Diverticulitis is a common cause of left lower abdominal and back pain, and an increasingly frequent reason for hospital stays. As you age, small pouches can develop along the walls of the colon. Most commonly, these pouches develop in the sigmoid colon, located on the left side of the abdomen.
The autumn olive is a native plant of China, Japan and Korea that made its way to the United States in 1830. In the 1950s it was widely promoted as a great way to provide wildlife habitat and erosion control in environmentally disturbed areas.
Olea europaea 'Manzanillo' (Olive) - An evergreen (ever gray) tree growing to 30 feet tall by 25 feet wide with gray bark and leathery gray narrow leaves. As with other olives it produces small pollen-rich white flowers in spring and fruit develops through summer into fall. The fruit on this variety is of medium size (about 1 inch long) and is prized for making good quality black olives and with enough oil for pressing oil. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil.