"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 21/7/06 12:23, in article ,
"David Rance" wrote:

On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 Sacha wrote:

Maybe the new 'fashion' for olive trees isn't just a passing fad,
after
all!
http://www.otterfarm.co.uk/index.htm

Some where a southern EU olive farmer gets a subsidy for getting rid
of his olive trees and somebody ships the trees to UK? :-)


One of the garden designers at Hampton Court had used some gorgeous old
olive trees for which he already had customers before he imported them.
Those came from Spain where a brisk trade has developed in shipping
abroad
olive trees that are 'in the way' of the big housing developments going
on
there. I own a plot of land in Crete with about 12 olive trees on it.
I
wonder what it would cost to dig 'em up and ship them to Devon! ;-)

But how good would they be at producing olives in South Devon? ;-)

You haven't looked at the link, have you? ;-) A farmer is planting an
olive farm in the Otter Valley because he reckons that with global
warming.... He's got almond trees, too!

--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(email address on website)


I think he looks like a "would be farmer" Hobby farming springs to mind.
Having belittled his efforts I do admit that we have a local farmer with
Ostrich and Lamas and he is making a go of it.
The Italians don't do very good clotted cream-so give the olives a miss:-)