The ancient olive tree ... to grow. “If the peripheral roots restart and manage to transfer materials to the stump,” Professor Bacchetta said, “we can hope for shoots to come out in ...

Last spring, a Palestinian farmer was planting a new olive tree when his shovel hit a hard ... has not been able to visit the site but viewed a series of photos and videos taken by local research ...

A BURNT olive ... the tree had been buried alive. This gave the researchers a rare opportunity to work out the age of the eruption, because trees form new rings each year as they grow.