Picking fresh organic olives from the tree
Picking fresh organic olives from the tree
Olive oil Lissus
Gryke Ara stanit
ABSTRACT Situation, distribution, germplasm, culture, myths and history of olive tree in Albania is analyzed, using olive database in genebank, and external data from historical and archaeological archival documents. Albania belongs to the favourable climatic zones of Olive trees distribution, and is very rich in biological and landscape olive tree diversity. Being among the most important and extensively cultivated fruit tree crops olive grown in Albania (12% of the arable land), covers the entire coast line from Saranda to Shkodra and inland river valleys which possess olive trees. Olive germplasm, in two principal counties (Vlora and Tirana) is presented by three basic olive populations: Kaninjot, White of Tirana and wild population, with 28 (native) varieties. Albania have 1.7 million olive trees (500-3000 years old), and its 10% is evaluated to be near to 1000 – 3000 years old. The old centres of civilization were considered and the old areas of olive trees. There is a high relationship among Castles (Old Illyrian or pre-Illyrian Fortresses) and old olive trees distribution. It is very significant the fact the great number of Old olive trees is situated near or relatively near castles that were at the same time the centres of antique civilization. There were 53 villages, which possessed 136 thousand old olive trees, around 42 castles. For more than 3000 years olives and olive oil have been one of the most celebrated food products; they represent a traditionally valued source of healthy nourishment, and historically are considered to be sacred, a blessed tree, a symbol of joys and victories, rituals, popular culture and tradition.
The organic olive grove of Terra di Rovo is located in the highest part of the valley and has 200 ancient olive trees of Moraiolo and 50 of Leccino, the first one is a variety of olive tree that owes its name to the dark, almost black (moro) colour of its olives when they are ripe, while the second one is characterised by its balanced and delicate flavour.
Typical of the Spoleto area, these type of olives are renowned for their valuable and high-quality properties. Characterized by the foliage of reduced volume, the Moraiolo produces a precious oil with a bright green-gold colour, a medium structure and a fruity flavour with a marked bitter and spicy taste. The Leccino cultivar, on the other hand, is a highly vigorous tree with an expanded growth habit, voluminous and moderately dense foliage; the inflorescences are of medium length with a sparse structure and with poor branching of the rachis.
It is predicted that climate changes will have an effect on tree growth, which could in turn have a negative effect on the production of olive oil [6,7,8]. Climate change, characterized by lower precipitation and higher temperatures, could prove a challenge for traditional olive growing practices in Mediterranean countries
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Olio di Giorgio Novello Biologico 2023, the very first selection of organic EVO oils of the new season, is the fresh oil par excellence, produced from the first olives at the beginning of the harvest.