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<pre>Within the last hour Tanja [near Bega on the southeast coast of NSW] has
experienced a rare and severe hail storm with hail up to 25mm. in diameter.
I have just checked the, once, heavily laden trees to find considerable
damage with some 20% fruit on the ground and much of the remaining olives
with obvious bruising.
The olives at present are slightly larger than pea size, on average, and
the bruising has not broken the skin.
Would any grower who has suffered a similar fate be able to tell me if the
bruised fruit on the tree is likely to recover or can I expect the
possibility of fungal problems? Are the table olives also ruined
cosmetically?
Any advice would be welcome.

Alan Watt
Tanja olives


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