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THE AGE OF AN OLIVE TREE

Can you tell the approximate age of an olive tree by its circumference

The age of a tree can be easily calculated using two main methods, the first of which involves counting the number of New Year’s rounds between a piece of summer wood and a piece of winter wood. However, the age of the tree can also be calculated by the circumference of the tree and a small calculation involving the use of a multiplicative factor that varies according to the tree species, olive trees are part of the Oleaceae family, which also includes ash or jasmine. and a factor of 2 is used. To determine a tree’s age in this way, measure its circumference at a height of 1.40 metres above the ground, then divide this measurement by 3.1416 to determine its diameter, and multiply the result by the corresponding factor for Oleaceae. The resulting number, 2, corresponds to the age of the olive tree.

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