Styling difficulty with Wild Olive

I need help with the styling of this wild olive(Olea Europea ssp Africana). I bought it from an old man who dug it up about ten years ago. Any ideas or help welcome

If you could add some pictures that would help enormously for giving styling advice..

Here you go, seems I did it wrong the first time

Chop back hard to bare trunk.

Don't do anything with it other than watering and feeding. Bring it to the South African Convention in 2013 for a workshop. We will make a very nice natural tree from it.
It is a popular misconception that bonsai HAVE to be short and fat and have to look like bonsai. It is possible to make them long and elegant and look like trees.
What an outlandish idea!

Walter Pall wrote:Don't do anything with it other than watering and feeding. Bring it to the South African Convention in 2013 for a workshop. We will make a very nice natural tree from it.
It is a popular misconception that bonsai HAVE to be short and fat and have to look like bonsai. It is possible to make them long and elegant and look like trees.
What an outlandish idea!

YukiShiro,

If I had Walter Pall say anything like that about any of my trees, I'd follow his advice.

Have a great week!!!
Sam

Sam Ogranaja wrote:

Walter Pall wrote:Don't do anything with it other than watering and feeding. Bring it to the South African Convention in 2013 for a workshop. We will make a very nice natural tree from it.
It is a popular misconception that bonsai HAVE to be short and fat and have to look like bonsai. It is possible to make them long and elegant and look like trees.
What an outlandish idea!

YukiShiro,

If I had Walter Pall say anything like that about any of my trees, I'd follow his advice.

Have a great week!!!
Sam

Agreed, besides that material has some great naturalistic potential

YukiShiro, definitely keep your itching hands away from the tree! as already said (in other words) by other members.
Wait for the hands of Mr. Pall to work for you! Because

Walter Pall wrote:... ...It is a popular misconception that bonsai HAVE to be short and fat and have to look like bonsai. It is possible to make them long and elegant and look like trees... ...

Could someone please send a link to images of mature wild olive trees?

Thus far all the images on Google, seem to be short and fat
Thanks in advance.
Khaimraj

Here you go, my dear friend! All from Greece!
But perhaps these are too matured and not just mature..., I wonder

http://www.sedik.gr/el//images/stories/gortunadimarhos200x300.jpg

http://www.sedik.gr/el//images/stories/elia2panasos200x300.jpg

http://www.sedik.gr/el//images/stories/elia3panasos200x300.jpg

http://lasithitour.bpis.teicrete.gr/religious/images/route/19/thumbs/palia_elia_myrsini.jpg


Fat yes, short no
http://www.amariotes.gr/anakoinoseis/paidia.jpg
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRaD6oYEyO4BEIPUYoYA3OJ_PYbQcqDcFY0gBXaFcKqsWPPvoTK

my nellie wrote:Here you go, my dear friend! All from Greece!
But perhaps these are too matured and not just mature..., I wonder

Stunning images!!!!

Here is another.
https://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t8625-amazing-olive-tree-in-the-garden-of-gethsemane

Thank you all for the comments

Where will this South African Convention in 2013 be at? If it's not going to be in either Johannesburg or Pretoria, I won't be able to be there

Now come on! I live in Germany and have to tell you when and where the South African Convention will be? Ever heard of google search?
Johannesburg is the answer.

That is a very interesting name for an African. Where do you live Yukisiro? I live in the Cape , and I will definately be there!....., to meet Walter!!! Yeah!

Why dont they have it in the Mother City, Johannesburg is Ugly! yuk.

We'll definitely be there, my apologies Walter, I'd also love to meet you in person, wow, would be a great honour
And I'll take mister wild olive along

So excited now

Yukishiro, you havnt mentioned where you live? I gather its in Gauteng somewhere?

Freestate actually. Near Sasolburg

Madam Alexandra,

I could kiss you so many times.
Thank you so very much !
For the images.

I only just noticed the p.m. Yes please send a direction to article.
Use my normal address.
Wonderfully yours.
Khaimraj

*Now if I could only transform my olive into such beauties.

YukiShiro wrote:

Hi Yukishiro

How wide is the trunk?...and how tall it it, up to were the trunk devides the second time?

Kind regards Yvonne

Hope this helps more...

Here's the measurements of the tree:

Trunk is 21cm around the thickest part which is above the roots luckily
Length of the branch on the Left side is 14cm
length of middle branch is 13cm
length of the branch on the Right is 32cm
Height is approx. 47cm {Ground to highest point (leaf)}

21cm's thick??!!?? wow, i cant wait to this tree's roots exposed.

CraftyTanuki wrote:21cm's thick??!!?? wow, i cant wait to this tree's roots exposed.

She said 21cm around (circumference not diameter).

More and more I get the feeling that shorter and well branched would be best.
Just a feeling.
Khaimraj

I have cut back hard on this wild olive about 10 years ago and this is the result now. Is this really bad ? You decide. There are many approaches to bonsai and don't let anyone impose his way on you.

Cheers,

CJ