So Olive trees take 70 years to start producing? Is that so? I'm not understanding this "fact"?
In fact, someone linked an article about 1000+ year old olive trees which clearly stated that they produce the best from 5 - 100 years and then taper off sharply. My point was proven 😊 by them trying to disprove it.
I think I mistyped that last part. I've been pulling some 18 hour days lately. I think I meant to say you were doing the former (questioning something you don't know in a not rude manner). Let me go fix that.
I try to be "not rude" but often times telling people the truth really offends them.
In this case? 1000+ year old olive trees do exist, and still produce fruit. I didn't know that! They are few and far between. The images shown do not have "1000+ year old trees" in them.
I still know (and it was proven) that most olive plantations have a lifespan between 5 (when they start producing at scale) and 100 years (when the production drops off sharply). So 40-60 years and then they get chopped down, typically. Just like grapes (3-10 years) Raspberries (2-8 years) and apple trees (4 to 40 years) hit a wall of declining production & get replaced. (times are iirc) Of course they still make fruit after those ages, but this is a commercial business decision, not a tree in someone's back yard, eh?
So Olive trees take 70 years to start producing? Is that so? I'm not understanding this "fact"?
In fact, someone linked an article about 1000+ year old olive trees which clearly stated that they produce the best from 5 - 100 years and then taper off sharply. My point was proven 😊 by them trying to disprove it.
I think I mistyped that last part. I've been pulling some 18 hour days lately. I think I meant to say you were doing the former (questioning something you don't know in a not rude manner). Let me go fix that.
I try to be "not rude" but often times telling people the truth really offends them.
In this case? 1000+ year old olive trees do exist, and still produce fruit. I didn't know that! They are few and far between. The images shown do not have "1000+ year old trees" in them.
I still know (and it was proven) that most olive plantations have a lifespan between 5 (when they start producing at scale) and 100 years (when the production drops off sharply). So 40-60 years and then they get chopped down, typically. Just like grapes (3-10 years) Raspberries (2-8 years) and apple trees (4 to 40 years) hit a wall of declining production & get replaced. (times are iirc) Of course they still make fruit after those ages, but this is a commercial business decision, not a tree in someone's back yard, eh?