An olive tree forest in the desert

Ben Gurion University are developing an olive tree forest at their Wadi Mashash agricultural research farm in the Negev desert. 240 olive trees have already been planted with at least 600 more to follow. The trees are expected to survive on the normal limited and variable rainfall of the Negev.
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