{"product_id":"olive-olea-europaea-coratina","title":"Coratina Olive - Olea europaea ‘Coratina’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCoratina Olive - Olea europaea ‘Coratina’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowers plant ‘Coratina’ for oil with backbone. This southern Italian variety from Puglia is known for high polyphenol levels, which give a robust, peppery, green oil with excellent keeping quality and antioxidant content. \u003cem\u003eOlea europaea\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Coratina’ makes a vigorous, upright, densely leafy tree with grey-green foliage, and it is one of the more cold tolerant commercial olives, which has made it a mainstay of Australian groves in cooler inland districts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Coratina Olive\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRobust oil\u003c\/strong\u003e: High polyphenol content produces a peppery, bitter-edged oil that stores well and is prized by oil judges.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Copes with colder inland winters better than many Mediterranean varieties once established.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStrong vigour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grows away quickly and forms a substantial, well-structured tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReliable yields\u003c\/strong\u003e: Recognised in Australian groves as a consistent cropper rather than a strongly alternate bearer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood pollinator\u003c\/strong\u003e: Widely used to improve fruit set in mixed variety plantings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSiting note\u003c\/strong\u003e: In some districts olive seedlings spread from dropped fruit, so collect windfall in gardens next to bushland.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOil grove\u003c\/strong\u003e: The core variety in small commercial and boutique oil plantings across southern Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural windbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in rows on exposed farm boundaries where its vigour and evergreen density are useful.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvenue planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used along long drives on acreage where a substantial silver-leaved tree is wanted.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMixed grove pollinator\u003c\/strong\u003e: Interplanted among other olive varieties to lift overall fruit set.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and spring, once hard frosts have passed for young trees\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining loam, sand or rocky ground, tolerant of alkaline and low fertility soils. Avoid heavy wet clay or install raised mounds and subsurface drainage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week for the first two summers so the roots follow the moisture downward rather than staying shallow. Mulch to 75mm held off the trunk, keep a weed-free circle around the base and remove basal suckers as they appear.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 7m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast for an olive\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, grey-green\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mediterranean basin, this variety from Puglia in southern Italy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream, insignificant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795372343582,"sku":"ND-1268-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90L","offer_id":59795372376350,"sku":"ND-1268-90L","price":2975.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795372409118,"sku":"ND-1268-500MM","price":1937.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/J7yeXt2pXhPxEQcBKXwlR_x8xZVXHh.jpg?v=1787314451","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/olive-olea-europaea-coratina","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}