Tithoreon Elaion

The soils where we installed the high density linear crops of olive varieties Arbequina, are smooth, without large gradients and mild to moderate composition, so that the olive-collectors can move easily and without difficulty .

Before planting the seedlings we proceeded in the following steps:

• Complete soil analysis and analysis of irrigation water.
• Deep tearing of the soil at a depth of 50 cm and then leveling of the field.
• Removal of large rocks.
• Construction of drainage channels.

The trees we planted were very young, 6 to 12 months, with a clear height from 30 to 60 cm, shaped monoclonal.

Young olive trees, once planted, stood exactly in the shape monokone, as little cypresses with a central stem-axis that reached 2.5 meters.

The second year after planting, the seedlings reached the final desired height (2.1 to 2.5 m) and then the process of pruning began.

A prerequisite for the installation of high density linear olive groves is the existence of irrigated water. We used drip irrigation, with drippers for 4 liters per hour. Briefly there were irrigations for 2 to 4 days and each irrigation lasted about 3 hours.

The high density linear olive groves have great demands (inputs) in fertilizers.The types of fertilization vary depending on the season and they are divided into three periods:

• In the period April-June when we use nitrogen fertilization.
• In the period June-August when we use fertilization with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in equal proportion.
• In the period September-October when we use potassium fertilization.

All fertilizers are furnished to trees via irrigation water and the quantities depend on the results of soil analysis and leaf analysis.