"Olive trees are like antiques. There is a story tied to each one, in this case stories that cover kingdoms rising and falling." These words of a European landscaper applies to the value of old olive ...

Extreme heat and drought has destroyed 70% of Jordan’s olive crop, endangering livelihoods of 80,000 families and a centuries-old tradition ...

Olive trees are ideally suited to hot and dry climates and can be very versatile plants for any backyard. They can grow in beds or borders, and are one of the best trees for small gardens, while they ...

DALLAS, Ore. — Big ideas can grow on small nurseries. Bryan Brown and Barbara Porter’s Oregon Olive Trees, situated on less than 20 acres, is home to two unique crops: cold-tolerant olive trees and ...

Transplanting mature olive trees became a craze here in the Napa and Sonoma area, starting about 30 years ago. That was when I first heard of 100-year-old trees being lifted from groves around Corning ...

SPATA, Greece — In an olive grove on the outskirts of Athens, grower Konstantinos Markou pushes aside the shoots of new growth to reveal the stump of a tree — a roughly 150-year-old specimen, he said, ...

From varieties that produce your favorite salad bar snack to those that can handle a bit of neglect, these types of olive ...

The slow growth of olive trees forces us to look to the future and consider what kind of world we are leaving our descendants. Pope Benedict XVI plants an olive tree with Israeli President Shimon ...

Q: I received a 2-year-old olive tree grown in a 15-inch container. The brochure attached advised planting in the ground 15 feet away from building structures. My tree is 5 feet high with a ½-inch ...