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<pre>I have just found a message I downloaded last August from Zdenko Sule in which
he reported the demise of a 1500 year old tree in Croatia [designated a national
nature treasure] which sounded as though it was 'on it's last legs'.
Does anyone know the fate of this supposed oldest living olive tree in the
Mediterranean?
Are there other claims for older olive tree still living and is the basis for
these claims based on historical records or from core samples taken from the
trees?

Alan Watt,
Tanja Olives


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