Desperate to Dashing - Exposed Root Olive

[MelaQuin]

Another olive addict lightening his collection gave me this dig up olive because it 'looked like your sort of tree'. I'm not sure what that said about me but something about this strange apparition captured my imagination and I started on it. I got it in December 2006 and have been working it regularly since then. I am still working on thickening the foliage pads on the left side and the branch at the back left.

The tree bears the name 'Skimbleshanks' because I can see it striding across the paddocks Ent like. It is not a tree that pleasures many and the most frequent comment is to shove rocks under the roots. I can see what they are getting at but that would change the dynamics of the tree and I am not sure I want to do that. It will never be a popular choice because it is well outside the standard informal upright.

I will put it on my club benches when it fills out on the left and at the moment the foliage needs a tweek and a trim. But long may Skimbleshanks stride across my bonsai benches. He's walked a long way from the near naked stalk I was given and full thanks to my friend's generosity in thinking I could bring out something in this little collected trunk. We are getting there!! And No rocks!!

Skimbleshanks 2006-12.jpg

Skimbleshanks 2009-07.jpg

[Chris]

I love a tree that looks like it is running away great work

[Bretts]

Nice work Lee but it is now progressing back the way it started