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Sunday, 24 May 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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Aloe vera
Because of its antibacterial properties, it is recommended for treating skin with acne problems.
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo trees were spread to other Chinese provinces and to Japan by Buddhist monks in the 11th century.
Jerusalem artichoke
Due to their high inulin content, tubers tolerate low temperatures (down to -30 degrees Celsius) well and can be left in the soil for the winter, unlike the potato.
During tuber storage, inulin hydrolyzes into fructose molecules. Topinambur tubers owe their sweet t ...
Sunflower
There is often a belief that sunflower inflorescences exhibit heliotropism (they follow the sun).
This is a half-truth, because only young inflorescences show this feature, mature ones remain motion ...
Stinging nettle
The European Commission recommends the use of nettle root to treat the first and second stages of prostatic hyperplasia.
Baobab tree
The flesh of the fruit of this plant has a citrus flavor.
It is used to produce refreshing drinks. It is an excellent source of vitamin C, fiber, carbohydrates, potassium and phosphorus.
Pears
They were cultivated in ancient China as early as the 20th century BC and in ancient Greece around the 8th century BC.
In the 12th century, methods for growing these trees were written down in an agricultural manual by ...
Olives
The fruit is 5-25 mm long and 4-12 mm in diameter.
The appearance of the fruit varies depending on the subspecies of the European olive.
Trees
During germination, the first part of the seedling is a taproot growing vertically down.
Within a few weeks, lateral roots appear and branch out laterally. In most trees, the taproot wither ...
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.