Chemlali

Variety of Olive · Olea europaea

Tunisia's dominant oil variety – extremely drought- and heat-tolerant, the backbone of North African oil exports.

Also known as: Chemlali de Sfax

🇹🇳 TN 1700

Taste & characteristics

mildsweetaromatic

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Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Very small, spherical fruit with good oil content.

Vigorous, exceptionally adapted to arid, hot semi-desert sites and poor soils.

High under irrigation; oil mild, sweetish, low in bitterness, somewhat lower stability.

Covers most of Tunisia's olive acreage; cold-sensitive.

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