Mission Olive Tree

Mission is a U.S. olive cultivar used for both table olives and oil. It is listed as self-fertile, with medium-sized fruit, and has a high oil content according to UC extension guidance. The USDA GRIN record also describes Mission as a California table variety used for green-ripe, black-ripe, salt-cured olives, and oil. [UF/IFAS Extension](https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/EP515) [USDA GRIN-Global](https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/accessiondetail?id=1003424) ## Fruit and pollination Mission can set fruit without a second cultivar, though compatible cross-pollination options listed by UF/IFAS include Arbequina, Ascolano, Koroneiki, and Sevillano. Mission and Manzanillo are identified as incompatible pollinizers. ## Maintenance Olives need well-drained soil and can tolerate drought once established; irrigation can increase fruit production and size. Annual pruning helps regulate crop load. [UC Cooperative Extension](https://www.ucanr.edu/site/ucce-central-sierra-agriculture/olive-production)