Fact 1
Olives are usually harvested in the green to purple stage, while canned black olives contain chemicals that artificially turn them black.
Fact 2
They have been cultivated for at least 5,000 to 6,000 years, and as far back as 3,000 B.C., grown commercially in Crete.
Fact 3
Though olives are not native to the Americas, there are approximately 865 million olive trees in the world today, mostly in the Mediterranean countries.
A tree or shrub species, also the pomaceous fruit of the trees.
A citrus, easy peeled fruit.
A tree native to Mexico and is from a flowering plant that bears a fruit.
Is a human between the stages of birth and puberty.
A species of a flowering plant holding an edible fruit called fig.
Have been around for 2 million years but considered an endangered species with only about 4,000 surviving in the wild today.
A citrus fruit.
A plant which contains about 100 species of shrubs and trees.
Is a US city located in the center of the state of Florida.