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<pre>Hi Mike, I planted 40 UC 39 Olive Trees and every year the frost knocks them
back and they shoot from the bottom year after year. I would like to buy
some more trees to replace this unsuitable variety and I am glad to say the
supplier where these trees came from don`t sell this type any more.

regards,
Michael B

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Wilson [mailto:mike.wilson@...]
Sent: Sunday, 13 October 2002 6:18 PM
To: Olives Groups
Subject: [OliveOil] Frost tolerent trees


Could any members of the group help me with information on which olive
varieties are able to withstand severe frost. We had a very cold, dry winter
this season and all the Kalamata trees on a grove I look after in Laguna
have died as a result. They are shooting again from the base, but are on
Paragon rootstock, so unless Paragon is a very frost tolerant cultivar, I am
looking for an alternative. Either table of oil will be considered.

The Manzanillo on the same block withstood the frost much better, as did the
Correggiola on the adjacent block. As a result I am now in the market for
around 300 frost hardy olive trees. A frost tolerant bank manager wouldn't
be a bad idea, either.

To add insult to injury, we've just had a hail storm. I'm not game to go and
look just yet. Yes, its been a bad day!

Regards,

Mike Wilson
Hunter Valley.




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