AusBonsai

Bought this olive from miyagi man 4 yrs ago. after styling back then this is what it looked like.

thank god for education. after many mistakes and mind changes. as of yesterday. it now has to fill out over the next few years and more refined carving needs to be done. i wish i could have my time with this tree over again but this is what it is .

Good to see you finally got it right

It's looking great now mate, found a tree in it. I don't remember seeing this last time I was there!!??

I think we all wish we knew what we know now when we started... Lol

Owsome finish! Absolutely love it.

Looks great Ant, I don't remember seeing it either but I will be looking for it next time.

Regards Gerard

thanks very much fellas!

nice make over ant, the tree is there now its just refine ment look forward to seeing it fill out


jamie

Ant - if you have access to Bonsai Focus, Bonsai Europe or Bonsai Magazine number 51 (name changes confuse me!) there is an article on Quercus Ilex (Holm Oak) that looks a bit like your Olive and might give you some ideas for the future development.
I really like it and I think its got a future as a top quality bonsai.

Great looking base Ant!!! Olives look good short and fat.

speaking of short and fat, what are the dimensions on this puppy ant????


jamie

4 short years and what an improvement Antonio! There is a lesson for us all there about proportions and ratios.
Thanks for sharing the progression pal!

Regards,
Steven

Outstanding Olive

speaking of short and fat, what are the dimensions on this puppy ant????

again fellas thankyou very much for the compliments.

watto bonsai today 51 that might be. i will look out for it next year when the club library opens back up.if anyone has it and would like to scan and pm me the photo i would appreciate it alot. world class aye? thats what im aiming for, thankyou for your belief in that possability.

jamie my man, it measures 280mm across the base and stands 450mm high. as squat as it is with a ratio like that, it carries it well. ( think about why)

steven imo i should have been a little further down the track by now , but am content with my progress so far. im in the right place at the right time.

hmmmm.


with a ratio of about approx. 1.5:1 it seems to carry it so well due to the tapering of the trunk and the placement of branches i would think. moreso to the taper, going from a fat base to a slender top with a smooth tranistion of taper, i think this is what makes it carry quite nicely, i also think that the right hand branch you have got there thats nearly coming out of the tuber gives it a feeling of width in the middle without taking away from the taper

thats what i think any ways

and i think the point ya making is that this was done by chopping the trunks to create the taper yes ?


cheers


jamie