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Taggiasca

Origin: Italy
Purpose: Oil
Cold tolerance: Low
Partially self fertile
Productivity: High
Start of bearing: Intermediate
Ripening: Late
Oil content: High

Growth: Taggiasca is a vigorous variety with a drooping growth habit. It is the dominant variety in the
Italian region of Liguria. The cultivar adapts well to both coastal and hilly terrain. It is considered
sensitive to cold, particularly in the spring, and also to drought and wind.

Pests: Taggiasca is susceptible to olive knot and leaf spot.

Oil: The productivity of Taggiasca is high and constant. The fruit has a high content of easily extracted
oil. Traditionally, this variety is harvested late when it is very ripe, and it yields the fruity and delicate
oil characteristic of Liguria. Olive growers in California have been experimenting with different harvest
maturities, however, and are producing a greener style oil with this cultivar. The quality of the oil is
excellent, and it has been a consistent favorite in competitions. The Taggiascas of California are
generally characterized by floral, herbaceous notes.

Harvest: Taggiasca is considered a late-ripening variety. It is similar to Frantoio in its maturation
schedule. Since much of the traditional acreage in Taggiasca is very hilly, it is almost always hand
harvested in its home range.

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