AusBonsai

Hi guys. Last weekend I purchased this olive from the adelaide bonsai show for 30 bucks. It has a bit of reverse taper but I think its ok. I will use this site as a bit of a record for myself but also for those that are interested in progressions. I know myself that I love to check out other peoples trees good or bad and see how they develop. Anyway here goes.I gave it a bit of a chop in the next photo to change the direction of the leader.only problem now is the reverse taper. I may just live with it or maybe it will need a more savage chop not sure.

It's a nice little tree. If you're worried about the reversed taper, I would suggest to simply cut at an angle about halfway.
It's an olive after all and it will grow back and you'll have a nice tree in the future.

Hesh

I really have to get my head around the going backwards to go forward thing. To see it's progress to now and be told just cut it on half... I couldn't do it! :S

Well heshian I have given it a go. Couldnt look at the reverse taper for two hours so thought how could I looks at it for the next fifty years here goeswill have to do some carving later. Put wood glue on it for now.lets hope it grows

Looking great already.

Nice work, looking foward to seeing the updates over the next 50 years!

nice job. Must say not what i imagined when it was suggested to cut it in half!

How did you make the cut? i have issues holding my plants while cutting off bigger branches..

Thanks. Just used hand held wood saw and cut carefully.

ahhh nice, i guess with a larger stump it makes it easier. I had issues with a hand saw on a branch about 3/4 inch thick, but too big for cutters. I ended up using a jigsaw. Worked good... well.. better than the hand saw. May have slipped and nipped off a bud

Good job and i like that little cutting, I did the same to a fig and now the cuttings shows more promise that the parent plant.

Hey Scooter do yourself a big favor and get a bonsai saw preferably a good one like you get from kaneshin bonsai , it cuts on the pull stroke and has fine teeth makes the job a lot easier
regards
peterb

Update

how did the little one go? did it take?

big one looks nice

Hi scooter little one still sulking but still has all the leaves on it from when cut. it takes:-) no matter anyhow got more olives than I know what to do with

Small sighn of growth on the small cutting. There is a new leaf growing on the left branch near the trunk yay