Evdokia, the 1,200-Year-Old Olive Tree on Corfu, Greece

Evdokia, the 1,200-Year-Old Olive Tree on Corfu, Greece

The Evdokia olive tree on Corfu was planted around 928 AD. Credit: AMNA An imposing olive tree on Corfu, known as “Evdokia” is among the oldest trees in Greece, estimated to be between 1,086 and 1,200 years old. A recent study by German scientists from the Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden) determined that the tree is around 1,086 years old (+/- 10 yrs). They believe it was planted sometime around 928 AD before the island’s successive…