AusBonsai

On the way home collected this olive nice twin trunk i dont seem to get home with out a tree these days

I am embarassed to put my olive up because of your stumps you have. Maybe I could just say mine is a mame

Cheers

Squizz

squizzy wrote:I am embarassed to put my olive up because of your stumps you have. Maybe I could just say mine is a mame

Cheers

Squizz

You are not the only one

Funny thing I have collected a few Olives, and Every one of them has failed to put out roots!
Planted them in the ground, in pots, left them in Water and none of them ever have grown!
I maust be the only one in existence that cannot get an olive to root!

Ken

kcpoole wrote:

squizzy wrote:I am embarassed to put my olive up because of your stumps you have. Maybe I could just say mine is a mame

Cheers

Squizz

You are not the only one

Funny thing I have collected a few Olives, and Every one of them has failed to put out roots!
Planted them in the ground, in pots, left them in Water and none of them ever have grown!
I maust be the only one in existence that cannot get an olive to root!

Ken

Kcpoole when you collect them do you put in the shade or place in full sun i find that full sun works better they tend to shoot much faster when collected i plant into good potting mix an give them a good drink of seasol then only water as needed

I maust be the only one in existence that cannot get an olive to root!

No, not the only one Ken

shibui wrote:

I maust be the only one in existence that cannot get an olive to root!

No, not the only one Ken

Yer, welcome to my world.

wish me luck lol

Olivecrazy wrote:

kcpoole wrote:

squizzy wrote:I am embarassed to put my olive up because of your stumps you have. Maybe I could just say mine is a mame

Cheers

Squizz

You are not the only one

Funny thing I have collected a few Olives, and Every one of them has failed to put out roots!
Planted them in the ground, in pots, left them in Water and none of them ever have grown!
I maust be the only one in existence that cannot get an olive to root!

Ken

Kcpoole when you collect them do you put in the shade or place in full sun i find that full sun works better they tend to shoot much faster when collected i plant into good potting mix an give them a good drink of seasol then only water as needed

Some in Full sun, Some in part shade. Always seasol and they get a spray most days with my watering system but always had them on the edges so they never got flooded. How do you know when they need watering? usually just a bare trunk so no foliage to droop?

Yeah bare trunk most time all ways flat cut the base, then plant into good potting mix an placed in full sun an give good drink of seasol. With watering i let it dry out about 1cm deep then water.
The biggest one ive done so far can be found here viewtopic.php?f=104&t=11460

Another good get !!!

Ken, the record I've heard of here in Cape Town for an olive to restart is 4 years. That's a lot of waiting, so just be sure they are truly dead before you toss 'em!

Cheers

4yrs wowwee now thats a long time

Hi All
Come to S.A. They are almost a weed & I dug one 12months ago which when I got home sawed the base in half & potted in garden center potting mix & watered.
When I learn how to attach a photo will do