Brian where does var. Pendolino come in your estimation as regards
hardiness?
Also, should I worry about the odd crack I notice having developed through
the summer on Pendolino trees [15 yr. old] usually running from ground level
to, say, 25 cms up the trunk which, at its widest, might be one centimetre?
The bark is lifted slightly at the edges.
Edward
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>1. Yes as far as I know Minvera is a selection from Leccino being more
>frost resistant. Leccino is already more frost resistant than most
>varieties but of course quality is not up to Frantio or Moraiolo.
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>2. The Mt Amiata variety is Olivastra Seggianese.
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>3. I have not the name of the Nocera variety at the moment.
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>4. Vallerini' book says that "Leccio del Corno has a high resistance to
>cold but during the 1985 frost it did not always confirm to this
>characteristic" - pay your money and take your choice?
>
>5. Those attempting mechanical harvesting should heed the wise advice of
>Volker Piasta. Has anyone considered mechanical harvesting other than
>shakers?
>
> Cheers Brian Chatterton.