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Watercolour illustration of Commonwealth Olive (Olea europaea)

Commonwealth Olive

Olea europaea

Olive Commonwealth Park

A feature olive at the centre of Gibraltar's modern city park.

Story & Significance

Commonwealth Park opened in 2014 as a green lung for the north of the city. Its olives were chosen to root the new park in Mediterranean tradition — trees that ask little water and give back shade, and that will still be standing long after the park is old.

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Where it stands