PRJNA721943
Origin of the Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves in Crete
The goal of this project is to elucidate the origin of the Vouves monumental olive tree (Crete, Greece). Our hypothesis is that the bottom of the tree (with an estimated age of 4000 years old) comes from an early branch of the domesticated olives. Some of the top branches have been grafted and they be more similar to modern Greek olive varieties.