a Little Fat olive

[Chris Di Nola]

Hi everyone

Had a little time on my hands today so i thought I would style this little guy.
I tried to sell it on Ebay some time ago, starting price was $80.00 but no takers, lucky me.

I would like your thoughts, good or bad, but be gentle.

Before, as it was on ebay.JPG

short & fat, like me.JPG

Pruning done.JPG

Wire everything & style.JPG

Mudlark Pot its new home.JPG

[anttal63]

looks like the start of something good.a nice base. you can always bank on an olive for some fun. thanks for posting.

[Pup]

Way to go Skip a very good start. to a promising tree.
You did not search the Ebay sites well Asus. get yourself some olive digging done.

[Asus101]

Way to go Skip a very good start. to a promising tree.
You did not search the Ebay sites well Asus. get yourself some olive digging done.

I dont need to buy olives... I just go talk to the orange growers around these parts or cruise the back water streets in the Adelaide hills.

[aaron_tas]

very nice olive skip

love the pot too

will you start pinching this one soon, or will you let the apical growth extend

[Chris Di Nola]

Hi Guys

Thanks for nice comments, Aaron i will now let the tree settle into its new home & start pruning come Spring.

Cheers
Skip

[Asus101]

Looks like some carving will be needed to get the appearance of taper I thinks.

[Jamie]

gday skip

i have an olive of very similar stature to this one of yours, any chance we could get an updated pic? i never thought of pushing the new leader so low down, it still provides enough room for decent taper and ramification?

would love to see it now anyways


jamie

[MelaQuin]

I disagree on the carving suggestion. To my taste this tree has enough movement and taper to beautifully carry the foliage once it has a bit more development. An updated pic would be very nice as it is a stunning tree.