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Thursday, 4 June 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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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 ...
Cocoa bean
The cocoa tree is an evergreen tree with a compact crown 10-15 meters high or a shrub growing up to 5 meters high.
Its bark is thin and cinnamon-brown. The cocoa tree has a strongly developed root system. The leaves ...
Pears
The flesh of the pear fruit contains stone cells (sclereids).
They consist of woody tissue whose primary function is to strengthen the structure of the fruit. They are not harmful to health, however, they can cause some discomfort when eating.
Turmeric
It also has a positive effect on the eyes.
Research is ongoing into the effects of turmeric on the treatment of conjunctivitis, dry eye syndrome and glaucoma.
Kale
Kale is grown in central and northern Europe, North America, and Asia.
Due to its temperature preferences, it is rarely found in tropical areas.
Trees
The branch of botany that studies trees and shrubs is dendrology.
This science deals, among other things, with the morphology of trees, their anatomy, geography and g ...
Trees
Trees also include plants that have a trunk that ends in a cluster of leaves.
These include tree ferns, sagebrush, palms, yucca, dracaena, and pandanus.
Aloe vera
It is a succulent species of the genus Aloe.
The genus contains over 560 species, of which aloe vera is the most commonly known.
Vanilla
It does not have a strongly developed root system.
New roots (stolons) appear systematically in the corners of the leaves and grow into the bark of the tree that serves as the orchid's support.
Chestnuts
Chestnuts are not easy to peel when cold.
One kilogram of chestnuts yields approximately 700 g of shelled chestnuts.