Give an olive tree, make a surprising gesture
Give a Salento olive tree and help the reforestation of Salento against Xylella. You choose how many olive trees to give, by selecting the adoption plan you prefer from those proposed below. Give a real olive tree! All our adoption plans are annual, with the possibility of being renewed from year to year, without any restrictions.
What does it mean to gift an olive tree with Olivami?
Gifting an olive tree is a special gesture that contains very intense meanings. Always a symbol of peace and prosperity , today gifting an olive tree also means gifting hope to a territory deprived of its characteristic product.
Years of devastation wrought by the Xylella bacterium have resulted in the loss of millions of olive trees, and consequently the loss of thousands of jobs.
By gifting an olive tree you can make a special gift both to the people you love and to Salento. There are many occasions in which you can give an olive tree:
- On the occasion of a birth, as a good omen for the newborn;
- For an anniversary or birthday, to seal an important date;
- For a wedding or for the beginning of a cohabitation, to celebrate the union.
How to give an olive tree at a distance?
Giving an olive tree on Olivami is very simple:
- Choose the Adoption Plan you want to give. You can choose between 4 different adoption plans, all renewable annually at the choice of the recipient, without any obligation;
- Select the option ” It’s a gift ” and enter the recipient’s details: name and e-mail . Name the tree (s) you want to give and tell us the date you want the certificate sent. You can also add a custom message ;
- Complete the adoption and we will send the Certificate of Adoption to the recipient, to the e-mail provided, together with your personalized message. Don’t want to send it right away? No problem: you can choose the date on which to deliver the gift!
- Each year, the recipient of the gift will receive 1 liter of oil for each tree you gave him / her!
Where do we plant the olive trees?
The new olive trees are planted in different countryside in the province of Lecce : Carpignano Salentino, Serrano, Martano, Melissano, Lizzanello, are some of the municipalities in which we are present. The management (planting, tree care, olive harvesting …) is entrusted to the agricultural realities associated with Olivami.
Where do we plant the olive trees?
The new olive trees are planted on the land of the farms that adhere to the Olivami Association. To date there are 20 companies. The main planting land is in the countryside around Carpignano Salentino.
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Giving an olive tree: the meaning
Giving an olive tree has a very profound meaning , because it has always been a symbol of peace, wealth and prosperity . Also known as the “tree of life” given its ability to live for centuries, the olive tree is donated to wish a future full of peace, joy and serenity .
Over the centuries it has been represented as a symbol of rebirth and strength , the olive tree can often be given on special occasions that require a special wish for the beginning of a new life, such as a birth or a wedding .
Giving an olive tree as a gift is a gesture with a profound meaning because it wishes for a full and strong life, like its foliage , and intense, like the taste of its ripe fruit.
Receiving an olive tree as a gift is like receiving a lucky charm from someone who loves you.
Read the opinion of those who have already given an olive tree!
We collect feedback from everyone who has adopted or given an olive tree on Trustpilot , as a means of transparency and sincerity
“I thank Olivami for the wonderful idea of involving people with the aim of making Salento come back as we all remember it: a great disteva of Olives. I am happy to have given my contribution, even if minimal. Thanks again for the commitment and kindness in answering, I hope to meet you soon “
“The idea is fantastic! I have adopted 5 dedicated to an important love, and I would like to come and visit them one day. The thought that they can survive me for hundreds of years, for my children and grandchildren, makes me happy: – ). Then if I can revitalize a land battered by xylella even better! “
“Beautiful initiative for those who, like me, love Salento and have suffered terribly in seeing the destruction of the olive groves … a small seed of my next life in this wonderful land … now I just have to wait for my plants to grow and taste their fruit !!! Thanks for giving me this chance. “
“Fantastic initiative. Do you think I will adopt other trees later, our Salento deserves it.”
“I was looking for a special gift and I came across the association, it seemed to me a really interesting idea especially because I love Salento and it seemed right to give my small contribution to help a community that has helped me so much. The olive trees of Salento are a heritage to be protected and recreated “
“I contacted the association on the occasion of the” give an olive tree “initiative which I found to be not only original but above all useful. needs and confirming everything both by phone and by e-mail. “
“I made a gift for Father’s Day from Salento.
Two trees with the name of the two daughters! A small gesture to help replant.
Excellent initiative and very easy to book! “
Gifting an olive tree: frequently asked questions
What does the recipient receive?
The recipient receives, on the specified date, an e-mail from us where we inform him that he has been given an olive tree.
In the e-mail you can find the personalized message and the Certificate of Adoption related to the adoption.
The recipient will also be entitled to the oil supply provided with the adoption.
Who can renew the adoption?
Adoption can be renewed by either the recipient or the gift giver.
- Those making the gift, if they want their gift to be renewed from year to year, can renew the adoption as if it were a standard adoption;
- Otherwise, you can indicate in the notes (found at checkout) that it is up to the recipient to decide whether or not to renew the gift. We will send renewal notifications to him/her.
Who is the oil sent to?
The oil will be shipped to the gift recipient. During payment, you can give a shipping address (different from the billing address, which may be your own).
There you can indicate the address of the gift recipient.
Gifting an olive tree: wedding
You can give an olive tree to celebrate a wedding, as a good wish for the union. In this case, you can proceed in 2 ways:
- If you would like to receive the Certificate of Adoption yourself and then deliver it in person, do not give a recipient’s e-mail address, or re-enter your own;
- If you want the Certificate of Adoption to be sent directly to the recipient, enter the e-mail address of one or both spouses, and we will send it directly.
Gifting an olive tree: birthday
A birthday is one of the best occasions to give an olive tree as a gift, to seal an important date forever. You can proceed in 2 ways:
- If you would like to receive the Certificate of Adoption yourself and then deliver it in person, do not give a recipient’s e-mail address, or re-enter your own;
- If you would like the Certificate of Adoption sent directly to the recipient, enter their e-mail address, and we will send it directly to them.
Gifting an olive tree for birth
Giving an olive tree for birth means making an auspicious gesture for the newborn. You can proceed in 2 ways:
- If you would like to receive the Certificate of Adoption yourself, and then personally deliver it to the parents, do not give a recipient’s e-mail address, or re-enter your own;
- If you want the Certificate of Adoption to be sent directly to the recipient, enter the e-mail address of one or both parents, and we will send it directly.