darkwaterdevil
Yamadori
What olive plants are the best for bonsai?
Olive
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PaulH
Omono
Old, gnarly ones.
darkwaterdevil
Yamadori
i mean varieties. also where would i be able to get old olive stumps liveing up in the northeast? http://www.chartaolives.com/html/olive_trees.html
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KennedyMarx
Omono
Olea Europaea is the one that I've seen mentioned the most as bonsai.
darkwaterdevil
Yamadori
all olives go by that thats the main name and then theres many sub types
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Have I been beamed up to the wrong forum?
darkwaterdevil
Yamadori
lol i did that because of his. george and will shatner hate each other so we got to have them both here
Where is
Spock ?
So I use One I found going locally, a rough barked unnamed ...of course. Growing by a fence, bird dropped I recon. I have made countless clones.
my favorite other wise is the San Fernando , very tiny leaves
Never fruits in 2 decades. Generally the fruiters seem to have bigger leaves and internodes
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Funny. Before my time a bit, but sure liked Shatner's Denny Crane on Boston Legal.
nice nebari on that first olive Big Dave
darkwaterdevil
Yamadori
before my time too im only 31.. i was thinking about these ones. any good?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/140884556654?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/140884556654?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Redwood Ryan
Masterpiece
I personally wouldn't since they're in Greece, which I'm sure is a rough trip (shipping) on the plants, and I'm not sure what kind of import laws I'd have to deal with.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
no, and they're in Greece, so not likely legal to import either.
check with Dave Lowman (a call might be quicker than an email...tell him hi for me). He likes olives. he only has one on his website right now (which is not a $600 tree), but may have others growing:
http://www.bonsaitrees.com/detail.php?id=1558&catid=1
You might also check with Brent...he lists 2.75 pots at $10, but if you email him, he might have something bigger to sell you: http://www.evergreengardenworks.com/malus.htm
Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
Nah. Come spring, go your local nursery instead, they get their delivery of new stock then and you will have much better choice. For about $75.00 you can get one in a 20 gallon or bigger with base of 3" to (if you are lucky) 6".
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Maybe your local nursery...;-)
darkwaterdevil
Yamadori
I doubt my local nursery would seeing I'm in Massachusetts and there not a northern plant
Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
Hmmm....sounds like a business opportunity
. Maybe hit some nurseries later and buy a few for resell on eBay? lolbonsai barry
Omono
I have several that are a variety called "lil Ollie". It has some nice branching and fairly small leaves.
Here's a link to an earlier post:
http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?7264-Lil-Ollie-Olive-progression
Here's a link to an earlier post:
http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?7264-Lil-Ollie-Olive-progression
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PaulH
Omono
Search out people with olive trees they want removed. One old olive tree can be split into up to a dozen excellent pre - bonsai stumps.
Try a Craigslist ad offering to remove old olive trees for free.
I've been able to collect three old trees so far and I've turned them into a couple of dozen good pieces of bonsai material. Here's one: http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?7699-Fat-Ollie&highlight=Ollie
darkwaterdevil
Yamadori
Again olive trees aren't grown up north i can't just go get them. If anyone here has any for sale that would be cool. I would love a fruiting type
