TRAINING SHAPE WHICH DIFFERS FROM OTHER VASE SHAPES IN THAT THERE IS NO TRUNK, MERELY A STUMP. THE SKELETON OF THE TREE IS MADE UP OF THREE SCAFFOLD BRANCHES ORIENTED TOWARDS THE ANGLES OF AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE. THE BRANCHES GROW INITIALLY AT AN ANGLE, THEN MORE OR LESS STRAIGHTENING OUT. THE SECOND BRANCHES INSERT INTO THE PRIMARY BRANCHES, FORMING THREE PYRAMIDAL STRUCTURES WITH THE SAME AIM AS THE POLYCONICAL VASE SHAPE. OVERALL THE TREE LOOKS LIKE A WIDE BUSH OPEN AT THE CENTRE.
IOC and IFAPA sign cooperation agreement
Madrid / Seville / 13.10.2026
The International Olive Council (IOC) and the Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA) have signed a framework cooperation agreement to strengthen collaboration in the olive sector....
This week on OHIS
MADRID, SPAIN / 09.10.2026
This week on the Olive Health Information System website The newsletter of the University of Navarra and the IOC dedicated to health There is growing evidence supporting the Mediterranean diet as an effective nutritional...
Lebanese Minister of Agriculture visits IOC headquarters
MADRID, SPAIN / 07.10.2026
The Executive Secretariat of the International Olive Council (IOC) had the honour of welcoming H.E. Mr Nizar Hani, Minister of Agriculture of Lebanon, to its headquarters in Madrid on 6 October 2026. The Minister was...

