Cultivar Profile
Picholine Du Gard Olive Tree
Olea europaea ‘Picholine Du Gard’
Cultivar Profile
Picholine Du Gard Olive Tree
Olea europaea ‘Picholine Du Gard’
This cultivar thrives on Mediterranean growing conditions and has a particularly fruity taste.
Originating from Collias and Gard in the South of France, it’s got a fruity taste with slightly peppery notes. This is a high production tree, with a remarkable flavor. It’s matched only by the bright side of its green drupe. But this olive must blacken two months after harvest before going to the mill press.
Specifications
Fruiting
Fruiting
Beautiful Waterwise Fruiting Specimen
Olive Oil
Picholine olive oil is very stable (resists oxidation well) and the oil density is fluid.
Bloom
Summer
Inconspicuous, white flowers; prized for evergreen foliage and its fall fruit.
Country
Morocco
Type
Tree
Foliage
Gray-Green Color
Growth
Size
Uses
Landscape and Commercial Use
Coastal Exposure, Container, Kitchen Garden, Mass Planting (high density), Specimen, Topiary
Zones
Hardiness
Hardy down 20 to 30 °F
Light
Full sun
Water
Once established, water occasionally.
Water more frequently in extreme heat or containers. Newly planted olive trees will require more water to establish.
Soil
Well-drained, nutrient poor soil
Light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils all acceptable. Olive trees prefer well-drained soil and even grow well in nutritionally poor soil. Hot, rocky locations. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
Care
Thrives in most average, slightly alkaline, well-drained soils, but it is highly adaptable. Tolerates drought. Shelter young plants from winter extremes.
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