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The olive tree is a typical element of Tuscan landscape. On Tuscan hills, covered with olive trees, many different olive trees can be found, which will give a heterogeneous product. Oil is one of the few product, which is made only from the fruit, without anything added to it. For this reason, different olive varieties will give a heterogeneous product. Here are the most common olive varieties in Tuscany:

	Frantoio variety Widespread in all Italy, it has a high and constant productivity and give a delicate and aromatic taste to the oil.		Moraiolo variety Highly diffused in Tuscany as well as in Italy and in other countries of the Mediterranean area. It has a high productivity and it is very resistant to wind.
	Leccino variety Cultivated in Tuscany as well as in other areas of the world, it is very resistant to bad weather conditions and to some diseases. Its productivity is high and constant.		Pendolino variety This variety comes from the area around Florence and it is cultivated all around Tuscany. It has been highly diffused for pollination. The fruit ripens quite early and has a constant and high productivity.

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