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![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 550 W: 19 N: 1421]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (10428) | The Olive (Olea europaea) is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Syria and the maritime parts of Asia Minor and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea. Its fruit, the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil.
Pliny the Elder told of a sacred Greek olive tree that was 1600 years old. Several trees in the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem are claimed to date back to the time of Jesus. Some Italian olive trees are believed to date back to Roman times, although identifying progenitor trees in ancient sources is difficult. A tree located in Santu Baltolu di Carana in Sardinia, Italy, named with respect as the Ozzastru by the inhabitants of the region, is claimed to be 3000 to 4000 years old according to different studies. In the same natural garden, a few other millenary trees can be admired.
I have no idea how old this one is, but I think it is
beautiful and I hope you will like it too. In the BG ruins of the Celeste Temple.
In WS beautiful African wild flowers. I invite you to see them.
Have a nice week end. |
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