Nightmare on Olive street (Warning, 18+ only thread)

[leatherback]

So this happened today.. A massacre in the garden. If you are a sensitive person, this is the moment to browse away..

Ok.. I warned you!

I had this olive, which I could not even get sold because of the lumpi trunk..


So.. Today it was time. I decided to cut its head off. Could not take it anymore:


Covered the cut so it does not dry out too quick and crack. Hoping for sprouts:

The other side has become a large olive cutting

 

[BobbyLane]

Mate, i dont even think the fairy tale style could of saved that one, has a face only a mother could love

You did good

 

[Lazylightningny]

Success favors the bold. Or something like that.

 

[leatherback]

Success favors the bold. Or something like that.

Go big or go home?

 

[Smoke]

Nothing scary about that, that's just what you do with olives!!!

pomegranates, figs, quince and a myriad of others.

 

[leatherback]

Nothing scary about that, that's just what you do with olives!!!

pomegranates, figs, quince and a myriad of others.

In california, maybe. But here we are told olives, figs, pomegranates are very sensitive species that always have problems. Now, last years summer was such a hot, dry beast.. If we get that again this year it will be fine. If we get a regular summer which normally takes place for 24 hours between july and .. july, and for the rest it stays fall.. I dunno. But.. 80F yesterday, and it should stay for the week. Let's hope that is enough to trigger a response.

 

[Smoke]

In california, maybe. But here we are told olives, figs, pomegranates are very sensitive species that always have problems. Now, last years summer was such a hot, dry beast.. If we get that again this year it will be fine. If we get a regular summer which normally takes place for 24 hours between july and .. july, and for the rest it stays fall.. I dunno. But.. 80F yesterday, and it should stay for the week. Let's hope that is enough to trigger a response.

I love larches. I think they are the perfect bonsai subject. They don't thrive here. I don't grow them.

Olives thrive here....see a parallel.

 

[amcoffeegirl]

Very nice choice.
I hope you get buds.

 

[Arnold_K]

The correct method (imho), nothing wrong with your decision leatherback ....

 

[Cajunrider]

So you cut a tater in half to try to get two taters? I wish you luck and a lot of bacon, butter, etc..

 

[just.wing.it]

Good move! Should do fine!

 

[leatherback]

see a parallel

Hm.. Almost. Except for.. Olives do well here too. They are just a little more demanding in getting established

So you cut a tater in half to try to get two taters? I wish you luck and a lot of bacon, butter, etc..

Hmm Fried in olive oil!

 

[Smoke]

In california, maybe. But here we are told olives, figs, pomegranates are very sensitive species that always have problems. Now, last years summer was such a hot, dry beast.. If we get that again this year it will be fine. If we get a regular summer which normally takes place for 24 hours between july and .. july, and for the rest it stays fall.. I dunno. But.. 80F yesterday, and it should stay for the week. Let's hope that is enough to trigger a response.

Hm.. Almost. Except for.. Olives do well here too. They are just a little more demanding in getting established

ahhh I didn't get that from your prior post. Especially this part:

I dunno.

 

[leatherback]

I always feel that there is "keeping" a species somewhere. There is "growing" and "Thriving". I think you need thriving for certain techniques. Olives certainly have issues here at times (Think -20C / -4F winter temperature spikes, weeks, months of rain). But, they do grow well once established. But not thriving as they would in mediteranean climates.

 

[Ali Raza]

Any update on cutting ?

 

[leatherback]

Any update on cutting ?

This week the first buds appeared on the stump. The cutting is still green, no growth as of yet. Just lost a few leaves, but nothing dramatic.

 

[Ali Raza]

This week the first buds appeared on the stump. The cutting is still green, no growth as of yet. Just lost a few leaves, but nothing dramatic.

I will expect some pictures.

 

[leatherback]

I will expect some pictures.

How about posting some of your own trees instead of telling everyone else to update their threads?

 

[Ali Raza]

How about posting some of your own trees instead of telling everyone else to update their threads?

Sure Mr. leather back. I will post them in separate thread. Don't want to ruin this one.

 

[leatherback]

So far so good!