İzmir Sofralık olive
İzmir Sofralık is a recorded variety of the Aegean. Described in the source.
İzmir Sofralık is one of the recorded olive varieties of the Aegean.
Characteristics
A markedly large-fruited variety originating in İzmir. The fruit has a nipple at its tip. Yield is low and periodicity is severe; it is used as a green table olive.
Where it grows
İzmir Sofralık is recorded in the Aegean. The provinces where olive production concentrates in this region: Manisa, İzmir, Aydın, Muğla, Denizli.
Regional conditions, varietal spread and output: olive growing in the Aegean
Record status
The variety is described in the source, but no detailed pomological series (fruit weight, flesh-to-stone ratio, oil content) has been published.
Other varieties of the region
Domat · Edremit (Ayvalık) · Erkence · Kiraz · Memecik · Memeli
Locally
İzmir Sofralık takes its name from its origin. Its range is not confined to the Aegean: it is also recorded in Marmara provinces such as Yalova and Tekirdağ.
Yalova illustrates the variety's character well — in the 2024-25 season the province's entire crop went to table use, with none sent for pressing.
More: olive growing in İzmir · olive growing in Yalova
Source
- Efe, R., Soykan, A., Cürebal, İ. & Sönmez, S. (2016) — Characteristics and Geographical Distribution of Olive Varieties Grown in Turkey, Zeytin Kitabı, pp. 37-80
- Olive map of Turkey
Where it stands among measured varieties
Canözer Ö. (1991), Standart Zeytin Çeşitleri Kataloğu, T.C. Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı, Seri:16
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