Bouteillan Olive Tree – High-Yield French Oil Variety with Elegant Form The Bouteillan Olive Tree is a vigorous French variety favored for its consistent productivity and exceptional oil yield. With its dense, upright growth and elegant, lance-shaped leaves, Bouteillan makes a handsome addition to orchards and home gardens alike. This hardy tree produces large, slightly asymmetric fruit prized exclusively for oil extraction, offering a rich, flavorful yield. Known for its rapid growth and good cold resistance, the Bouteillan Olive Tree is an excellent choice for growers seeking a reliable, high-producing oil variety. For full care instructions, check out our Olive Tree Growing Guide. Learn more about growing and caring for olives in the blogs and videos below. Country of Origin: France Zones: 8–9 Looks: A tree of strong vigor with dense, erect growth. Leaves are elliptic-lanceolate in shape, medium in length and width. Personality: Fruit is large, ovoid, and slightly asymmetric. High oil content. Used exclusively for oil extraction. Fruit is clingstone. Facts of note: Hardy variety requiring light but frequent pruning and irrigation. Rapid-growing with high, consistent productivity. Ripens mid-season. Good cold resistance; sensitive to olive fly, olive scale, and olive moth. Pollenizer: Self-fruitful, often grown with Grossane or Cayon Chill Hours: 400–500 Visit our Fruit Tree Central for a listing of all our fruit tree videos and articles. Visit Tree Characteristics for a listing of all our fruit & nut tree growing characteristics.