Were olives introduced to Greece or are they native plants? - greece olives
Someone told me that the olive tree was introduced into Greece from aother nation (I believe he said that the Romans, but I could be wrong) is that true? I always thought they were from Greece.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Greece Olives Were Olives Introduced To Greece Or Are They Native Plants?
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Results in many archaeological sites offer various components for the oil extraction and storage of the same thing used. For example, the vote at Knossos, where it is stored. It was here long before 4000 years. The trees are as old as Elefsis mysteries.
The Iera Elijah "will be sent on their way to Elefsis Iera Odos, left side, near Parermill ancient Athens, until recently, when a bus hit them against a tree and left a small ball. In the Botanical Research believe less than 20 centuries.'s hard to say but if you are refuting why. The different types of olive trees in Greece today, the latest research and development of the species as "Koroneiki" is seen as a tree, very productive and high quality production.
The various species are also used in Amfissa and Kalamata olives edible. As with its origin can not be said that they were there and then taken, or vice versa.
A documented case of a different kind of Corfu Venice brought the olive tree and the "trick" toFarmers to replant with species, the large amount of trees by the olive groves of the island were planted you. This case was treated differently than the rest of Greece. The quality of extra virgin was that the acid levels between 0 and 1, but the orientation of the farmers Suddenly, the tourism industry since the decline of this quality.
As far as I know, the oil from the region of Preveza Lygia supposed to be good, and the trees are not very productive.
Olive (Olea europaea) is a kind of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean, Syria and the maritime part of Asia Minor and northern Iran south end of the Caspian Sea. Its fruit, the olive tree is a great importance of agriculture in the Mediterranean as a source of olive oil.
They are delicious in Greece ... Hope this helps!
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