How old are the olive trees in the holy land?
Hi, I wondered since you get Bethlehem olive wood, and olive trees are the sacred trees in Israel. Do olive trees originate from Israel? How long have they been there?
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Carmen Slabbert
July 24, 2026 at 01:55 AM
Olive trees are native to Israel and are mentioned in the Bible (Deuteronomy 8:8), where people were anointed with olive oil. The olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane were radiocarbon-dated to provide an estimate of their ages. The oldest tree dated to be at least 100 000 years old.