- Olive tree of Vouves
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Coordinates: 35°29′12″N 23°47′13″E / 35.48667°N 23.78694°E The Olive tree of Vouves (Greek Ελιά Βουβών) is an olive tree in the village of Ano Vouves in Municipality of Kolymbari in Chania Prefecture in Crete in Greece. It is known to be the oldest olive tree in the world[1] and still produces olives today. The use of tree ring analysis has proven the tree to be at least 2000 years old.[2] On the other end of the scale, scientists from the University of Crete has estimated it to be 4,000 years old.[3] The trunk has a perimeter of 12.5 m and a diameter of 4.6 m. It belongs to the variety tsounati. It is considered by some a natural monument.
See also
- List of famous trees
- List of long-living organisms
- List of oldest trees
References
- ^ Third Wish, The Olive Tree and Olive Oil Sfakia, Crete, Greece
- ^ O. Rackham, J. Moody, The Making of the Cretan Landscape, 1996, cited in F. R. Riley (2002). Olive Oil Production on Bronze Age Crete: Nutritional properties, Processing methods, and Storage life of Minoan olive oil. Oxford Journal of Archaeology 21 (1): 63–75
- ^ CreteWest.com
External links
- MNN.com - "The world's 10 oldest living trees"
- Fulghum R., Third Wish - one chapter is about this tree
- information table in front of this tree
- [1] - "photo of the world's oldest olive tree, Ano Vouves"
Categories:- Olives
- Individual trees
- Landmarks in Greece
- Chania Prefecture
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