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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

How To Pick Olives From Your Tree In North Cyprus

DAY 1 OF OLIVE WEEK

Now is the time when olives are ready to be picked in Northern Cyprus, at the end of the summer after the first rains, which is normally late October or early November. Eating olives from your own trees or using the oil pressed from them makes the taste all the more satisfying.  Many olive trees are hundreds of years old, and they are a protected tree in Northern Cyprus.