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Olive trees ready to plant
About the Trees
The EVO Trees
All of Eden Valley’s trees were purchased from Olives Australia. This decision was made as they are not only Australia’s largest olive supplier, but offer a very reliable service supplying the best quality stock by using the latest DNA testing techniques.
Quick Facts
Here are some quick facts about the olive trees planted throughout Eden Valley.
| Amount | 15,000 (= 72 hectares) |
| Spacing | 6 x 8 metres (= medium density @ 208 trees per hectare) |
| Planted | 1996 - 1st planting 1998 - 2nd planting 1999 - 3rd planting |
| Size | 3 to 7 metres |
| Varieties | 6 |
| Irrigation | dry land utilising the local climate conditions |
| Harvesting | table fruit: hand picked to maximize quality oil: mechanical harvesting |
Locations
The Eden Valley grove currently contains 5 planted fields, the location of each is outlined in the following diagram:
