AusBonsai

Hi all,

Can someone please help ID this tree as there is around 8 of them at work. I think it is some sort of privet

Many thanks in advance.

Steve

I thinks that's not a tree because the leaves looks are similar to the weeds that attached to our fence, I forgot what kind of plant is that >.<, sorry.

kinda looks like olive but i could be wrong thats for sure

Any pics of the base of the tree/bush???, leaves look very much like an olive

I believe it is an olive

sorry, crappy example. I will try and get a photo of some of the other plants on my next day shift next Thursday. This 1 was close to the truck and I was too lazy to cross the tracks to get the others.

I would say it is most likely an Olive of the African kind.

Grant

Olive When is the best time of year to dig these babies up, plant in a grow box and air layer

hi there Steve , definitely wild olive , or rather i should say the noxious weed . Olea europaea var africana , usually found under treebranches , fencelines and anywhere birds can sit and do droppings , originally brought to australia by the settlers wanting to recreate their hedges like back home , tough as old boots and love pruning so dig up and do anytime . i do this all the time , see it as my civic duty to help control weeds from taking over our bushland , cheers eyleene .

Are you sure it is not the toxic "Oleander"???

Yes. Definitely african olive.

Joel wrote:Yes. Definitely african olive.

2nd that - definately Olive Eur ssp Afr. Leaves are far to small for an oleander.

We normally dig 'em in late winter/early spring and pot 'em into river sand. I've heard of them being taken out all year with appropriate after-care. There is a theory brewing here amoungst the more experienced olive people, and that is that you should leave 'em for a good 2 to 4 years after digging to let the plant show you where is is going to die back on the trunk, and where it it going to live. We believe that the growth generated by allowing them to grow loose is beneficial in keeping as much of the trunk alive as possible.

Cheers,

Andrew

G'day Steve on the freeway south of Campbelltown they are growing everywhere .There are some big ones ,chainsaw stuff. Craig

Thanks for the feedback. Is is worth turning into a bonsai or should I hit them with the round up?

G'day Steve olives make great bonsai. The plant in the photo looks a bit small ,if you want to bonsai it I would let it grow in the ground longer.The guys in South Australia dig up some really big stuff. I am sure there is plenty of information on this site on how to dig and after care. I thought about digging one up on the freeway but my climate is a bit cold for them without protection .
Craig