Overgrown Olive gets a haircut and defoliation.

[ozzy]

Hi folks, yesterday I defoliated one of my Olives, it was pretty well out of control and in need of some serious attention.


Here is what it looked like before I got stuck right into it with the shears






A couple of beers later ...






And finally ...






And a picture from above showing the intricate branching that results from some serious clip and grow ...






And one from below looking up ...








All in a days work

[alpineart]

Hi ozzy , very nice olive , i like it indeed .Well done and thanks for posting .Cheers Alpine

[Jamie]

nice work Ozzy!

how long have you been developing this one?

jamie

[whereswally007]

i also would like to know the age of the bonsai

[ozzy]

This one is one of my first Olives, had it about twelve years, but what you see there could have been achieved a lot sooner with better care and attention, maybe even in half the time, big mistake putting them in a pot first up, a big grow box is what they need.

[ozzy]

Hi ozzy , very nice olive , i like it indeed .Well done and thanks for posting .Cheers Alpine

Cheers mate

[whereswally007]

how do you know you could ahve achieved this in half the time, maybe if you did the steps like you said it could have turned out differently. You shouldnt put yourself down for your hardwork you have done a great job

[Andrew E]

Real nice I like it. How wide is the base, it looks chunky! That box is certainly doing its job. Great effort.
Andrew