Olive trees were imported by president Thomas Jefferson from Europe into the states of South Carolina and Georgia to feed the American colonists.
The Hebrew scriptures of the Bible report that olive trees were grown in orchards and the olives were eaten as food of to press into oil that was used to anoint Kings. The olive oil was also used as a fuel in lamps to light up rooms at night in Jerusalem and in food preparation.
Several cold hardy olive trees are grown in America today and are evergreen, surviving snow and ice in USDA zones 7, 8, and 9. The trees are often planted as a landscape tree around pools for that tropical look and to shade patios. The silver gray colored leaves dramatically contrast with other plants and trees in your yard.
Often a grafted olive tree will begin bearing olives the second year of planting and the fruit production substantially increases each year. Olive crops increase if two separate varieties are planted about 15 feet apart. In the United States, olives are most often used as hors d'oeuvres after being stuffed with pimento, but in Europe the olives are most frequently served with the seed imbedded in the fruit.
Olive oil is most often used in food preparations by gourmet chefs to enhance the flavor of the food.
The color of the olives growing o the trees can be green, gray or black depending on the variety planted.
Olive trees are easy to grow when planted outside or even in containers, and the olives begin ripening in early fall and mature in about two months.
Your family can enjoy growing and eating your own olives from your own trees, and you can save lots, when you avoid high prices at the grocery store by growing your own olives.
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