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<pre>Ihave just come back from Geraldton WA (400km from Perth). The Mis-west
Olive Association held an olive school where I spoke on olives including
varieties and my olive trials. The School was held on tye propert of
Eric and Jill Dickson. Wind is a major problem and with the one metre
branch free trunks and the lollypop canopies, securing the trees has
posed a problem although some ingenious solutions have helped. The
Dixons property has nearly 2000 trees 2-3 year old trees. Some of the
Manzanillo olives were starting to ripen hence this response.

Also Dr Foleys Olive Tree planted in the 1850s, a rather large tree the
canopy is 20m x 30m had a tremendous crop mwybe over 100kg and its
olives were green.half ripe/ripe. Just right for olive oil!

Professor Stan Kailis
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