Trees can live for a very long time. So much so that some known examples of the longest-lived varieties in existence are over 4,000 years old. But in Spain, although our oldest tree is several centuries younger also old.
If trees could talk and tell the story in first person, this time 1,704 years They would have to give him the National Prize for Literature (according to data from the Polytechnic University of Madrid). And that’s it year 314 ADA farmer from a town in what is now the province of Tarragona has planted the olive tree, which in 2024 could boast of being the longest-lived tree in Spain. Moreover, such a country did not even exist at that time.
This is a monument that testifies to the reign of Constantine the Great and the reign of Henry VI. It is the Farga del Arión, an ancient tree that continued to bear fruit in the time of Philip. It is located in Ulldecona, a town in Tarragona that borders the province of Castellón to the south. This area, which was important during the Roman period, Via Augusta passed through the area.
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The height of this tree is 6.5 meters, the trunk circumference is 8.03 meters, and the base circumference is 18 meters. Some measures that ensure this The largest olive tree in Catalonia. It was also declared a Monumental Tree by the Generalitat of Catalonia in 1997, and was awarded the first prize as the best monumental olive tree in Spain by AEMO (Association of Olive Municipalities of Spain) in 2006.
However, the owners of this brand are the brothers Roser and Joan Lluís Porta i Ferré, who produce the brand’s extra virgin olive oil by harvesting this and 150 other ancient trees. Millennium Farga Oil.
Of course if Trees older than Methuselah A subject that fascinates you, Farga del Arión will also interest you. Arión Natural Museum of Thousand-Year-Old Olive TreesA park of ancient olive trees that brings together the 27 town halls of the Taula del Sénia Community (consisting of the Aragonese, Catalan and Valencian municipalities).
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