AusBonsai

Hi all, got some new olive stumps to show off ...




Thanks to Chris for finding a nice Olive patch that provided the first two, another top day out at one of the nicest spots you could have a dig at, beutiful sea views right on the coast at Yorke Peninsula



















And a couple more off the side of the road south of Adelaide

Far out, nice sized stumps

wow,they are all great, I am jealous

Would love to see the progress in a couple of months

Fiona

massive, so will those first two stumps take like giant hardwood cuttings? I don't see many roots, keep us posted as they progress

You just plop them in water and off they go

leamos wrote:massive, so will those first two stumps take like giant hardwood cuttings? I don't see many roots, keep us posted as they progress

Yep, heres one thats rooted ...

here is another

Ripper stumps there Ozzy! I am sure they will turn out to be very special indeed!
In the third picture from the top, the base of the undercut olive trunk looks quite damp/oily etc...
Ozzy, do you treat a freshly undercut olive base with anything once it has been soaking in seasol etc and is ready to plant?
I mean, do the bases deteriorate at all once planted? Or are they fine as is?
Cheers, Dario.

Dario wrote:Ripper stumps there Ozzy! I am sure they will turn out to be very special indeed!
In the third picture from the top, the base of the undercut olive trunk looks quite damp/oily etc...
Ozzy, do you treat a freshly undercut olive base with anything once it has been soaking in seasol etc and is ready to plant?
I mean, do the bases deteriorate at all once planted? Or are they fine as is?
Cheers, Dario.

Hi Dario, the olive was just sitting in a tub of water before I lifted it out for a photo so its just water you can see on the base, I usually just soak them in water for a week or two then put them in potting mix, some I have just put in coir peat and not even added any fertilizer for 18 months and they've been fine, I'm a lazy gardener but , some extra TLC sure wouldn't hurt though I reckon , you just can't seem to do no wrong with olives, they're a great plant for bonsai.

Thanks Ozzy, I look forward to seeing more of your work on the olives!
Cheers, Dario.

Oooooh Yeah! Nearly ..makes me want to move to SA! ...Love yer work , Cant wait to see their development!.... ....Dog.