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Thanks so much for the kind words. This species loves heat (Hot and dry) and seems to that the hotter it gets the better it grows. I see you are in Ireland so it could be that it gets too cold and too wet. In Winter you almost have to not water it at all. You can see the pot it is currently...

Nice. Good small leaves. Now plant it in the ground and leave it. It is going to take many years.

LOL. I also like Pot 4 when it comes to it followed by Pot 2

This is the current pot that the cascade is in and I did a few mock ups with a pot that is not as tall. A few mockups. 1. 2. 3. 4. Let me know your thoughts D

Hey Sorce Good to hear from you mate and appreciate all the feedback. When I originally rotated the tree, I did some virtuals on it but I haven't done any of late. I will do a few and post them and get some feedback from all. The pot is definitely way too deep and half the depth would...

Agree. Now I will work it down to a Jin. I am very inexperienced in this but I have a few friends that will assist on this. It will fit in nicely if the carving is done properly

Absolutely. I think I would be long dead and buried before it is even 1/3 of the size of this. We believe that this is well over 100 years as the bottom branch we cut off had over 70 rings on them.

You might not have the olives but you have a great variety of species that I would love to get me hands on. We are lucky to have quite a few regions here in SA where you can get great olive yamadori.

Thanks so much Appreciate it

Thanks so much Leo. I haven’t been able to find a new pot for it. Still looking. But I am happy with the progress.

We got stuck into cleaning up the unwanted branches and wiring the ones left into place After the meeting it was carefully brought back home because due to the size, it had to lie sideways in the back of the car. I had to make sure that it hadn't shifted around in the pot and I gave it a good...

Lockdown happened due to COVID and we were only allowed to restart our bonsai meeting at the end of September. I decided to take this olive with to the meeting to get some more options on what style would work and then to do some initial styling on it. It had grown strong and healthy over the...

I have a friend who emigrated to New Zealand from South Africa in Nov 19. He asked me to take over his bonsai collection and one of the trees was this olive yamadori that he had dug out in the Eastern Cape. I wasn't too sure on which direction I would take it as the lower branch was really...

Time to lime sulphur the dead wood again It is also time to wire the branches again After some wiring and cutting. I need to increase the ramification.

We build them Tough here in Africa. The thorns must stay. Just push through and you will come out stronger on the other side. D

Hi Carol. Yes it is the Sickle bush and unfortunately not recommended for Bonsai growing. The reason is that its grow is very long and leggy making it very difficult to get a decent style. Also once they are bigger they due tend to suffer from dieback which means that you could lose most of...

No problem Yes the E. lysistemon is native to Southern Africa whilst the E. herbacea is native to Pakistan but then introduced into the Americas. They can handle cold temps as our winters drop to 0 degrees celcius but need to be protected from frost. Good luck with the growing. d

Hi Leo Great memory on this. Yes I am work on one but its not Schotia but Erythrina (Otherwise known as the common Coral Tree). I have been very bad of late for not logging into the nut. Hope you are well D

Hi Joe I see the guys have answered your question and they are 100% spot on with the identification of the species as Erythrina (Otherwise known as the common Coral Tree) They are fantastic species to work with as bonsai and grow very easily from large cuttings. I have a thread on BNut (Which...

Absolutely. I have another big celtis that I dug up on a friends farm. I have also carved out the middle and let it grow out. I am currently working on branch development. Will post a pic of that when I get a chance

Hey Leo. I will have a look at it and update shortly. Thanks for reminding me.

Thanks

Hi Sean. It is weird how my celtis have lost leaves but none of my maples. Just the way it goes. I am just down the road from you in Northriding and all my other trees still have leaves except the celtis. Plant your seedlings into the ground above a tile and leave them to grow like mad...

Thanks so much Leo. It is developing nicely and I am happy with the process. Long way to go still. I need to hollow out the trunk more to make is look more rugged. I feel that it might just pull the edges in more if I do remove some more of the inner trunk which will add to the character.

I cannot believe that it has been almost 2 years since I updated this tree. Just some images of what it looks like taken today. We are in mid Autumn here in South Africa so all the leaves have fallen. Ramification is coming along nicely and I am working hard on getting the lower right side of...