Verdale-de-l'Hérault (olive) explained
| Verdale-de-l'Hérault |
| Color: | Black |
| Also Called: | Pourridale |
| Origin: | France |
| Regions: | Occitanie |
| Hazards: | Verticillium dahliae and Spilocaea oleaginea (peacock or Pan Eye Disease) |
| Use: | Oil and table |
| Growth: | Spreading |
| Leaf: | Elliptic |
| Weight: | Medium |
| Shape: | Ovoid |
| Symmetry: | Asymmetrical |
Verdale-de-l'Hérault is an olive cultivar developed in the department of Hérault, in the southern French region of Occitanie. The fruit produces a sweet oil with a light and fruity aroma of greenery, nuts, and apple, and exhibits no bitterness.[1]
Type
France recognizes cultivars of olive, as opposed to sixteen in other areas, excluding any variety or local names, and the Verdale-de-l'Hérault is included among the Verdale, Verdaou, and Pourridale.[2]
Characteristics
The Verdale-de-l'Hérault is slow growing with good frost resistance. The fruit is large and ovoid.[3] The cultivar typically has a low yield of of olives for of oil.[4]
The leaves of the Verdale-de-l'Hérault are short and narrow with a lanceolate shape. The fruit shape is slightly-asymmetric, spherical, rounded at the apex, and with a truncated base.[5] The fruit produces a sweet oil with no bitterness with aromas of greenery, hazelnuts and apple.[6] [7]
Concerns
Olive quick decline syndrome (OQDS) has been associated with the bacteria Xylella fastidiosa,[8] was first reported in 2013, and has been observed in Italy[9] as well as other countries. The bacteria subspecies multiplex was found in Corsica in July 2015. X. fastidiosa subsp. pauca has been detected in the Menton area.[10]
Verdale-de-l'Hérault cultivar is susceptible to Verticillium dahliae and Spilocaea oleaginea (peacock or Pan Eye) disease
Other uses
Verdale-de-l'Hérault is used as a pollinator for the Picholine.
Notes and References
- Book: fr . Nathalie . Moutier . Christian . Pinatel . André . Martre . Jean-Paul . Roger . Bouchaïb . Khadari . Jean-François . Burgevin . Denis . Ollivier . Jacques . Artaud . Identification des variétés d'oliviers cultivées en France . Naturalia Publications . Turriers . 2004 . 1 . 246 . 978-2-909717-43-2.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=vdQaAAAAYAAJ&dq=Pourridale+olive&pg=PA6 Google books: Verdale-de-l'Hérault
- https://www.agrumes-baches.com/baches/1292/boutique/62305/olea_europea_verdale_de_l_herault.htm#.WzylPKdKhEY Verdale-de-l'Hérault characteristics
- http://olivesdusud.e-monsite.com/pages/les-varietes-d-olive-pour-l-huile.html Verdale-de-l'Hérault olive oil yield
- http://www.oleadb.it/detail.php?name=VERDALE%20DE%20L%27H%C9RAULT&table=morpho&title=MORPHOLOGICAL%20CHARACTERS Olea Database: Verdale-de-l'Hérault
- http://www.sud-de-france.com/produit/1538/ Sud-de-France
- Web site: La Verdale de l'Hérault. Raynald. Coupé. Huilerie Confiserie Coopérative Oléicole de Clermont l'Hérault .
- 10.1038/s41598-017-17957-z . Isolation and pathogenicity of Xylella fastidiosa associated to the olive quick decline syndrome in southern Italy . 2017 . Saponari . M. . Boscia . D. . Altamura . G. . Loconsole . G. . Zicca . S. . d'Attoma . G. . Morelli . M. . Palmisano . F. . Saponari . A. . Tavano . D. . Savino . V. N. . Dongiovanni . C. . Martelli . G. P. . Scientific Reports . 7 . 1 . 17723 . 29255232 . 5735170 .
- News: 2015-03-24 . EU warning as olive tree disease spreads in Italy . en-GB . BBC News .
- https://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/plant_health_biosecurity/legislation/emergency_measures/xylella-fastidiosa/latest-developments_en European Commission
