Hojiblanca

Hojiblanca (literally translated, "white leaf" in Spanish) is an olive cultivar from Lucena (Spain).

[1] Hojiblanca, one of 262 Spanish varieties, is a large fruit, up to 4.8 grams (0.17 oz), spherical in shape, a flesh to stone is 8:1, and an oil yield of 17-19%.

Flavors attributed to the variety: Slightly sweet to start with a bitter taste of unripe fruits and an almond aftertaste.

[2] It represents 16% of the olive production in Andalucia and is grown mainly in the Spanish provinces of eastern Seville, southern Cordoba and northern Málaga.

In Andalucia it is collected in late autumn (November–December) as green or black ripe olives for eating, or late in the season (March–April) to produce oil.