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<pre>Mike

We have a young olive grove in Central Otago, in the South Island of New
Zealand. Winters here are dry and cold with air temperatures dropping to -5
to -7C on occasions. Last winter minimum air temperatures were less than 0C
on 47 days.

We have planted largely Tuscan varieties and the Leccino has been bullet
proof with no losses due to the cold. Frantoio is less hardy but we have
lost only about six trees out of 400 to 500 to the cold. Last year we
planted two Kalamata and apart from minor damage to leaf tips they survived
the winter well. Another variety that has done well in Central Otago is the
South Australian Verdale.

I hope that this helps.

Cheers
Steve Clark
Cairnmuir Olives

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Wilson <mike.wilson@...>
To: Olives Groups <OliveOil@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Monday, 14 October 2002 00:16
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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