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Jan. 22, 2019
Millenary Olive Trees in Spain Named Global Agricultural Heritage Site
The millenary olive trees of Sénia, a territory that stretches in between Barcelona and Valencia, have been formally recognized by the as an important agricultural heritage site.
Apr. 5, 2018
The Gethsemane and Its Sacred Olive Oil
In Jerusalem last Thursday, like every year, the extra virgin olive oil produced from the olive trees of Gethsemane was blessed at the Holy Sepulcher.
Dec. 4, 2017
New Protests Erupt Against Removal of Olive Trees for TAP Pipeline
Using a law which dates back to 1931, officials in Lecce designated the area surrounding the TAP construction site a "red zone" and placed it under police control.
May. 30, 2017 World
Mar. 10, 2017 Business
Dec. 23, 2016 World
Dec. 19, 2016 Business
Billion-Dollar Pipeline Threatens Olive Grove in Southern Italy
Nov. 29, 2016 World
Aug. 1, 2016
Greek Olive Branch Sent to Rio to Symbolize Peace in Olympics Opening Ceremony
Branches from the Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves have been used in ceremonies at each summer Olympics since the Athens Games in 2004. The wreath cutting ceremony was accompanied by an ancient dance ritual.
Mar. 23, 2016
'El Olivo' Depicts the Bond Between a Spanish Family and Their Olive Tree
When a 2,000-year old tree is uprooted and taken to Germany, a young woman fights to get it back to help save her grandfather.
Mar. 22, 2016
On the Preservation and Maintenance of Monumental Olive Trees
Tips on the preservation and maintenance of monumental olive trees by the leading expert Giorgio Pannelli.
May. 5, 2015
Confirmed: Tree is as Old as it Looks
Edin Buzuku knew his olive tree was old. Now, with the help of scientists from Istanbul Forestry University, he knows how old.
Nov. 24, 2014
'L'Ulivone,' Sabina's Tree of the Ages
In a small town near Rome lives an awe-inspiring two-thousand-year-old olive tree.
Jan. 17, 2013
Plato’s Sacred Olive Tree Vanished
Another seeming victim of the great financial crisis in Greece: an olive tree that once shaded Plato and his students.
Oct. 30, 2012
Gethsemane Olive Trees Among World's Oldest
A three-year study on the trees in Jerusalem's famous garden, has shown that their trunks and branches are around 900 years old.
Jun. 10, 2012
The olive tree is perhaps the perfect tree - hardy, beautiful and useful. It is due to these traits that some of the world’s oldest living things are olive trees, with specimens today still thriving after millennia.