[Rowan] - Olea europaea

[rowan]

Another blind choice from the benches.

Species: Olea Europaea
Height: 29cm
Where from: yamadori, Narracourte, SA. June 2011
Cost: none

Side one:

olivea.jpg

Side two

oliveb.jpg

[rowan]

Cut this olive down and repotted into a looser gravel/coir mix as it had still not started growing new roots. Started carving away the remains of a cut off trunk for taper and to star on the hollow. Please forgive the crooked pic.

olivesepta.jpg

Here is a simple virt of what it might look like in a year with hollowed out trunk.

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[rowan]

When I reppoted this olive I was disappointed to see it had not started to grow any roots since it was dug. I put it in an open gravel mix and it has heaps of new roots now and many new shoots popping out which you can't see in the photo. I think it will look much different in the next picture I take in a couple of months.

oliveoct.jpg

[rowan]

I am pleased with this olive. The roots have exploded since I put it into the gravel mix and it has a lot of new growth. I have started to tip prune it and rub off unwanted shoots, I have also done a little more hollowing out of the trunk. This might turn out to be the best of my three.

Please ignore the background.

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[Jester]

I'd be pleased with that too mate.Well done!!

john

[rowan]

Haven't done anything with this olive for the last couple of months. Just letting it grow out to thicken up some branches. When the weather starts to cool down I will start working on it again.
It is starting to shape up nicely and I think it will be the best of my three in this comp.

olivefeb.jpg