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Monday, 27 April 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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Trees
The first angiosperm trees evolved during the Cretaceous period.
In the Tertiary, trees colonized almost all the land. Oaks, birches, cedars, maples, and lindens/bas ...
Olives
Olive leaves are single, thick leathery, lanceolate, or inverted ovate.
The length of the leaf is 30-50 and the width is 10-15 mm. The upper surface of the leaf is gray-green, smooth, and glossy, the lower surface is paler and mossy.
Garlic
Common garlic does not produce seeds, so it is propagated by planting bulbs (cloves) from the underground head or aerial bulbs from the inflorescence.
Air bulbs grow slower - they usually need two years of cultivation to produce a bulb of the desired ...
Sycamore maple tree
In the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, England grows a sycamore tree, under which six English farmers, known as the Tolpuddle Martyrs, formed a trade union in 1834.
They were accused of violating the Unlawful Oaths Act of 1797 and transported to Australia. However, ...
Pears
If our body tolerates this fruit, we should eat it for its health-promoting properties.
Pear fruit supports the functioning of the circulatory system, lowers blood pressure, and minimizes ...
California poppy
Fruits of California poppy are thin and elongated.
They form a dehiscent capsule 3 to 9 cm (1,2 to 3,5 in) long. Seeds are released when the fruit splits in two.
Pomegranate
The edible part of the fruit is the casing.
It has a gelatinous consistency and is very juicy. Its color is usually red, pink, or yellow. It is ...
Baobab tree
Australian Baobab trees most likely appeared in Australia by long-distance seed dispersal from Africa.
Initially it has been thought that baobab trees grew on Australian soil a very long time ago and as ...
Chia seeds
Chia seeds contain many valuable ingredients that positively affect the human body.
They contain 20% protein, 34% fat, 25% water-soluble fiber, antioxidants, valuable minerals and vita ...
Forget-me-not
It is also a symbol of International Missing Children’s Day.