For how many years can some olive trees survive?
Correct answer: Over 2,000 years
Joy
Wow! I did not know that. Very interesting.
whitesloth91
darn that bus driver
OpalRabbit73086
2400 years, then hit by a bus and stolen by drunken students.
nobodyhome1961
Randall Stone, yes, they have a small section of the garden (about 10 or 15 olive trees)
protected, I was there several years ago. Pretty amazing!
swarthydude
Randall Stone, yep I pick the right answer coz I visited Jerusalem and went to the same olive tree.
Dianna Bella74
Randall Stone, I don't doubt it at all. If it was on His missionary route no doubt. Imagine eating from the exact same tree as Jesus Christ, Jehovah God's only begotten son that is older in spirit then the universe. It's apparently 30 billion years old and Jesus was in heaven first, came to Earth to give His innocent perfect life for all us undeserving ungrateful sinners that we are. Yes Jesus Christ was the greatest Man to ever live. Amen. I would be in Awe of Him.
Mr. Trivia Fun
Randall Stone, Wasn't an olive branch that returned by a (dove?) back to Noah and his family, that the earth was flooded.
Mama Deb
Randall, a likely story, unless you’ve ever tasted a raw olive. :). They are extremely bitter and not pleasant to eat unless processed. That’s not to say he didn’t have a way to quickly pickle it?
* Seshati *
Just saw some footage on the news of 500 yr old olive trees whether many. It sure as it was a news excerpt showing the isle of lesbos Greece being inundated by refugees from Iran, Iraq & Afghanistan many many more than anticipated with live stock stolen or slaughtered & old trees cut even some as in the one I saw completely destroyed by what looked like angry destructive outburst on the poor old gorgeous 500 year old tree. So sad what humans are doing to nature & to each other. God bless us one & all!
Magnolia
My cousin in Athens went to university in New York, she told a funny story about a guy bragging about some American history and she clapped back with "Listen my friend, I have trees in my yard older than your country!"
Mico
i was not expecting that trees live more than 2000 years(more than 730000 days)
B*
Magnolia, lol
B*
* Seshati *, ty Seshati, and to you and yours, shalom.
carlos
OpalRabbit73086, i agree
Kay
the world can do without humans! for firewood 😡
Lidzia
I was in Jerusalem, and was told by our tour person that the Garden of Gethsemane is believed to be in the same spot as 2000 years ago. The olive trees that grow there, some are old but probably not dating back to Jesus' time.
Didi
😍 amazing
Micki
In the summer of 2022, I visited Andria, Italy, a place in Puglia called "The City of Oil". I saw an ancient olive press, and everywhere I looked were olive trees. Even in a tiny triangle in a fork in the road, there would be 3 olive trees. Beautiful.
Areesha huma
bus 🚌 color is yellow
Jenn Natalia
one,on record has lived almost 2000yrs. On average it's somewhere between the have potential 500 and 1700 yrs but most 70yrs.
Kostas
It is true indeed. There are even 3 very old olive trees near my village in the Isle of Euboea, the second largest Isle of Greece. I have seen them up close and they are estimated to be around 2000-2500 years old but there has not been an examination to determine their precise age.
Player #120374466
1LivingInTheLight, Yes, so true you can't eat them raw. I tried years back to cure some that I picked in California. But it didn't turn out well.
Noja93
OpalRabbit73086, when it hit the peak, it slides down..
Smart Kitten
The older the olive tree is, better are they olives.
PIMPAO +
In region of the Algarve in Portugal there are several specimens more than 2000 years old . They a Big testament of Power of Nature they have to be protected and revered as beautiful living sculptures !
Willow
Dianna Bella74, Give me a break; the topic, in case you hadn't noticed was the glory and longevity of olive trees.
Ana Bella
Picked the correct answer! I've been to Jerusalem and have seen a lot of olive trees. Learned from our tour guide, Mr. Abed, that olive trees can live that long. Pretty amazing!
khanam khatoon
wow I don't know about that
Sebastian
lol i click accidentally the 70years 😆
Player #81939390
Awesome to know about this olive trees.
Alena
Wow! I guessed it correct!
Stardust
swarthydude, i wish I could also visit Jerusalem
.i wonder if the garden of gethsemane could still be found?
Tina
I love learning new things, I did not know that olive trees lived that long. Amazing!
omsik
Joy, yeah some of them tree probably seen jesus
Player #33093030
Hello Siri what are you doing Why aren't you talking Siri you're the worst stinker ever get it ha
Unnamed_Panda
If that bus accident would not have happened then I wonder how long that Plato's Olive tree would have survived..
Player #29326952
yum I like olives
johnrei
What a biological trivia!
I am happy yay!!
Joy, Interestnig
I am happy yay!!
Wow i did'nt know that olive tree can survive in 2,000 years