Photo: Olive Trees Aragon Spain

Residents grow fields full of olive trees in Zaragoza, Aragon in Spain, Europe.

Zaragoza is located on the river Ebro in Aragon, Spain in a great valley where the landscape consists of desert land to thick forests, meadows and mountains. Zaragoza, Spain has the ideal growing conditions for olive trees and wheat fields.The cultivation of olive trees began some 6000 years ago and continued in an upward motion until the fall of the Roman Empire. This led to the decline of olive production in Europe except for Spain which saw an increase in cultivation. The arrival of the Arabs brought many new varieties and production techniques with them which made Spain continue to grow in the process of the olive trees.To this day, Spain exports millions of tons of olive oil, still has the highest number of olive trees and is the world's leading olive and olive oil producer and exporter.The olive trees that are grown in Aragon, Spain are a main source of income for the residents of Zaragoza and they take pride in their crop that they harvest each season. ... continue below the picture...

... The olive trees have all the sunshine that they need in Aragon and the soil throughout this desert land is almost to perfection for the olive trees to flourish to their fullest.Olive Grove between city of Alcaniz and Caspe, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, Europe.