so going to replace with this olive hopefully this Saturday morning 
took a few quick picture couldnt get to the other side its very bushy 
its not as big as some ive collected hehehe but looking at the pictures a good twin trunk maybe hiding in there some where 
not a bad dig we had the tree out in 30mins here are some pictures has a lot of potential with many options which is great.
Its a European olive i think with the age ive got know idea would say around 15yr plus. As for rotting never seen it happen before olive wood is very hard when dead here is a link to a much bigger one i cut flat i just wanted the baselennard wrote:Very nice find!
Still can't believe you can hack off that amount of base and the tree will still grow!
Is that the European Olive?
What would be the estimated age of a tree like that?
No problems from rotting from within?
Lennard
it has survived an has shoots just not where i want them right now 
cut a branch of the front it was covering a better trunk behind it so i carefully removed it. Next i cut back other branches looking for a more compact tree this time im sure it has a lot of potential be a twin trunk of some sort in thinking right now but things change here are two pictures of possible front of tree below any virts are welcome 
Time to start getting these guys going and start showing us progressions.Have you seen this olive i havebodhidharma wrote:That is one of the best potentials i have seen.
ill be able to select a few branches to wire out still not set on a design im thinking it will be a multiple trunk of some sort but in the process of drawing with pencil be a another big tree but think it may work have got shoots in the right places for this design i think 
