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<pre>Another useful book is "Olive pests and their control in the Near East by
Katsoyannos FAO 1992. The chapter entitled "The olive tree" gives an
excellent summary of the climatic requirements.

I think your greatest problem will be the need for 150 to 300 hours
below 9° C between November and Feb. Otherwise the trees will not flower. I
have a friend in Oman who has some olives and they never fruit. We have
tried pruning and pollination but (I have not been there) as far as I can
find out they are not flowering. The trees came from Australia originally
but no one knows what varieties etc.

I would suggest that look for varieties from North Africa and from
the coast as they are more likely to need only 150 hours of cold rather
than the 300.

Cheers Brian Chatterton.
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