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About Olive Trees

Please read these pages thoroughly as they will answer many of your questions on this exciting industry. "Australian olive growers are involved in one of thenation's fastest growing horticultural industries. "(Peter Fuller, The Australian Farm Journal) Health Recent studies show that olives and olive oil help to lower levels of bad cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks and certain cancers.

Water Requirements. Endeavour Olive Tree Nursery. Olives » The Food Forest. Olives Please use the links below to jump to specific information: Growing olives organically.

Olives » The Food Forest

Gardening Australia - Fact Sheet: Olives. Presenter: Sophie Thomson, 27/05/2006 Sophie visits an olive grove near Adelaide The olive tree is the oldest cultivated tree in existence and can live for thousands of years.

Gardening Australia - Fact Sheet: Olives

It can survive poor soils, with little water, and its hard, thin leaves are adapted to prevent water loss, so it's an extremely hardy and forgiving tree. Olives flourish where there is good drainage and cool winters, with hot dry summers without humidity.