Olive ‘Ascolano’

The fruit of Olive ‘Ascolano’ is large and has small pits, making it excellent for use as table fruit since the olives are quite sizable. It is also well-suited for use in hedges, screens, or as a lining for avenues and driveways. Additionally, Olive ‘Ascolano’ is frost tolerant. While it is partially self-fertile, it produces the best crops when it is planted alongside Olive ‘Frantoio’ or Olive ‘Leccino’. The fruit ripens in autumn and changes color from green to red before ultimately becoming a purple-black hue. Olive ‘Ascolano’ also features white flowers during the summer and grey-green leaves. Olive is evergreen and native from the Mediterranean through Africa to China. Olive ‘Ascolano’ originated in the Marche and Tuscany regions of Italy.