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Tuesday, 10 March 2026
21 facts about olives
21 facts about olives
"Where the olive refuses to grow, there the Mediterranean world ends"
It is not known exactly when and where the first olive tree, characteristic of the Mediterranean region, grew. Paleobotanists claim that wild olives g ...

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Rowan
It is a perennial plant that lives for 80 to 100 years.
Of course, as with any living organism, there are long-lived specimens. An example of such an old rowan tree is a specimen growing in Świnoujście, Poland, which is over 130 years old.
Rowan
It likes sunny places, although it is a tolerant plant when it comes to conditions and pollution.
It grows well in permeable soils, but also thrives in sandy ones.
Watercress
Watercress is a perennial, hydrophytic plant (an aquatic plant whose renewal buds overwinter in water).
It is a plant with an ascending, angular, rooting stem, and alternate, unpaired leaves. Close cluste ...
Cinnamon
Cinnamon is an evergreen plant.
It has oval leaves, thick bark, and berry-like fruit. They are grown on the principle of suckering f ...
Pears
The largest pear grown weighed nearly 3 kg (2948)
The gardener who created this giant comes from Japan and is called Ja Aichi Toyota Nashi Bukai. The ...
Mandarines
Mandarins are native to Asia.
They evolved in southern China, Vietnam, and Japan. Mandarins arrived in Europe in the early 19th century and reached North America a few decades later.
Watercress
It has a very good ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 acids (omega-3 twice as much as omega-6).
It is rich in amino acids.
California poppy
It has been also used in natural medicine.
Various parts of the plant have been used to repel lice, to treat headaches and toothaches, among ot ...
Rowan
Rowan berries are popular in cooking.
They are used to make juices, jams, mousses, marmalade, and fruit vodka called rowanberry. However, ...
Olives
The edible part of the fruit makes up about 70-85% of its weight.
Vegetable oil accounts for 14-40% of the fruit's weight.