Try as you might to tame this age-long tree, you will fail...Youcan do nothing but observe with a sense of awe and respect thistree bustling with life.Only if your trees are well grounded on the right soil and theclimate of the area is the appropriate one will you touch theprecious fruit. Handle it with caution and you will taste the mostessential product of the Mediterranean diet, a brilliant oliveoil.We, the people of Messenia, are extremely fortunate as our regionhas the right conditions for olive trees to produce fruit made oftheir best self every year.