# Lucques > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lucques > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lucques.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucques > Source revision: 1144492631 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Olive cultivar Lucques Lucques olives ripening on the tree Olive (Olea europaea) Color of the ripe fruit Green Also called Lucquoise, Olivier Odorant, Oliverolle Origin France Notable regions Languedoc Hazards Olive fruit fly, sooty mold, Verticillium dahliae etc. Use Oil and table Oil content Medium Fertility Self-sterile Growth form Spreading Leaf Elliptic-lanceolate Weight Medium Shape Elongated Symmetry Asymmetrical The **Lucques** is a [cultivar](/source/Cultivar) of [olives](/source/Olive) grown primarily in [Languedoc](/source/Languedoc) in [France](/source/France). It is primarily used as a green table olive.[1] It can also produce high quality [oil](/source/Olive_oil), but this is hard to extract. Though vulnerable to certain [pests](/source/Pest_(organism)), it is relatively resistant to cold and drought. ## Extent The Lucques owes its French name to the tradition that it originated in the Italian province of [Lucca](/source/Lucca) (*Lucques* in French). Today it is primarily associated with southern [France](/source/France), particularly in the [Languedoc-Roussillon](/source/Languedoc-Roussillon) region and the [départements](/source/Departments_of_France) of [Aude](/source/Aude) and [Hérault](/source/H%C3%A9rault), to which its cultivation is limited in Europe by a [protected designation of origin](/source/Protected_designation_of_origin) (PDO, or AOP in French) since 2017.[2][3] It can also be found in [Northern Africa](/source/Northern_Africa), [Turkey](/source/Turkey), the [United States](/source/United_States) and [Australia](/source/Australia).[4][5] ## Synonyms Locally, this cultivar is known under a number of different names, including Lucquoise or Luquoise, Oliva Lucchese, Oliverolle, Olivier de Lucques, Olivier Odorant and Plant du Languedoc.[4] ## Characteristics It is a cultivar of good strength, with a spreading [growth form](/source/Plant_life-form) in a shape described as "a vase or a parasol". The [leaves](/source/Leaf) are elliptic-lanceolate, with a medium length and width.[6] The olives are of medium to high weight. They have an elongated, asymmetrical shape, with a pointed apex and a truncated base.[7] The stone is pointed at both ends, with few grooves and no [mucro](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mucro).[8] Though the fruit comes into bearing early, its ripening is late.[6] Picking is at the end of October or beginning of November, while the skin is a light green. It matures in December, and when fully mature the colour of the fruit is dark purple. ## Processing The Lucques is primarily used as a green table olive, and the fruit tastes meaty and sweet.[1] Some compare it to fresh [almonds](/source/Almond) and [avocados](/source/Avocado).[4] It is a highly valued olive among gourmets. It can also be used for [oil](/source/Olive_oil), and the oil it produces is of excellent quality, but it is difficult to extract.[6] It gives a medium oil yield. The smell of the oil has alternately been described as "almond", "[green apple](/source/Granny_Smith)", and "[tomato](/source/Tomato)".[9] The taste is sweet; to some, excessively so.[3] ## Agronomy It is considered a productive cultivar, but depends on good quality soil and regular irrigation to give a high yield.[6] The cultivar is self-sterile, so it depends on other [pollinators](/source/Pollinator).[9] It is vulnerable to certain [pests](/source/Pest_(organism)), including the [olive fruit fly](/source/Olive_fruit_fly), [sooty mold](/source/Sooty_mold) and *[Verticillium dahliae](/source/Verticillium_dahliae)*.[10] On the other hand, it has a moderately good tolerance to cold and drought, although the tree suffered terribly in the cold winter of early 1956 when millions of trees were cut down all over the [Midi](/source/South_of_France).[2][6] ## See also - [Picholine](/source/Picholine) (Fausse Lucques) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Lebowitz_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Lebowitz_1-1) Lebowitz, David (2006-04-28). ["Lucques Olives"](http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2006/04/lucques_olives.html). David Lebowitz. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TaylorCD_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TaylorCD_2-1) Taylor, Colin Duncan (2021). *Menu from the Midi: A Gastronomic Journey through the South of France*. Matador. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1800464964](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1800464964). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Courboulex_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Courboulex_3-1) Courboulex, Michel (2002). *Les oliviers* (in French). Paris: Éditions Rustica. p. 43. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [2-84038-635-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-84038-635-6). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-OLEA_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-OLEA_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-OLEA_4-2) ["Cultivar name: Lucques"](http://www.oleadb.it/scheda.php?name=lucques). OLEA Databases. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Ron Herbst, Sharon and Tyler Herbst, *[The Deluxe Food Lover's Companion, 2nd edition](https://books.google.com/books?id=e8BoCwAAQBAJ&dq=olives+lucca+italy+tuscany&pg=PT706)*, Barron's Educational Series, 2015 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SCOTN_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SCOTN_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-SCOTN_6-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-SCOTN_6-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-SCOTN_6-4) ["Luques"](http://www.santacruzolive.com/varietals.asp?v=luques). Santa Cruz Olive Tree Nursery. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-IOC_7-0)** ["Lucques"](http://www.internationaloliveoil.org/resgen/eng/Francia/PRIMARIA/LUCQUES.pdf) (PDF). [International Olive Council](/source/International_Olive_Council). Retrieved 2009-01-17.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-OLEA_MC_8-0)** ["Morphological characters for cultivar Lucques"](http://www.oleadb.it/detail.php?name=lucques&table=morpho&title=MORPHOLOGICAL%20CHARACTERS). OLEA Databases. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-OLEA_AC_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-OLEA_AC_9-1) ["Agronomical characters for cultivar Lucques"](http://www.oleadb.it/detail.php?name=lucques&table=agro&title=AGRONOMICAL%20CHARACTERS). OLEA Databases. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-OLEA_BS_10-0)** ["Susceptibility to biotic stress for cultivar Lucques"](http://www.oleadb.it/detail.php?name=lucques&table=bio&title=SUSCEPTIBILITY%20TO%20BIOTIC%20STRESS). OLEA Databases. 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