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Turisticka organizacija Bara - Stara maslina
2009-04-13 Tourist attractions in Montenegro Individual olive trees Individual trees in Montenegro Oldest trees {{Montenegro-stub
Stara maslina (Montenegrin Cyrillic
The Montenegrin alphabet is the collective name given to "''Abeceda''" (#Latin alphabet, Montenegrin Latin alphabet) and "''Азбука''" (#Cyrillic alphabet, Montenegrin Cyrillic alphabet), the writing systems used to Writing, write the Montene ...
: Стара маслина, en, italic=yes, Old Olive Tree) is one of the world's oldest olive trees, located near Stari Bar
Stari Bar ( cyrl, Стари Бар; sq, Tivar i Vjetër, lit. "Old Bar") is a small town in Montenegro. It is located inland, a few miles from the new city of Bar, resting on Londša hill, at the foot of Mount Rumija. According to the 2003 cen ...
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. The tree is said to be over 2,000 years old. It is a popular tourist attraction in the country.
A side of the tree is completely burnt. According to popular folklore, a few men were playing cards next to the tree. During their game, one member accidentally threw a lit match onto the tree, and it soon went up in flames.
See also
*List of individual trees
The following is a list of notable trees. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual trees located throughout the world, as well as ...
* List of oldest trees
This is a list of the oldest-known trees, as reported in reliable sources. Definitions of what constitutes an individual tree vary. In addition, tree ages are derived from a variety of sources, including documented "tree-ring" (dendrochronologica ...
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Turisticka organizacija Bara - Stara maslina
2009-04-13 Tourist attractions in Montenegro Individual olive trees Individual trees in Montenegro Oldest trees {{Montenegro-stub