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Introduction

Planting

Growing

Cultivars

Cultivar: Bidh El Hammam (origin - Tunisia)

 

Information from the ARS-GRIN database:

 

DNA match with DOLE68 (Meski) and DOLE83 (Saiali Magloue).

 

“Per Hartmann (see citation): "At maturity the fruit is reddish-black with prominent bloom. On the green fruit, small lenticels are conspicuous but disappear by maturity. This variety ripens very unevenly -an entire branch of green olives and one of black olives can be observed on a tree at the same time." Per IOOC (see citation): "Distribution: North of the country, traditionally in the high plateaus and more recently in the low valley of Medjerda. It extends over barely 0.1% of the country's olive-growing acreage. . .This is one of the oldest known Tunisian cultivars. . .It shows medium hardiness and vigor and it has a low rooting ability. The fruit is suitable for green or black pickling. It is marketed as 'Petite Marsaline' and is also used for oil production. It comes into bearing early and also flowers early. It is partially self-compatible and it has a low pistil abortion rate. It produces a medium amount of pollen. Productivity is medium and alternate. The fruit ripens early; it has a low oil content and it is a clingstone. Although it is cultivated without irrigation, it is quite sensitive to drought whereas it is moderately tolerant of salinity and is resistant to cold. It is highly resistant to olive leaf spot and olive anthracnose and moderately tolerant of olive knot." FAO.org (see citation): "Tolerance to: cold: high, Cycloconium oleaginum: medium, Pseudomonas savastanoi: high, Saissetia oleae: medium, Verticillium dahliae: low."“

 

New cuttings struck in the spring of 2010; Bidh El Hammam is second from left.

 

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