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15-Feb-2005
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I have a small Olive
Not a great specimen but after some growing and radical 'butchering'(my partner's name for pruning) I might have a potensai.
Any tips on growing these-some sites say they are tender yet on the box, from Dutch supplier PatioPlants, it has a temperature indicator saying -10șC
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Congratulations. As the legendary artist Bates once told me, it is better to have a small Olive than to have a small Pinus. -Crow
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Attila Soos
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Its not the size of your pinus - its the way you prune it
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Never heard that before Carl! So what do you recommend for this baby tree? I dont want a big bonsai, somewhere in the region of 8 inches to a foot in height. I was initially thinking informal upright with one of the branches forming the first branch, and the other growing up as a leader. May also consider semi cascade, not sure yet, has a lot of growing to do!
I will plant it in a deepish pot so it can grow away and get some good growth on it. Heres a basic virtual.
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Lest my reference to Bates turn into an outright threadjacking, back to the olive. Larry, I'd recommend that you let this grow out for the better part of a decade, and that in the meantime you search for more suitable bonsai material. Sorry, but you asked. -Carl
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Attila Soos
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Larry,
To get back on track, you need to develop lots of branches and ramification on this little bugger. You can do that by cutting back the two branches to the first pair of leaves. This stimulates two new branches on each side. After letting the new branches grow to a few pairs, again cut it back to the first pair of leaves. Once you developed some branching, you should let the tree grow for a while in a larger box, to gain some volume. Leaving the low branches grow freely, while keeping short the top ones, will help developing taper. I have lots of olives, and they are very easy trees to work with. Regards, Attila Last edited by Attila : 15-Feb-2005 at 05:37 PM. |
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Music to my ears is that! The prunings i can use as cutings, how cool!
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