FACTS ABOUT OLIVE TREES
: It takes ten years for a tree to grow to maturity and start producing olives.
: Trees have a life span of 300 to 400 years, but some can live for 1,000 years.
: It takes an average of 5 kilograms of olives to produce one liter of oil.
QUALITY
the highest-quality olive oil is called extra-virgin. According to European Union regulations, olive oil can only be defined as extra virgin if it complies with a series of chemical parameters. One of these parameters is the acidity level, which must not exceed 0.8 precent.