further
increases it. This peculiar productive characteristic, as well as
the quality of its oil makes Frantoio a highly valuable and
irreplaceable variety. Sensitive to frost, peacock spot (Cycloconium
oleaginum) and olive knot (Pseudomonas savastanoi). |
