olive tree
noun
: a tree on which olives (small, egg-shaped black or green fruit that is used as food or for making oil) grow
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Nestled on 35 acres, the property includes abundant outdoor amenities including a large courtyard, bocce court, koi pond and an olive tree grove.
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Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Saturday Slip into a beekeeping suit at Son Felip, a regenerative and organic farm in the north of the island, that includes open fields, forests, coastline and a 2,000-year-old olive tree.
—Yasmin Fahr, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Tucked away behind a gated driveway and high hedges, on nearly three-quarters of an acre near the prestigious Harvard-Westlake Middle School campus, the contemporary showpiece is centered around a mature olive tree that’s encased by glass walls and sits amid a water feature on the basement level.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2023
The majestic olive tree, which the couple guesses is as old as the house, was another bonus.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
The architect was able to add square footage, storage and natural light to a home on a tight triangular lot — while preserving an enormous olive tree that shades the home.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
This idea inspired designers to feature a 50-year-old olive tree in the main area.
—Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Spread across the 1,000-acre property are thousands of olive trees, thanks to Calilo’s Elektra olive tree project, which has planted over 60,000 olive trees to restore the habitat that had been burned by wildfire and land deforestation.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2023
At the end of the exhibition you are invited to write a wish on a white card and affix it to a potted olive tree.
—Emily Labarge, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Saturday Slip into a beekeeping suit at Son Felip, a regenerative and organic farm in the north of the island, that includes open fields, forests, coastline and a 2,000-year-old olive tree.
—Yasmin Fahr, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Tucked away behind a gated driveway and high hedges, on nearly three-quarters of an acre near the prestigious Harvard-Westlake Middle School campus, the contemporary showpiece is centered around a mature olive tree that’s encased by glass walls and sits amid a water feature on the basement level.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2023
The majestic olive tree, which the couple guesses is as old as the house, was another bonus.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
The architect was able to add square footage, storage and natural light to a home on a tight triangular lot — while preserving an enormous olive tree that shades the home.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
This idea inspired designers to feature a 50-year-old olive tree in the main area.
—Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Spread across the 1,000-acre property are thousands of olive trees, thanks to Calilo’s Elektra olive tree project, which has planted over 60,000 olive trees to restore the habitat that had been burned by wildfire and land deforestation.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2023
At the end of the exhibition you are invited to write a wish on a white card and affix it to a potted olive tree.
—Emily Labarge, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Olive tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olive%20tree. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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