Trunk splitting and fusing an olive

[alpineart]

Yes you guessed it , i'm out and about cutting loose on another plant .Just thought i would play with this olive .In Brief it was cut

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, drilled

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and split

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[alpineart]

Then to top it off

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i fabricated a living wedge

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and inserted it then screwed it together

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For an in depth look the full topic is on my blog .

Cheers Alpineart

[alpineart]

Well this worked and failed at the same time . The main trunk inserted died however the 2 inserts have grown

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.Whom ever said you cant kill an olive has never shot them hard enough . Time for an overhaul of the trunk and foliage , in my spare time one day maybe .

Cheers . Alpineart

[Brian]

never mind if it dies Alpine. I know a bloke that digs them up your way.

[alpineart]

G'day Brian , I'll kill it before it dies . I plan to hollow the 2 main trunks out at the base , maybe spread them a bit like a book , put a few bars in there and lock Tom Thumb up .

That bloke dont dig , he hacks them off with a chainsaw .

Cheers Mate . Alpine

[alpineart]

Well I decided to unscrew this trunk and carve it just a little , another surprise in store here

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. No crevices for the critters to hide in , just plain scolloped carving

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.The first single trunk has a nice shape to it already , might just pot it up and call it a bonsai

Cheers . Alpineart