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.
Argentina repository of the new international olive plant collection recognised by the IOC
The International Olive Council (IOC) is honoured to announce that the olive plant collection established at the Estación Experimental Agropecuaria of San Juan, part of the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria...
MARIO SOLINAS QUALITY AWARD 2023
MADRID, SPAIN / 18.01.2023
The 23rd Mario Solinas Quality Award is now open for entries. To check the rules for the Mario Solinas Quality Award, the IOC’s international competition for the best extra virgin olive oil, in English, French and...