Olea europaea 'Leccio del Corno' (Olive)

Olea europaea 'Leccio del Corno' is a cultivar from the hills around Florence, in Tuscany, now also planted well beyond its home region, notably in Abruzzo.

It is an oil olive valued for regular cropping and good tolerance of cold, and its oil is intense and fruity, with the green, bitter and peppery notes typical of central Italian oils.

• Tuscan cultivar from the Florentine hills
• Regular cropping and good cold tolerance
• Intense, fruity oil
• Grey-green evergreen foliage, ornamental year round

Grow in full sun and free-draining soil, avoiding ground that stays wet in winter. Established plants are drought tolerant, while trees in pots want regular summer water and a spring feed. Prune in late winter to keep the canopy open. Like most olives it withstands short spells down to roughly -10 °C (14 °F), and it sets more fruit with a second cultivar nearby.

IMPORTANT: The pictures show the mother plant, which is not for sale. The offer includes a plant with the dimensions stated in the description.