The oldest olive tree in Spain has 1701 years and is in Ulldecona (Tarragona)
Oldest olive tree-Ulldecona-Tarragona
A study by the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) has determined that the olive tree known as ‘the Farga de Arion’ in Ulldecona (Tarragona), has an estimated age of 1701 years and would have planted therefore, in 314, in the reign of Emperor Constantine I (306-337 AD.).
The study was led by Professor of Mensuration of the School of Forestry, Forestry and Environment of the UPM, Antonio Prieto.
The study results show that olive Ulldecona monumental is the oldest dated tree Peninsula and is also among the oldest in the world.
Prieto also worked on dating the ‘Farga del Pou Mas’, which is in La Jana (Castellón), and in this case the estimated age is 1,182 years old and was planted in 833, during the Emirate of Abderramán II (822-852 AD.).
Dating works have focused on studying the perimeter of tree trunks 50 centimeters of soil and laser telemetry, has lifted the section has allowed for specific calculations to determine the age of the tree.
A method that has been used as an alternative to other methods such as carbon 14 or measuring the growth rings, not been possible to implement this project.
The work was sponsored by the Bank Santander Foundation at the request of the Commonwealth of the Taula del Sénia.
Senia Territory, made up of 27 people Valencia, Catalonia and Aragon, retains the highest concentration of monumental olive trees in the world: 4,798 over 3.50 meters in trunk circumference at 1.30 meters above the ground, spread across 22 villages.
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