Olive tree of Vouves
35°29′12″N 23°47′13″E / 35.48667°N 23.78694°E
The Olive tree of Vouves (
olives
today.
The exact age of the tree cannot be determined. The use of
Geometric Period discovered near the tree.[1] Current research in Crete and abroad indicates that earlier estimates of the age of olive trees are to be debated as far as their accuracy. There is not yet an agreed upon scientific method to ascertain the age of olive trees. In the case of the Vouves Olive, it could be much younger than earlier estimates or even older than the ancient tree in Finix (Sfakia
).
The tree remains productive to this day, having been
of 4.6 m (15 ft).In 1997, the tree was declared a protected natural monument, and in October 2009, the Olive Tree Museum of Vouves was inaugurated in a nearby 19th-century house, displaying the traditional tools and process of olive cultivation.2008 Beijing Olympics.[1]
See also
- List of individual trees
- List of long-living organisms
- List of oldest trees
References
- ^ a b c d e Skaraki, Alexandra (8 October 2014). "Η γηραιά Ελιά των Βουβών, σημαντικό αξιοθέατο του νομού Χανίων" (in Greek). Kathimerini. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Crete Lore". CreteWest.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
External links
- Olive Tree Museum of Vouves
- MNN.com - "The world's 10 oldest living trees"
- Photo from Flickr - "photo of the world's oldest olive tree, Ano Vouves"