I thought you could find this interesting:



"The Olive tree in Kastel Stafilic was planted during Roman times inside the villa rusticae, and today stands as a real testimony of those times. "
http://www.jam-group.net/blog/1500-year-old-olive-tree-in-kastel-stafilic-croatia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka%C5%A1tela

Klapa Maslina: "Olive isn't picked up"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTY62qmhgf4&feature=related

One illegal entry "Who will pick our figs"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcdEwgNm5Js&feature=related

The largest and oldest olive trees that I have personally seen, are the ancient olive trees growing in Jerusalem's Kidron valley at the Garden of Gethsemane. Millet (348 ABo-)


http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Gethsemane.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gethsemane.jpg&h=260&w=194&sz=1&tbnid=GSfTPo2YBKhCKM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=119&prev=/search%3Fq%3DGarden%2Bof%2BGethsemane.%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=Garden+of+Gethsemane.&usg=__mDlp4nnN29VQbdUqILmqbdLPsPU=&docid=3IajPbl2R26AoM&itg=1&sa=X&ei=QeUkUePmBYve8wSbioGQBA&ved=0CJYBEPwdMA4

So my olive trees I planted last year have awhile til they over grow their neighbors? I planted them 10' apart heheh.

Amazing!!!

Olives are an incredibly useful, healthy fruit.

Link to "Olive isn't picked up" do not works, here is other one:



Spot contains photos of some old olive trees.

One more: http://youtu.be/Ts9zpFAC_I0
I'm not sure about locations of trees.

I fixed the link....see below Olive tree in Garden of Gethsemane.- Millet

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Gethsemane.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gethsemane.jpg&h=260&w=194&sz=1&tbnid=GSfTPo2YBKhCKM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=119&prev=/search%3Fq%3DGarden%2Bof%2BGethsemane.%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=Garden+of+Gethsemane.&usg=__mDlp4nnN29VQbdUqILmqbdLPsPU=&docid=3IajPbl2R26AoM&itg=1&sa=X&ei=QeUkUePmBYve8wSbioGQBA&ved=0CJYBEPwdMA4

That's one beautiful gnarly tree!

Beautiful trees ivica and Millet. I would love to go to Jerusalem and see the olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane. Just to walk those steps. I have about 20 producing olive trees in my yard, mostly ringing the north section of my backyard. I really need to collect the olives and have them processed. Either pressed into olive oil or brined to eat. I think we have a company here in San Diego county that will do that for you. Have to check that out.

I have been to Israel, and to the Garden of Gethsemane. In the lnk provided in my above post, the white church seen behind the garden is a Russian Orthodox Church. The day I was there a Russian Orthodox Nun was standing at the gate. It was her 100th birthday. - Millet

Oh my gosh, that must have been a priceless experience, Millet. That would be a once in a lifetime trip for me. I would love to be able to go.

MarcV,

that is a beautiful moro blood orange in your avatar photo! I've only once grown one that nice and it just didn't last long enough!