LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
Make sure to document when you work that sucker.
POWERTOOLS!!!!
POWERTOOLS!!!!
Time for the chainsaw today! I just have to put on better footwear than sandals, so I'm waiting until I'm finished caffienating myselfMake sure to document when you work that sucker.
POWERTOOLS!!!!
I hope so! As evidenced by the photo showing the escaped root, just taking this home from the nursery was a 90% root reduction whether I liked it or not (there were almost no roots in the #15 pot aside from the giant one exiting the bottom) - I had no choice. At that point . . . well, in for a penny; in for a pound!. . . up to 90% removal will survive . . . I bet this one will survive, please continue to update
I hope so! As evidenced by the photo showing the escaped root, just taking this home from the nursery was a 90% root reduction whether I liked it or not (there were almost no roots in the #15 pot aside from the giant one exiting the bottom) - I had no choice. At that point . . . well, in for a penny; in for a pound!
I have a couple of smaller olives and have really enjoyed them; I even thread grafted one this summer. If these big-uns survive my initial torturings, they will probably get their own threads. The first one is pushing buds and new white roots already (I couldn't resist peeking) . . .
Still alive, but pouting. It got knocked over while moving some big plants around a while back, and it's completely stalled . . . It was hardly doing anything even before that, because I refused to baby itHow is the chainsawed one doing?
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I'm debating a repot too, as I expect warm weather for the foreseeable future . . .
This trunk is all wrong for a classic/traditional broom form, though I suppose what Walter Pall (and others) might call an "informal broom" (sort of an informal upright-broom hybrid) might be appropriate. I'm keeping my mind open, but my basic guide is a short fat informal upright. This one is still basically in trunk development, as I need to grow at least one or two more trunk sections to smoothly continue that dramatic taper all the way to the top - and that is my primary focus right now. It's entirely possible I'll cut all of the branches off when that's done and start again! For now, I've kept the few branches that seem to be in usable places (and kept them in check), and terminated with extreme prejudice those that are inside bends, too low, or otherwise clearly inappropriate. There actually weren't that many to remove - most of the foliage in the pre-trim photo is attached to just a few places that I didn't want to get out of hand. It should continue to throw buds on the trunk when I make the next chop, giving more options.can you please elaborate on the style you want for this one (presume Broom) and why you cut nearly all the branches?
It's just a basic idea for informal upright trees. The lowest and heaviest branches are typically closer to horizontal, and the angles get closer and closer to vertical as you move up toward the apex.One last question is about wiring Olives I See you kept the branch horizontal? is this the way to go with Olives? will you bend the branch tip up when it grows a bit?
Thanks.