We planted five olives and two peach trees Saturday. This is an Italian olive, the first of two olives along a new hillside berm at my parent's Potter Valley property.
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Sequoia Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Leccino
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We planted five olives and two peach trees Saturday. This is an Italian olive, the second of two olives along a new hillside berm at my parent's Potter Valley property.
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Sequoia Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Maurino
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We planted five olives and two peach trees Saturday at my parent's Potter Valley property. This is a Spanish olive, the fifth olive of the day and the third of three Arbequinas along a hillside berm.
It's a table olive as well as used to produce a highly valued olive oil, a more buttery oil with a slightly peppery finish.
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Sequoia Olea
Species: europaea
Cultivar: Arbequina
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Saturday, we planted seven more trees at my parent's Potter Valley property. This is a Montclar peach, the first of two peaches I planted.
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species: persica
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