Author: Gerardo Gonzalez

Are Olive Trees Poisonous to Dogs? Just like olives, there is absolutely no risk if your dog somehow manages to munch on an olive tree. They are not poisonous in the slightest. The only time that you should probably be concerned about a dog eating an olive tree is if they are eating a lot […]

This capacity must correspond to a good month’s irrigation in order to avoid shortages at the critical time. Knowing that an olive tree requires 80 litres of water per day during the dry months, when water requirements are greatest, it is quite simple to calculate the size of the tank. How much water does an […]

Olives left on trees after harvest can produce high populations of flies from late fall to early spring. How do you get rid of olive flies? Current research in California suggests that Torula yeast tablets dissolved in water are very effective as bait. Traps are hung in the shade, and flies are attracted to the […]

One reason people are taking to olive trees as houseplants is that caring for olive trees inside is easy. These trees tolerate dry air and dry soil too, making it an easy-care houseplant. And the trees are attractive too. The branches are covered with narrow, gray-green leaves that have furry undersides. Are olive trees hard […]

It is pretty standard in our family to have a bowl of olives at family gatherings. Green olives on the other hand are my acquired taste. What is an acquired taste examples? Foods That Are an Acquired Taste Raw Oysters: A finger food that is slurped right out of the shell. The obstacle that many […]

Many wonder how this food became such an important part of Greek culture and large part of their diet. Ancient Greeks used olives as there main source of fat instead of meat from animal because they thought it was an unhealthy way of getting fat, since the barbarians (non Greeks) ate that way. Why is […]

Water an establishing olive tree once weekly for the first year or anytime the top 2” of soil becomes dry. After an olive tree is established, deep watering once monthly is sufficient. Can olive trees be overwatered? An olive tree has small, shallow roots, and if it’s overwatered for too long these can rot away. […]

Your olive tree roots should be pliable and firm, and the trunk should be greenish on the inside if you are going to give it a try and hope of reviving your potted olive tree. Unfortunately, it is too late if the trunk and roots are mushy and brittle. That means your olive tree is […]

Olive trees need full sun and six to eight hours of bright, direct sunlight to survive. Positioning the olive tree in front of an east- or south-facing window in a dry, spacious room, like the living room, is an ideal spot. Can olive trees grow in pots? If you don’t have a garden or you’re […]

Pruning an Olive Tree Prune off suckers – as they rob the canopy of water and nutrients. Remove dead, damaged or crossing branches. If the tree is overgrown, reduce the main leaders by about a quarter. Branches may be removed entirely to allow in more air and light. Can olive trees be cut back hard? […]

Should I prune my olive tree? Yes, some maintenance pruning can help your olive tree produce more fruit and encourage healthy new growth. However, olive trees grow slowly and pruning can increase the chance of infection, so pruning them once a year in the late spring or early summer is enough to keep them healthy. […]

Ans. Though olives are perfectly fine to consume straight from the jar, we recommend that you rinse them under cool water before serving. This removes most of the brine and sodium that coat the olive and can take away from the actual flavor. What is the white stuff on canned black olives? The most common […]

If you’re an olive grower, or just have a tree on your property, the deal is hard to resist. The trees can sell for up to $44,000, a tempting sum in a country with a 25% unemployment rate. In Portugal, one tree sold to a French millionaire for over $70,000. How expensive is an olive […]

It may surprise you to learn that the only difference between green olives and black olives is ripeness; unripe olives are green, whereas fully ripe olives are black. Do black olives start as green olives? “The color of the olive corresponds to how ripe they are when picked, in addition to the curing process they […]

8,000 Years Old. The al Badawi olive tree in Bethlehem, which researchers peg to somewhere between 4,000 and 5,000 years old, is likely the oldest living olive tree in the world. When was the first olive oil made? 3,500 BCThe earliest surviving olive oil amphorae date to 3,500 BC, though the production of olive oil […]

Olive oil had four main uses in Bible days: as food, for illumination, as ointment, and in the manufacture of soap. Why did Jesus use olive oil? (See Ex. 30:22–31.) Olive oil was also used to anoint kings and prophets when they were invested with power, received divine approval, and were consecrated to their holy […]

Scholars believe the oil was made by a process where olives were placed in woven mats and squeezed. The oil was collected in vats. This process was known from the Bronze Age and has been used by the Egyptians and continued to be used through the Hellenistic period. How was olive oil made in ancient […]

Some of Spain’s olive trees are over a thousand years old and that makes them valuable garden ornaments for rich folks in the Middle East, the U.S., and even Northern Europe. Can olive trees live a thousand years? There exist a huge number of olive trees that are hundreds of years old and ones that […]