ANCIENT WILD OLIVE TREE
Acebuche Sur

The sentinel of a thousand springs

Before you stands a wild olive tree that has endured more than a thousand years of changing seasons and storms.

With a trunk circumference of 9 metres, this tree has survived wars, climatic changes and generations of farmers. Its twisted trunk bears the marks of its great age.

The Acebuche Sur Wild Olive Tree of La Iruela is an emblematic ancient specimen growing on the slopes of Cazorla Natural Park. Its estimated age is between 1,200 and 1,500 years.

This robust wild olive tree, which reaches more than ten metres in height and has a trunk circumference of 9 metres, has withstood the passage of time as a living witness to centuries of natural and human history.

Its impressive size and longevity make it a genuine natural monument, a silent guardian of the landscape that has accompanied generations of local farmers through their work and the agricultural transformations of the land.

The tree has a complex internal structure and abundant branches, requiring expert care to preserve its vitality and unique character.

Its presence represents a living connection between the ancestral past and the ecological present of this mountain landscape.

Characteristics of the wild olive tree

• Height: 14 metres.
• Trunk circumference: 9 metres.
• Estimated age: between 1,200 and 1,500 years.