3. Frantoio. In conversation with certified arborist Ben McInerney, he tells us that frantoio olive trees originated in Italy and are known to be self-fertile trees."Frantoio is the olive tree ...

The remains of an olive tree near Trepuzzi burnt to the ground in one of numerous wild fires ravaging Salento. Arsonists are believed to be behind many of the fires striking Xylella-infected trees in ...

The olive tree groves of South Italy are currently facing two grave threats. The first is from Xylella fastidiosa, a potentially devastating bacterial disease—the second from European Union ...

The disease has spread about 50 miles north from where it was discovered, and left in its wake devastated olive farmers and dead ancient olive trees. The bacteria invade a tree’s sap system and cut ...

Olive oil trees in Puglia's Salento region have been hit by bacteria. Olive tree Salento: Shutterstock Brussels called for "complete vigilance" on Monday to stop the spread of a strain of bacteria ...

At approximately 170 million olive trees, grown on about 2 million acres and processed at more than 6,000 olive oil mills, Italy is second to Spain in olive oil production.