Olivery News — olives

Have had a lot of inquiries for Fresh Olives for home curing, so have made these available on the website.  Check them out. Some pictures from this years harvest .  

This shows the matrix we use to identify the quality of the olives after harvest as they come in from the grove.  This lot is from our Haumoana contract grower. Harvest notes from the log: Manzanillo Olives Good colour range A little disease (see the two green olives five rows down position three & four have brown spots).  These will need hand grading out. Not many stalks attached (makes for happy hand graders) Good size olives No wrinkle No frost damage Acceptable leaf and sticks quantity

Here I am picking green olives on the 31st March at the Olivery.  This is an Ouvo D'Piccione tree, its olives a variety known for their large green fruit.  This tree had 35kg of olives on it, a fantastic yield!  I immediately thought I know how to grow olives.... until the next two trees had zero olives, sigh... such is horticulture.  This precious crop will be sold through the Olivery tasting room and to local restaurants.  When its gone its gone!

Here is a picture from today of Kalamata Olive tree 'H4' or 'Heddie' as Eddie its owner likes to call it.  We are pleased to report that this tree is flourishing.  You can see the new growth rising 600mm above the stump. Eddie has chosen well!  The next picture is of F8, our 'slow starter'.  Transplanted in October at the same time as the rest of the trees, this tree is the last to sprout.  You can just see on the right hand side of the tree a small shoot - approx 20mm long.  This is especially pleasing as it...