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Another Olive Next to a Highway!
Posted: March 25th, 2014, 9:20 pm
by Mount Nasura
Here's the olive potted up after a couple of days soaking. A lot of olives are putting on growth around perth at the moment and this one was no exception . I Dug this one in 10 mins which i was happy about as it wasn't far off the great southern Hwy! I Have deliberately left the top longer then intended and will cut back to an appropriate future leader lower down in a Year or 2.
will do a vert when i can but I'm pretty sure you can see where this is going. However any suggestions will be carefully considered!
Re: Another Olive Next to a Highway!
Posted: March 25th, 2014, 9:33 pm
by Drac0
May have to find one of these olives to add to my growing 'test' collection. My problem is I wouldn't know one if it jumped out & hit my car....
Off to study them.....
Cheers
**EDIT**
Newb question: are these the African olives that seem to be labelled weeds all over the place?
Re: Another Olive Next to a Highway!
Posted: March 25th, 2014, 11:35 pm
by Mount Nasura
[PDF]African Olive (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata) as an ...
http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/__.../Cun94Cun.." .
by P Cuneo - Cited by 14 - Related articles
the hedging plant Wild Olive. Olives are recorded as one of the earliest plant introductions to Australia ...
Trying to get this link up sorry, interesting article.
Re: Another Olive Next to a Highway!
Posted: March 26th, 2014, 12:00 am
by Drac0
Yeah, was looking at that one earlier, here's a working link (I hope):
African Olive (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata) as an environmental weed in eastern Australia: a review
The 2 pictures of Mount Annan 20 years apart really shows why they consider it a weed....
Re: Another Olive Next to a Highway!
Posted: March 26th, 2014, 6:31 am
by Isitangus
I'm in the mount Annan area and they are EVERYWHERE! You cannot drive for 5 minutes and not see bucket loads of them
Re: Another Olive Next to a Highway!
Posted: March 26th, 2014, 6:46 am
by bonborn
Isitangus wrote:I'm in the mount Annan area and they are EVERYWHERE! You cannot drive for 5 minutes and not see bucket loads of them
Well then you better start digging them out and selling it to us Sydney siders.
Re: Another Olive Next to a Highway!
Posted: May 26th, 2014, 8:06 pm
by Mount Nasura
Its been exactly 2 months since collection and was pleasantly surprised to find some budding and growth, in all the desired places! sorry couldn't get the last one to focus.
Re: Another Olive Next to a Highway!
Posted: May 27th, 2014, 7:41 am
by Andrew Legg
Always lovely when they start moving!
Sorry people, but we had to send you olives to get you back for this
Port Jackson!!!
Re: Another Olive Next to a Highway!
Posted: May 27th, 2014, 9:07 am
by fredman
Agreed Andrew. Aussie definitely got the better of the deal. Olea Africana is supreme bonsai material. Very hard and durable wood with a beautiful grain.
Them pesky wattles do have one use though..... kindling for Firewood
Re: Another Olive Next to a Highway!
Posted: May 27th, 2014, 10:31 am
by Raymond
Re: Another Olive Next to a Highway!
Posted: May 27th, 2014, 8:40 pm
by Andrew Legg
fredman wrote:Agreed Andrew. Aussie definitely got the better of the deal. Olea Africana is supreme bonsai material. Very hard and durable wood with a beautiful grain.
Them pesky wattles do have one use though..... kindling for Firewood
LOL - Wait till you see what I dug last weekend!
It wasn't wattles!
Re: Another Olive Next to a Highway!
Posted: May 28th, 2014, 1:28 am
by Mount Nasura
And the sketch, the cliche bonsai...
Re: Another Olive Next to a Highway!
Posted: May 28th, 2014, 7:07 am
by fredman
Very nice. Thanks for sharing. I'm olive green of envy....
