That tree was planted in the era of Classical Greece; if it could speak of the epochs and people it saw, it would have had many tales to tell.

This is as much a cultural loss as it is an economic loss. I have no connection to Greece or it’s people, but this saddens me.

How hardy are olive trees? I wonder if it'll grow back from the stump

A strange thought just occurred to me... they said that it was fertile with olives until it was destroyed by the fire. Plants grow and create fruit through cellular division, right? How is it possible for a plant to live for 2500 years without spontaneously developing a malignant mutation / cancer? Is it possible for plants to have cancer?

tragic, the tree is gone but maybe we can plant its children. maybe the next 2500 years will be kinder?

Not sure how olive trees work, but perhaps it can regrow from the root system?

I'm so glad that Turkey has just sent full equipped planes to help Greece.

But climate change is a hoax, right? It was pure coincidence that the tree never caught fire in 2500 years