AusBonsai

hi

this is a olive stump i bought for very cheap last weekend. Its my first and I liked the lovely base. the previous owner carved a section out at the possible front. it was chopped some time ago and the original leader is now quite thick and has many sub-branches growing and coming off of it. I don't know how useful the branches on the lower past of the trunk as they are obviously bar branches.
also, should I be waiting for spring to do any pruning work on this bad boy?

Any tips or advice appreciated

As you have asked for a comment then I shall. Its a pity the previous owner has carved the trunk so aggressively but it will look more natural when the cambium rolls over the wound a bit more.
Very nice material you have there. It will be a great tree in a couple of years.

Hiyo,

The tree will respond if you hack into it now but that response probably won't appear until spring. It depends on what stored energy is left in the tree.

Cheers,

Brad75.

Adrian, look at the tree from different angles. Like tilting the pot turning it to the left or right so that big scar is not in your face.

New branches will come with the spring then you will have multiple choices.

Cheers Pup

thanks gentlemen

the scar is big but the price was very low.....

I look forward to working on this tree in the spring

thanks again

This to show what I meant by looking at different angles. This one I started a couple of months back in April , it was nice to see Boon doing the same to a very big one.

Howdy have you got a picture from the other side so the carving dosent show also with my olives they start re-shooting about 10-14 days after pruning them back but cooler weather an how much you cut it back makes a difference as well

Olivecrazy wrote:Howdy have you got a picture from the other side so the carving dosent show also with my olives they start re-shooting about 10-14 days after pruning them back but cooler weather an how much you cut it back makes a difference as well

Hi ya Olive crazy, that is a great idea, the back of the tree is unscarred so it may present another option. I'm not at work at the moment but when i get in on Tuesday I'll post some more pics up. any help is greatly appreciated.
cheers
Adrian

Pup wrote:This to show what I meant by looking at different angles. This one I started a couple of months back in April , it was nice to see Boon doing the same to a very big one.

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Thanks for that food for thought,

cheers

Can anyone tell me the difference between such olives and olives used for eating (olive fruits) ? Are they different species?
How did these olives, if different, come to australia and why were they brought here?
Regards,
Michael

As far as I know the one we use in Australia is a wild, species olive ( African Olive) now naturalised in dryer parts of Australia. The others are cultivars bred for large, palatable fruit and not that suitable for bonsai. See link below.

http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedide ... l&card=T08

ADO wrote:

Olivecrazy wrote:Howdy have you got a picture from the other side so the carving dosent show also with my olives they start re-shooting about 10-14 days after pruning them back but cooler weather an how much you cut it back makes a difference as well

Hi ya Olive crazy, that is a great idea, the back of the tree is unscarred so it may present another option. I'm not at work at the moment but when i get in on Tuesday I'll post some more pics up. any help is greatly appreciated.
cheers
Adrian

Hi Olive Crazy. here is a photo of the back of this olive as promised. let me know what you think

Adrian, the rear looks fantastic. Now you need to find some middle ground and go to work .

Craig wrote:Adrian, the rear looks fantastic. Now you need to find some middle ground and go to work .

Hi Craig, thanks for chiming in

I like this side too as the front. I assume I will have to wait until spring to work on this tree? I like the idea of a short fat tree although that would assume that this means chopping the top off so the tree will bud back on the trunk. Thoughts, ideas?
Cheers

woops, sorry for double post