White olives known as leucocarpa, or leucolea, is a rare variety of olive tree, mainly found in the south of Italy, or "Magna ...

Rodio doesn't think his trees will be spared. MASSERIA BRANCATI, Italy (CN) — Corrado Rodio walks outside the thick stone walls of his family’s ancient olive oil mill and farmstead, the Masseria ...

In Italy, the consequences of the spread of the ... While two varieties of olive tree have been found to have some resistance, the authors are calling for research in this area to be significantly ...

Italy is determined to save Patriarch, a millennial olive tree which the forest fires in Sardinia have devoured, but has mobilized tens of experts to try and recover this rare botanic antiquity.

The invasive pathogen has affected thousands of hectares of olive plantations in Puglia, southern Italy Southern Europe countries are said to be at the greatest risk from a deadly disease ...

Southern Italy is a land of rich traditions ... From the hills of Puglia to the coasts of Sicily, here are 14 villages where the olive tree reigns supreme, and the past and present blend seamlessly.