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<pre>While it is claimed that the "wild" or "feral" olives around South
Australia are the result of birds dropping seeds and foxes doing the
same, in fact many of these trees were planted by land holders to serve
as wind breaks. While there are certainly feral olives around, many are
as a result of mans activities.
It is possible that much of the concern about feral olives is misplaced.
In fact in South Australia the olive is proclaimed as a noxious weed and
in order to set up an olive orchard one has to obtain permission from
the council to do so. The councils in turn have to liase with State and
federal bodies to obtain their input to the application.
Andrew & Val Brown
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