CORNICABRA

SYNONYMS: Cabrilla, Comun’, Cornal, Cornatillo, Corneja, Cornetilla, Cornezuelo, Cornicabra Basta, Cornicabra Negra, Corniche, Cornita, Corriente, Cuernecillo, de Aceite, del Piquillo, del Terreno, Longar, Longuera, Osnal

ORIGIN:  Spain

USE:  Oil

TREE: A variety from Spain with medium vigor with a contained but rather dense crown.  The leaves are of medium size, lanceolate, narrow and tapered at the ends with a dark green color on the upper side.

FRUIT: An oil variety,  it has a medium weight and a long, asymmetrical taper. The seed is of medium size. The olives matures late. The flesh is of dense consistency representing about 75% of the fruit. It is possible to get a quantity of good oil with high quality and organoleptic properties.

AGRONOMY: Medium high production, it is self-sterile with a high ovarian abortion rate.  This tree is moderately resistant to the most common diseases of the olive.

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