Part of the reason for the decline in buffets, was the expansion of casual dining restaurants like Applebee's, TGI Fridays, Olive Garden, and Outback Steakhouse.
While the three approaches outlined in the article are the most commonly used strategies to protect olive trees from QDS, each approach has drawbacks which may limit their overall effectiveness.
A Palestinian farmer has described how he discovered an ornate Byzantine floor mosaic while trying to plant an olive tree on his land in the Gaza Strip.
" Algeria is beautiful, but Algerians are lazy, " Sofiane mused as we breezed through rolling hills and olive groves, verdant against a brilliant blue sky.