Large olive tree to be removed, possible bonsai?
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Re: Large olive tree to be removed, possible bonsai?
Olives don't seem to mind being transplanted when it is warmer. I'm planning a club olive dig for mid November down here and expect almost 100% survival from the trees we take home.
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Re: Large olive tree to be removed, possible bonsai?
Agreed, all my feral/african olives came out of the ground in summer and didnt miss a beat.shibui wrote:Olives don't seem to mind being transplanted when it is warmer. I'm planning a club olive dig for mid November down here and expect almost 100% survival from the trees we take home.
Shibui, are you guys open to outsiders tagging along for a dig? Im keen to add some more euro stumps to the collection.
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Re: Large olive tree to be removed, possible bonsai?
An update on this tree, we have finally decided to remove it, however its too big a bonsai job for me to tackle at the moment so i am offering it up to you all!
If anyone would like to take this large olive tree, all you have to do is come and remove it
Located in the west of Melbourne.
If anyone would like to take this large olive tree, all you have to do is come and remove it
Located in the west of Melbourne.
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PM sent RE digging up olive
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Re: Large olive tree to be removed, possible bonsai?
Here are some photos of the tree cut back and dug up
After a bit of cleaning
Now it's soaking in this big tub with a touch of fertilizer
Here it is again with the knife for size reference
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After a bit of cleaning
Now it's soaking in this big tub with a touch of fertilizer
Here it is again with the knife for size reference
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Re: Large olive tree to be removed, possible bonsai?
Before potting this beauty up, I'd consider re-cutting the trunk down a bit more. Hard to tell from a pic, but I'd be looking at lopping it off around 2" above the knob that is just above the tip of the longest shoot in the pic with the knife. Know what I mean?
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Re: Large olive tree to be removed, possible bonsai?
I don't have the space to pot it and keep it, so if anyone is interested in taking this stump for free it's all yours. PM me if you're interested
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Thanks mate.. going to love it..the favour will be returned..
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