Štorta Olive Tree – A Distinctive Olive for Home Curing and Preserving
Imagine harvesting olives from your own tree and preparing them for the table. The Štorta olive offers an appealing opportunity for gardeners who love Mediterranean plants and want to explore the traditional art of curing and preserving home-grown olives.
Grown in Tuscany, Štorta is a distinctive olive cultivar traditionally valued for its table fruit. Its elongated, gently curved olives have firm flesh, and the stone separates readily from the pulp — useful characteristics when preparing olives for eating.
Measurements
Height including pot 1 metre 80cm approximately
Pot 25cm by 25cm
Grow Your Own Table Olives
An olive tree offers much more than evergreen foliage and Mediterranean character. For the adventurous gardener, growing a fruiting olive brings the possibility of harvesting your own crop and experimenting with traditional methods of preserving olives at home. Štorta is an interesting choice for anyone particularly drawn to table olives rather than choosing a tree solely for decorative puposes. Its traditional use gives this cultivar a story of its own, making it a distinctive addition to a collection of olive varieties.
A Tuscan-Grown Olive Tree for UK Gardens
Selected for its distinctive varietal character, our Štorta olive trees bring a little of the Mediterranean to British gardens and patios. Plant in a sunny, sheltered position with free-draining soil, and allow the tree plenty of warmth and light to encourage healthy growth.
As with all olive trees grown in the UK, fruit production is influenced by the summer weather, flowering, pollination and local growing conditions. A harvest cannot be guaranteed, but for those who enjoy growing their own produce, the prospect of home-grown olives is part of the pleasure.
Ready to Try Curing Your Own Olives?
If the thought of harvesting and preparing your own olives appeals, take a look at our guide to curing and preserving olives at home. Discover the traditional process and start planning what you might do with a future harvest. Like many olive varieties, Štorta may perform better when another compatible olive variety is growing nearby. If your aim is to harvest olives for curing and preserving, planting alongside a suitable pollination partner such as the Arbequina or Maurino can help improve your chances of a worthwhile crop, although UK fruiting will always depend on the growing conditions.
Explore our olive-curing recipe and bring a little more of the Mediterranean into your garden and kitchen.
