Your Daily Facts about Olives
Olives have been enjoyed for at least seven thousand years. Native to the Mediterranean, their popularity quickly spread from Crete to Egypt, Greece, Palestine, and Asia Minor. In the 15th and 16th centuries, olives were introduced to America by the Spanish and Portuguese. The olive tree, Olea europaea, is today cultivated primarily in Spain, Italy, Greece, and Turkey for both olives and olive oil. California is the only place where olives are grown in America.Olives are in a class of fruits cal
