Olive

Olives were a variety of fruit, grown from trees of the same name, found in the Realms.

Availability
Places in the Realms where olives were known to be cultivated or grow wild included:
 * In east Faerûn's Old Empires region, olives were cultivated in Calimshan.
 * In east Faerûn's Unapproachable East region, olive trees could be found in the farms of Thay, though they were not considered a major export.
 * In interior Faerûn, people in the Land of the Lions cultivated olives, such as the citizens of Ankhapur.
 * In interior Faerûn's Vilhon Reach region, olives were among the major produce of the lush and disputed regions of the Hills of Apion and the Valley of Umbricci in the Blade Kingdoms.
 * In southwest Faerûn, olives were prevalent in and major exports of the nations of Lapaliiya and Tashalar.
 * In Lapaliiya, olive groves could be found on the western slopes of the Dun Hills, on the hills around the town of Abreon, around the town of Dungar, and in the small town of Zashuma (who specialized in growing them).

Beyond Toril

 * In Arborea, the plane considered by many to be the "breadbasket" of the Outer Planes, one could find many olive orchards. Including in a divine realm on that plane known as Olympus.
 * Pluton, a layer of the Gray Waste that was connected to Arborea by Mount Olympus, also had olive trees. Though they were all black, in a perpetual state of gradual death that was unlikely to bear fruit.
 * The plane of Theros.

Notable Olive Products

 * Olive oil
 * A common handfood in the Realms was wheels of sharp yellow cheese with diced olives inside.

Organizations

 * The Order of St. Uzurr supported itself, in part, by cultivating and selling olives.
 * The Shad'iar, the nomadic tribes of the Land of the Lions, often applied olives to their simple foods.

Regions & Settlements

 * In the nation of Tantras, some taverns were known to put sliced olives on the cheese of hot buns.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * The Council of Blades