World's largest green olive: world record set in Corning, California
CORNING, California, United States--A 15-foot-tall green olive (aka Giant Green Olive) built of adobe and skewered by a similarly supersized red toothpick sits at the edge of an olive grove in honor of Corning, the Olive City; it sets the world record for being the World's Largest Green Olive, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Photo above: The World's Largest Green Olive at the crossroad of South Avenue and Hall Road in Corning on the 40 acre orchard owned by Dave DeCamilla.
"The sculpture is at the intersection of South Avenue and Hall Road, in the corner of a Sevillano olive orchard owned by the DeCamilla brothers. The brothers commissioned the sculpture in recognition of Corning being the "Olive City." Sacramento-based artist Chuck Owens created the sculpture," the Roadside America reports.
"Description: This 15 foot tall green olive is pierced by a large toothpick, and is found at the intersection of Hall and South Avenues near Corning, California, an agricultural town that is known for its olive farms. This sculpture was commission by the DeCamilla Brothers, who own this orchard of Sevillano olives, the waymarking.com reports.
"The unit is built with Portland Cement and 90 percent soil and woven with polyurethane and wire," the redbluffdailynews.com reports.
"This unique olive took a three-man crew 30 days to construct and it was built on a 10’ x 10’ base with 6 inches of cement on a 4-inch thick circle to give it support and elevation."
"A 15-foot-tall cement green olive skewered by a similarly supersized red toothpick. Sits at the edge of an olive grove in honor of Corning, the Olive City," the Roadside America reports.
"Make sure to find a safe place to pull over. There are three highway crosses right near it from people being killed by the side of the road."
"The sculpture is at the intersection of South Avenue and Hall Road, in the corner of a Sevillano olive orchard owned by the DeCamilla brothers. The brothers commissioned the sculpture in recognition of Corning being the "Olive City." Sacramento-based artist Chuck Owens created the sculpture."
"Visiting the giant green olive sculpture is definitely a must!" the Only in Your State reports.
Corning is a city in Tehama County, California, that is located about 19 miles south of Red Bluff and about 100 miles north of Sacramento. The population was 8,244 at the 2020 census, up from 7,663 at the 2010 census.
The major local industry is growing and preparing table olives. Corning also has a significant agricultural industry based on olive oil, dried plums (prunes, including the Sunsweet label), walnuts, and almonds.
TESTIMONIALS from Google Reviews
"Great pic opportunity. Be careful as traffic can get crazy at that corner.
"Corning is one of the largest producers of Olives in the state! This giant olive represents the agriculture in this area."
"Goofy and funny. Kids thought this was hilarious. Stayed for about 3 minutes. It's on a busy intersection, but surrounded by olive groves. Great stop on a long trip."
"Fun wayside stop at a busy intersection. Not a good place for small or wild children. Or loose dogs. Limited roadside parking across the street. Be careful about venturing into the olive trees as there are pipes and lines to trip over and you don't know if they have been sprayed."
World's Largest Green Olive
Address: 3749-3731 Hall Rd, Corning, CA 96021, United States
Directions: I-5 exit 630. Drive four miles east on South Ave. You'll see the olive on the right, at the corner of South Ave (becomes Rhode Island Ave) and Hall Rd.
Admission: Free
Coordinate: 39.9066698,-122.1230836
N 39° 54.399 W 122° 07.382
10S E 574959 N 4417764
Description: This 15 foot tall green olive is pierced by a large toothpick, and is found at the intersection of Hall and South Avenues near Corning, California, an agricultural town that is known for its olive farms. This sculpture was commission by the DeCamilla Brothers, who own this orchard of Sevillano olives.
The GUINNESS WORLD RECORD for the largest collection of olive oil bottles consists of 2,440 and belongs to Ronald Popeil (USA) in Beverly Hills, California, USA, as of 1 October 2011.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS also recognized the world record for the largest olive salad; it weighed 789.47 kg (1,740 lb 7.73 oz) and was achieved by Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola - USIL and Municipalidad Provincial de Tacna (both Peru), at Parque Peru, in Tacna, Peru, on 12 November 2017.
