It is a crime so audacious as to be almost inconceivable: thieves are stealing Spain's ancient olive trees - some 1,000 years old - and selling them all round Europe. The gangs, working at night and ...

The olives hang on their branches now, pendulous, green and hard. On the "Manzanillo' trees they dangle like lopsided cherries, swaying on slender stems in ones, twos and threes. Oblong, pointed ...

The history of olive cultivation in Tuscany reaches far beyond what many visitors might imagine when they see the postcard-perfect hillsides dotted with silvery trees. While the documented expansion ...

If you are a home gardener in Napa Valley, you can successfully grow olive trees. Olives are one of the most popular trees in the valley, and with a few pointers extrapolated from University of ...

Position your pot in a sunny spot, and water well. Don't expect masses of growth in that first season, but once established, your olive tree will begin to bush out. Made of lightweight and durable ...

This native of the Mediterranean region has now gone on to occupy the pride of place in Capital Abu Dhabi: On the side of a busy highway in the capital, a lone tree with silvery grey leaves stands ...