Adana Topağı: the olive cultivar that needs the least cold
The lowest chilling requirement among cultivars tested: 346 hours, 234 chill units. Why that matters as winters warm, and its 6-gram fruit.
Rate this article
No ratings yet — be the first.
One rating per visitor; you can change yours at any time. Ratings are real reader votes — no seeded or default scores.
Related
Article
Samanlı olive: characteristics, oil content and growing areas
The local table variety around Lake İznik — Gemlik's neighbour, with a different fruit structure.
Article
Olive varieties: seventeen Turkish varieties in numbers
Gemlik, Ayvalık, Memecik, Domat and the rest: Türkiye's olive varieties with oil content, fruit size, flesh ratio, region and ripening calendar.
Article
Manzanilla olive: Spain's table variety
The world's most widely planted green table variety and the international standard for stuffed olives. It is grown in Türkiye too.
Article
Yağ Çelebi olive: characteristics, oil content and growing areas
Despite the name, its 21% oil puts it low on the list; its large fruit also serves the table.