Lucques

Lucques
Lucques olives ripening on the tree
Olive (Olea europaea)
Color of the ripe fruitGreen
Also calledLucquoise, Olivier Odorant, Oliverolle
OriginFrance
Notable regionsLanguedoc
HazardsOlive fruit fly, sooty mold, Verticillium dahliae etc.
UseOil and table
Oil contentMedium
FertilitySelf-sterile
Growth formSpreading
LeafElliptic-lanceolate
WeightMedium
ShapeElongated
SymmetryAsymmetrical

The Lucques is a cultivar of olives grown primarily in Languedoc in France. It is primarily used as a green table olive.[1] It can also produce high quality oil, but this is hard to extract. Though vulnerable to certain pests, it is relatively resistant to cold and drought.

  1. ^ Lebowitz, David (2006-04-28). "Lucques Olives". David Lebowitz. Retrieved 2009-01-17.

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