The Olive Tree wood is very hard and nodose, for these reasons it is extremely difficult to work. Its workmanship needs an high knowledge of its distinctive features and long time.
It has a characteristic decorative appearance. The sapwood varies in width and is a light brown color with a slight tendency to darken over time. The heartwood is a yellowish-white colour with pronounced irregular veining of a darker colour.
The legendary Olive Tree and the olive oil have come with the Mankind’s History.
Firstly appeared probably in Middle East, the Olive Tree fastly widespread in all Mediterranean Area, where its veneration was hallowed by all faiths.
The Olive Tree was considered to be synonymous with fertility and rebirth, with resistance to time and wars, a symbol of peace and value, it represented, both in mythology and in faith, a natural element of strength and purification.
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