Shohin Olive

Grant Hamby · Oct 22, 2016

Thanks, Sorce! I like that idea. I'm about to go make all of these changes, I'll post a pic when I do.

sorce said:
I wonder if you couldn't eventually chop it down to that red branch.

I've wondered about an eventual chop, all the great shohin olives I've seen are a bit squattier. But yeah, I want to enjoy it like this for a while longer.

Grant Hamby · Oct 22, 2016

Finished up the first phase.

Also, when I said I have knob cutters, I forgot this happened recently...

I tried to bite off more than it could chew.. I'll replace them soon. Probably with the same ones. I really like the people at AB.

aml1014 · Oct 22, 2016

Grant Hamby said:
Finished up the first phase.

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Also, when I said I have knob cutters, I forgot this happened recently...

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I tried to bite off more than it could chew.. I'll replace them soon. Probably with the same ones. I really like the people at AB.

No kidding you tryed something a bit big, I normally use a saw for big branches THEN clean them up with knob cutters lol

Aaron

Grant Hamby · Oct 22, 2016

aml1014 said:
No kidding you tryed something a bit big, I normally use a saw for big branches THEN clean them up with knob cutters lol

Aaron

Yeah haha, I didn't have all my tools with me. I was trying something new. Styling a wild pear tree in our woods to set it up for a future air layer.

JudyB · Oct 22, 2016

I would not think a tool should break like that. You should send them this picture they may replace them for you. Nice clean up.

Grant Hamby · Oct 24, 2016

I got bored so I made a few virts to help me in my pot decision. I secretly have a favorite, but I'd like to hear your thoughts.

(Final planting angle not accounted for)

aml1014 · Oct 24, 2016

Grant Hamby said:
I got bored so I made a few virts to help me in my pot decision. I secretly have a favorite, but I'd like to hear your thoughts.

(Final planting angle not accounted for)

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I'm a fan of the second one myself, more rugged texture to fit the tree.

Aaron

Decoy Octopus · Oct 24, 2016

Yellow all the way

GSCarlson · Oct 24, 2016

I like the last pot. It really compliments and balances the textures/colors of the tree. And it is very olive-like. The first two are distracting, and the third is a bad color conflict.

Grant Hamby · Oct 24, 2016

aml1014 said:
I'm a fan of the second one myself, more rugged texture to fit the tree.

Aaron

Grackle said:
Yellow all the way

The yellow is my current favorite. I picked that one up from Sara herself at the Artisan's Cup!

GSCarlson said:
I like the last pot. It really compliments and balances the textures/colors of the tree. And it is very olive-like. The first two are distracting, and the third is a bad color conflict.

This is my second choice. In a somewhat related acquisition, I got this one from the Mirai store, ha.

Stan Kengai · Oct 24, 2016

JudyB said:
I would not think a tool should break like that. You should send them this picture they may replace them for you. Nice clean up.

I agree with @JudyB . This is not how concave cutters break. They break on the blade, the cutting tip, not on hte base on the blade. This looks more like a weakness in the metal.

Grant Hamby · Oct 24, 2016

Stan Kengai said:
I agree with @JudyB . This is not how concave cutters break. They break on the blade, the cutting tip, not on hte base on the blade. This looks more like a weakness in the metal.

I sent the photo to AB, so we'll see! I'll update when I find something out.

fredman · Oct 24, 2016

Grant Hamby said:
I want to thank olive you

love it

pweifan · Oct 24, 2016

I really like the tree, Grant. Your response to the feedback has really taken this tree to the next step. But I really came here to say was... Nice job on those pot virts! If nothing else you've got great photoshop skills

Grant Hamby · Oct 24, 2016

pweifan said:
I really like the tree, Grant. Your response to the feedback has really taken this tree to the next step. But I really came here to say was... Nice job on those pot virts! If nothing else you've got great photoshop skills

Thanks! I do enjoy messing around on Photoshop. I need to experiment with branch and foliage virts sometime.

Vin · Oct 24, 2016

Who's the potter of the second pot? Good choice for the tree and I want one

Grant Hamby · Oct 24, 2016

Vin said:
Who's the potter of the second pot? Good choice for the tree and I want one

Thanks! Are you referring to the yellowish one? That's a Sara Rayner. The heavily textured brown one is also a Sara Rayner. The greenish one is Tomas Gramming, and the smooth unglazed one is Chinese.

Vin · Oct 24, 2016

Grant Hamby said:
Thanks! Are you referring to the yellowish one? That's a Sara Rayner. The heavily textured brown one is also a Sara Rayner. The greenish one is Tomas Gramming, and the smooth unglazed one is Chinese.

The yellowish one. It works very well with your tree in my opinion. I'm going to have to keep an eye out for one like it. The brown one seems too dark and the Gramming pot is just okay.

JudyB · Oct 24, 2016

#2 all the way. It needs to grow into it, but then it'll be perfect. Mine is in a tan/yellow sort of pot, seems to fit the origin and character of the tree.

Grant Hamby · Oct 24, 2016

JudyB said:
#2 all the way. It needs to grow into it, but then it'll be perfect. Mine is in a tan/yellow sort of pot, seems to fit the origin and character of the tree.

Yes indeed! My wife studied in Greece for a semester, so she has been a proponent of the olive bonsai. She was stoked when I got this one. I feel like the yellow pot almost has a "Mediterranean" feel that she will surely approve of

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