It has the lowest flesh-to-pit ratio (6.5:1) and greatest cold resistance of any commercial cultivar in California.
[7] In 1992, the Mission cultivar represented just over eight percent of California's overall olive acreage.
[10] The Oroville district in Butte County is a major Mission producer.
[11] Olive trees were first brought to California by the Franciscan mission of San Diego de Alcalá; olive production likely began in earnest within the first two decades of the mission.
[2] Recent DNA testing in California suggests the Mission olive could be related to Picholine Marocaine, a Moroccan cultivar.