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<pre>> Mike,
>
> Do you get the Australian Olive Grower? If so look back through the
last
> couple of years and you will find an article we wrote on pollination which
> you might find interesting and useful. My files are in a muddle and I
cannot
> find the reference off hand.
>
> Be careful about self- fertile varieties. There were many claims for
> such (Barnea and Frantoio are two example) which have proved completely
> wrong and a financial disaster for those who took that advice. Why take
the
> risk? Mixed planting is so easy.
>
> Cheers Brian Chatterton

Yes, I do get AOG. I remember seeing several articles in both this and the
AOA magazine, but all are a bit dated and new information is coming along
all the time, as you say.

The bottom line to my question is: we know Frantoio works well locally, but
I'd desperately love to avoid a sea of Frantoio and nothing else. So if I am
going to go down the "something else" path, what will work.

Fortunately the contributors to this list have come to the party, and I
thank you all for your contributions. Your concept of mixed planting seems
to have worked for the past couple of dozen centuries, so I suppose we had
better give it a go!

Regards, and best wishes to all for the Festive Season,

Mike Wilson.
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