Olea europaea ‘Barnea’ is a vigorous, upright grower with a fairly narrow form. It yields high-quality oil and is suitable for use as both table fruit and for pickling. While it is partially self-fertile, it produces the best crops when it is planted alongside Olea europaea ‘Picholine’. The fruit ripens in autumn, transitioning from green to red before eventually turning a purple-black color. It has white flowers during the summer and grey-green leaves. Olea europaea is evergreen and native from the Mediterranean through Africa to China. Learn more about Olea europaea. Olea europaea ‘Barnea’ was developed by Shimon Lavee from a tree found in Kadesh Barnea (Nitzanei Sinai), Israel.