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<pre>Lucinda:
Stan has expressed his concern for winter chilling and olive flowering (and
subsequent fruiting) in Florida. I agree this is likely to be a problem,
certainly with common varieties grown in the US - there may be some from low
chill areas of the world that would suffice but, of course performance and
availability here are unknown.
Of equal, maybe more concern is the amount of rainfall and very humid
weather you experience in Florida all summer. Leaf diseases, such as olive
leaf spot, and insect pests that prefer damp, humid conditions, such as
Black Scale, will be prevalent resulting in additional management expense
and possible (considerable) production loss.
I don't think it will work.
Steve Sibbett
U.C. Farm Advisor
Phone - office 559.733.6486
Mobil 559.280.0666
FAX 559.734.2708
-----Original Message-----
From: Stan Kailis [mailto:
kailis@ca.com.au]
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 2:50 PM
To:
OliveOil@egroups.com
Subject: Re: [OliveOil] which trees?
Dear Lucinda
Regarding olive trees in Florida. I have no doubt the tree will grow.
The big question is flowering and fruiting. Generally the olive needs a
period of low temperatures to flower and set fruit. A rough guide is -
the coldest month should have an average daily temperature of 10-12C.
Above this range fruiting can be reduced. If you can send information
about your local temperatures, I may be able to give you more definitive
information.
Stan Kailis
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