The olive tree is one of the most iconic symbols of the Mediterranean basin, deeply intertwined with the region's history, ...

Italy is determined to save Patriarch, a millennial olive tree which the forest fires in Sardinia have devoured, but has mobilized tens of experts to try and recover this rare botanic antiquity.

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 11 - A 200-year-old fir tree in Val di Ledro, close to Lombardy's Lake Garda, is facing an impending danger, local residents say. The 30-metre-high fir could be cut to become ...