AusBonsai

Hi, over the last few days I have defoliated some of my olives, the reason I have defoliated them is not so much for leaf reduction but just to clean up the branch structure, also you get to appreciate the tree in a whole new light, like you do with deciduos over Winter, plus you get nice new shiny leaves to replace all those old ones that have been on their for years ...







Collected 2001








Collected 2004








Collected 1999

These are very nice trees. How long have you had them? We're they yamadori?

Ozzy,
Love the look I the middle tree! Looks fantastic!


Cheers
EZ
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Three very nice olives, ozzy.

Wow I like the first one alot! Looks like a Christmas coral tree

I've got an olive that I am working on but the ramification you have done with yours

Bonsaifan wrote:These are very nice trees. How long have you had them? We're they yamadori?

Hi, I collected all of them from the Adelaide hills, I have updated the post and put the estimated collected dates underneath each tree.

Inspired wrote:Wow I like the first one alot! Looks like a Christmas coral tree

I've got an olive that I am working on but the ramification you have done with yours

Coral yes, I can see that now

Exceptional! How large are these? I like the first one most. These are a real treat, thank you for sharing.

Yup just had another revisit.. dayam certainly a treat

Great photo shots too. Would like to see the first one with leaves also

though the bare shots are fab

very nice mate. The ramification is really impressive. well done.

Any idea if these are the european or african olive variants? I have family property in the camden area of south west sydney where the african variety is listed as a pest. I've tried collecting a few larger stumps but have found them to be less hardy than much of the information out there has lead me to believe (read: they've all died despite appropriate after care). What was your process collecting these?

cheers,

Ces.

I love the last one, good job, keep em going

, I hope to have a specimen like these one day. I collected 3 in September. No shoots as yet bat all are still have a green cambium.

Mount Nasura wrote:Exceptional! How large are these? I like the first one most. These are a real treat, thank you for sharing.

They are all 40 to 50 cms high, the first one is my favourite too.

Inspired wrote:Yup just had another revisit.. dayam certainly a treat

Great photo shots too. Would like to see the first one with leaves also

though the bare shots are fab

I have been spending a lot of time trying to practice my bonsai photography skills, still got a way to go, will post updates when they start to get new leaves also.

Ces wrote:very nice mate. The ramification is really impressive. well done.

Any idea if these are the european or african olive variants? I have family property in the camden area of south west sydney where the african variety is listed as a pest. I've tried collecting a few larger stumps but have found them to be less hardy than much of the information out there has lead me to believe (read: they've all died despite appropriate after care). What was your process collecting these?

cheers,

Ces.

I believe these are European olives, usually pretty easy to collect when you dig up the whole stump as I did with these, the larger ones I chainsaw at the base and that can be a bit harder to get them going again, keep them well watered.