{"id":31042,"date":"2023-05-05T10:51:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T10:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olivami.com\/blog\/\/why-do-olive-trees-have-a-braided-shape\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T09:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:01:07","slug":"why-do-olive-trees-have-a-braided-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olivami.com\/en\/blog\/curiosities-about-olive-trees\/why-do-olive-trees-have-a-braided-shape\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do olive trees have a braided shape?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Indice<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.olivami.com\/en\/blog\/curiosities-about-olive-trees\/why-do-olive-trees-have-a-braided-shape\/#INTRODUCTION\" >INTRODUCTION<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.olivami.com\/en\/blog\/curiosities-about-olive-trees\/why-do-olive-trees-have-a-braided-shape\/#Why_do_they_have_a_braided_shape\" >Why do they have a braided shape?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.olivami.com\/en\/blog\/curiosities-about-olive-trees\/why-do-olive-trees-have-a-braided-shape\/#Where_do_you_find_the_strangest_ancient_olive_trees\" >Where do you find the strangest ancient olive trees?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"INTRODUCTION\"><\/span>INTRODUCTION<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Salento landscape has always been characterized by immense expanses of imposing olive trees, some of them centuries old and others even thousands of years old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over time, these wonderful trees have become true living natural sculptures, witnesses of Salento culture as if they were historical monuments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their trunk has a curved and intertwined shape. <em>Have you ever wondered how come?<\/em><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;margin-top-30&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_they_have_a_braided_shape\"><\/span><strong>Why do they have a braided shape?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centuries-old and thousand-year-old olive trees are natural monuments for Apulia, fundamental to the culture and guardians of the history and traditions of our land.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main characteristics that make them unique and different from any other plant species is their aesthetic appearance: they are imposing trees with considerable size and a curved, braided trunk.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221; woodmart_hide_large=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_hide_medium=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_hide_small=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;margin-top-30&#8243; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;64396ac3e4554&#8243; responsive_spacing=&#8221;eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2NDM5NmFjM2U0NTU0Iiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_box_shadow=&#8221;no&#8221; wd_z_index=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<b>What is this particular shape due to?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like all trees, the olive tree grows very rapidly in its early years and, upon reaching a certain age, begins to slow down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The changes they make each year are always hardly noticeable, but the result after decades is that of a twisting of the trunk from the bottom to the top and always in the same direction, that is, clockwise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After years of study and observations, some experts have managed to find an explanation for this unusual phenomenon: it is the rotational motion of the Earth slowly influencing the shape of the trunk of olive trees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a tree reaches a certain size, its growth is slower and slower until it becomes almost stable, for this reason it is more likely to be able to sense the slow movement of the Earth&#8217;s rotation and to adapt.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;27751&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; parallax_scroll=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;margin-top-30&#8243;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221; woodmart_hide_large=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_hide_medium=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_hide_small=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_do_you_find_the_strangest_ancient_olive_trees\"><\/span><b>Where do you find the strangest ancient olive trees?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some centuries-old olive trees over the years take on increasingly strange shapes: some become small caves, others resemble animals, or some even take on human features.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are <strong>5 Salento municipalities<\/strong> where you can find <strong>the most unique and strange olive trees on the Salento peninsula<\/strong>.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;margin-top-10&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;27754&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; parallax_scroll=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<b>1. &#8220;The last kiss&#8221; between two centuries-old olive trees in Nard\u00f2.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps two of Salento&#8217;s best known and most photographed olive trees make up a unique plant sculpture, immortalizing the kiss of two centuries-old trees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located more precisely in Nard\u00f2, in the province of Lecce, the two trees of &#8220;The Last Kiss&#8221; have taken on this very special sculpted form over the years, so much so that they look like two human faces joining in an eternal kiss.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;margin-top-30&#8243; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;64396ac3e4554&#8243; responsive_spacing=&#8221;eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2NDM5NmFjM2U0NTU0Iiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_box_shadow=&#8221;no&#8221; wd_z_index=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<b>&#8220;Lu Matusalemme&#8221; in Borgagne 2.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The countryside of Borgagne, a hamlet of Melendugno (Lecce), is home to Italy&#8217;s oldest monumental olive tree, &#8220;Lu Matusalemme.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its remarkable size and the features of its trunk make it unique and spectacular.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is estimated that this olive tree is more than 3,000 years old and is even older than the Colosseum.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;27757&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; parallax_scroll=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;margin-top-10&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;27759&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; parallax_scroll=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<b>3. &#8220;The Queen&#8221; in Vernole<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This centuries-old olive tree has lived more than 1,400 years in Vernole, in the province of Lecce. In 2012 it was dedicated to Michelle Obama in recognition for popularizing the Mediterranean diet in America. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This olive tree has been called a true plant monument given its grandeur and size.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;margin-top-30&#8243; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;64396ac3e4554&#8243; responsive_spacing=&#8221;eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2NDM5NmFjM2U0NTU0Iiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_box_shadow=&#8221;no&#8221; wd_z_index=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<b>&#8220;The Serpent,&#8221; &#8220;The Head,&#8221; and &#8220;The Waterfall&#8221; in Strud\u00e0 4.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Few were aware of these peculiar centuries-old olive trees: hidden in the countryside of Strud\u00e0, more precisely in the area of Visciglio (Lecce), the diameter of each of them exceeds 3 meters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are true vegetable giants that, over time, have taken on unique shapes, similar to those of a snake, a head and a waterfall.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;27761&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; parallax_scroll=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;margin-top-10&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;27763&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; parallax_scroll=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<b>5. &#8220;Lu Re&#8221; of Casarano.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another of Salento&#8217;s most scenic olive trees is &#8220;Lu Re,&#8221; located in one of the Casarano (Lecce) countryside. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also a guardian of more than 700 years of history and traditions, it was given its name decades ago because of its shape, size and bearing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is, in fact, one of the most majestic monumental trees in Salento.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;margin-top-10&#8243;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221; woodmart_hide_large=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_hide_medium=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_hide_small=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_text woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<em>Which of these olive trees did you like best? 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