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<pre>John,
John,
Re High Density Olive Groves
1.Lewis Olive Nurseries does supply olive trees to the olive industry for
both traditional and for high-density plantings. We give our customers the
option and explain to them the expected returns and costs involved with both
styles of production and then the customer decides what is best for their
particular situation.

2.Australia is in the world market for the selling of olive oil and we need
to be competitive on price and quality. We have a major impediment in that
we have high wages, which results in high production costs in comparison to
other countries. If we need to export our product (and everybody is saying
that is what needs to happen with all the trees that are being planted,)
then we need to develop ways of lowering our production costs while
maximizing quality.
Hence this is the reason for the need to consider high-density olive
plantings using low vigor varieties that maximize mechanization.
The advantages of this technology
-Earliness to yield. Crops commence after the second
winter in the ground
-Full production achieved by the 6th year in the
ground
-Plants crop consistently each year with little or
no biannual bearing habit as plants flower and fruit on first year wood not
second year wood as with normal varieties. This results in consistent cash
flows
-Early cash flow with breakeven achieved at least 3
years earlier when compared with traditional groves and varieties
-Ability to manage large areas easily. Harvesting,
pruning and spraying can be undertaken at a rate of 5 hectare every 8 hours
using the same piece of machinery with scope to work both day and night.
-Varieties are self fertile so allow ease of
management plus the ability to produce extra virgin varietal olive oil of
consistent quality in commercial quantities as all harvesting can be
undertaken at the optimum time.
Currently this technology is being commercially used in Australia, South
Africa, Spain, Italy, Chile, Argentina and shortly USA.
So if we are to become a viable exporters or for that matter compete with
subsidized imports, growers need to carefully consider the level of
technology that will allow them to be competitive on price and quality while
at the same time give a return for their investment.

Best Regards

Hartley Lewis
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
LEWIS OLIVES
Email:Hartley@...
Ph +61 8 83809598
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<pre>Hi there, I have just posted 2 new pictures under the photo album
name of HiDenstiy Olive Grove
Love to hear you thoughts, comments, questions. Please feel free to
send them to me at my e-mail address, above. Please include you e-
mail address as this make it easier to direct me replies to you.
Cheers
Owen.
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<pre>I have uploaded into files a pdf document titled "super hi density
olives Vossen".

The author is Paul Vossen from the University of California and it is a
December 2002 document.


cheers roger
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<pre>Thanks Roger, I have been reading through the file mentioned and it has some
very relevent information in it as regards to potential cropping of high and
super high density olive groves.
I have found that there are 5 varibles when it comes to growing olives, they
are, not in any particular order:
Desire to grow them, Economics (is there money to be made), Climate, Site and
Soil.
The first 2 are really dependent on the grower/market and the last 3 are ones
that we have little or very little control over. As far as site selection that
we do have a bit more than soil or climate. With the ultra high density you can
remove soil from the varibles as you can use a bark based growing media, so the
only limiting factor is climate. Even this can be controlled to a certain extent
by being able to shift the trees to a safer site, climate wise, if such a site
becomes available.
----- Original Message -----
From: roger farquhar
To: OliveOil@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 2:18 AM
Subject: [OliveOil] High density olive groves



I have uploaded into files a pdf document titled "super hi density
olives Vossen".

The author is Paul Vossen from the University of California and it is a
December 2002 document.


cheers roger








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