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After working on my other olive i had been looking at this one its been happly growing in the ground. No real design just been growing out the branches,but today im chop happy so it was time for change.
Wish i could draw been hard to find a tree on the net that can show what im now aiming to achieve with this tree any comments or other ideas would be great to the top of the dead wood is 83cm. I tried bending the bottom branch down but it started to crack so cut it back short. Hopefully i get a lot of back budding this tree is really healthy shouldn't have to wait long

Hi Olive,

Very That's the way to do it, I've got a photo of a tree that you might like ill try to get it to u it's one that I took of a bonsai on the net that I liked very much but not sure where I sore it

Regard's The Hacker

After a few days since the big chop ive noticed some shoots on this olive they are to low for where i need them but a good sign that this kind of an idea dose work seems a bit fast to shoot after the chop tho, but never had shoots from there before that i can remember .
The picture isn't really good they are about 3mm long right now ill take another picture when they about 2-3 cm then take them of as they aren't needed that low.

That's a good start OL, it is great to see you getting the bug back

Bretts wrote:That's a good start OL, it is great to see you getting the bug back

bug back or bud back or both?

Hi Olive

I must say again that I do like this tree very much & am looking forward to seeing how you design it over the coming year's,

Regard's The Hacker

I fyou can get a tree that is based on you rimage of the Juni then it shodu look real nice

Quite a few years to get there tho

Ken

Howdy after 6mths of growing i did some work on this tree it has progressed a lot i think branches ar starting to develop an have wired some.Will continue to grow the main leader to thicken up an will start soon building the crown of the tree. The branch on the left ill grow an keep heading down an follow the trunk line maybe just out of sight not sure yet then have some foliage pads develop as well im really happy with its growth during the winter months

just a little update on this tree has grown a bit over the last 2 weeks. Another 2 weeks an it will be re-wired by Christmas i would think the branch on the left will be in position an ive all ready started ramification on the lower right branch as well ill update in another 2-4 weeks really like olives how they grow fast this time of the yr

Luv the base.. onto a winner here

Interesting style, I like it

Have a virt that im going to work from its growing well wich is great but today the growing tip on the left lower branch was eaten by them catapilla that stick the leaves together wil have to grow a new leader grrrr these tinny green monsters are driving me nuts. I check the trees 2-3 times aday an they still get by me any way other then that all is going well with this tree the dead wood will be left to do last so can be done to suit the overall appearance will practice a lot before carving this one

I like the Vert, am very interested where this one is going. I would love to get my hands on an Olive, I'm yet to have one in my collection

Today decided to take this tree futher re-wired some branches an cut the leader back to start building the top hoping this will push more growth into the bottom left branch as well.
Aiming to place in the royal Adelaide show next year an at the rate this tree is growing i may make it in time lots of work to yet tho

Well 3 weeks on an this olive has grown an developed a lot futher been watering well an feeding with powerfeed today had to rewire as the wire was getting really tight.
gave it a trim an re-wire cant wait to see it in a few more weeks