Two Became Three

Botanical Name: Olea europaea

Common Name: Olive

Story of the Tree

This olive group came from my father-in-law's collection. He had planted two trees together, and over the years a third quietly established itself among them — an unexpected gift from the tree itself.

The group has been in training since the 1980s, carrying with it a quiet family history and the kind of patient growth that olives are known for.

Exhibited by Charlene