Olive

Zayit ~ זית

 

     Scientific name: Olea europaea  / Family: Oleaceae

 

 

Olive trees are inseparable from Israel’s landscapes, whether great ancient specimens with gnarled trunks, or young plantations, just recently established. The olive tree has become an integral part of our environment, culture, folklore and art and its fruit and oil a basic staple. KKL-JNF plants olive groves in many parts of the country for landscaping and rehabilitating ancient agricultural terraces.

 

Olive in KKL-JNF Forests

North: Bar’am, Naftali Mountains, Nahal Limonim, Shefer, En Dor, Lavi, Ya’ad/Segev, Bet Keshet, Kiryat Ata, Giv’at HaMoreh, Mt. Ahim.

 

Donated by:

 

USA Australia Uruguay Italy United Kingdom Argentina Belgium Germany Denmark South Africa Holland

 

 Venezuela Israel Mexico Norway Poland Finland Paraguay Chile Czech France Costa Rica

 

 Canada Sweden Switzerland

 

Center: Menashe, HaZorea, Daliya, Gal’ed, Masu’a, Nahshon, Tsor’a, Neve Ilan, Hulda, Ben Shemen, Yish’i, Modi’in, Ayalon, Me Ami, Jerusalem, Aminadav, Bar Giyora, Martyrs, Adulam, Sataf.

Donated by:

Australia Austria Uruguay Italy El Salvador USA Argentina United Kingdom Denmark Germany Algeria

Guatemala Belgium Brazil Spain Venezuela Holland Hungary Israel luxembourg Mexico Morocco

Norway Switzerland CanadaChile Colombia Costa Rica Finland France Peru Polonia Sweden

 

South: Amatsya, Duda’im, Dorot, Ruhama, Bet Guvrin, Be’eri, Lahav, Kissufim, Erez, Be’er Tuvia, Gvar’am, Shahariya, Lakhish.

Donated by:

 Australia Sweden United Kingdom USA Algeria Belgium Brazil Canada France Germany Holland

Israel Italy Luxembourg Mexico