All, i have recently aquired this Olive, I always said i would never get one The trunk is 200mm wide ,220mm high and 170mm front to back. As this is my first Olive and there are so many olive lovers here i thought i'd see what you all would do with this one, any ideas please let me know , thanks in advance
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I swore I would never get one, last year I was given one by a friend very similar to yours, its back in the ground for a couple years of clip & grow training before I dig it again
Look forward to seeing where you take it, some interesting wood...
Matt
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Cool tree Craig! I like that deadwood and I like the front displayed in the second last photo. I think showing only the deadwood will not work and not showing it would be a pity! For now, I'd just let the tree grow grow and grow some more. Keep all those suckers trimmed back and give it a chance to strenghten up. Any idea when it was dug out?
Cool - if it has been growing on for a while, I guess there is no reason not to crack on. I'd personally chop out the thick lower branch and work with the top one as an apex. I'd probably also rotate it a little so you don;t get a 50/50 live/dead view of the trunk from the front. I'd need to put more thought into what design options exist other than the normal old left right back route . . . . Hmmmmm
All, i have recently aquired this Olive, I always said i would never get one 
The trunk is 200mm wide ,220mm high and 170mm front to back. As this is my first Olive and there are so many olive lovers here i thought i'd see what you all would do with this one, any ideas please let me know , thanks in advance
.Thanks Re; the front of the tree, it makes good sense . 
