martes, 12 de mayo de 2009

The olive tree in Spain




It's present in the most part of Spain. It's more important in the provinces of La Rioja, Lleida, Zaragoza, Tarragona, Baleares, Toledo, Ciudad Real, Badajoz, Jaén, Córdoba, Granada, Cádiz, Sevilla and Málaga. Only in Spain there are 260 types of olive trees. Among them they are: Picual: It suposses the 50% of the production in Spain and the 20% all over the world. It prevails in the South of Spain.


Cornicaba: It's the second in importance and third in production. It prevails in the center of Spain in the comunity of Castilla- La Mancha.
Hojiblanca: It suposses the 16% of the andaluz olive tree. It's used for olive and for oil.
Arbequina: it's in the Cataluña's and Aragon's zone. It is cultivated alone and partner to the vineyards.
Lechín of Sevilla: It's in the south of Spain in Andalucia.
Verdial of Badajoz: It extends from Badajoz to Portugal.
Verdial Velez-Málaga: In the south- east of Málaga.
Empeltre: It's common in Aragón, Islas Baleares and Logroño. It is characterized by the excellent quality of its oil.
Pinado: It centers in the south of Spain, especially in Córdoba. It is cultivated for the production of the olives.

No hay comentarios:

Publicar un comentario