Olive, she is not the skinny one

it is collected, i believe. it is the oldest olive that i've ever worked on.

after 5 hours or pruning and wiring.

Hi Boone,

Good looking tree, can you post the picture of the other side of tree too?

Xuan

hi boon. a challenging trunk to be sure. is this is california tree?

Nice on this monster tree, I cant wait to see it in future

xuan le wrote:Hi Boone,

Good looking tree, can you post the picture of the other side of tree too?

Xuan

i am sorry, i did not take the picture from the other side. this time these are what i have.

kauaibonsai wrote:hi boon. a challenging trunk to be sure. is this is california tree?

I do not think it is. and this tree is in NY area.

ahhhh. maybe european origin.

Olives are one of my absolute favorite species to work on. This one has a lot of character! Great work!!!

Boon,

This tree is surely a challenge. Nice work. On another note and in my opinion, the lower right branch that comes out of the dead portion of the tree does not make much sense to me. If that area of the tree is dead, seeing some life coming out of it is a little odd.

Again, good work.

Kind regards,

Jose Luis

jrodriguez wrote:Boon,

This tree is surely a challenge. Nice work. On another note and in my opinion, the lower right branch that comes out of the dead portion of the tree does not make much sense to me. If that area of the tree is dead, seeing some life coming out of it is a little odd.

Again, good work.

Kind regards,

Jose Luis

the lower right branch come from the life line behind the dead wood. it is hard to see. the color of the deadwood is similar to life line.
thanks,
Boon

BrianLarson wrote:Olives are one of my absolute favorite species to work on. This one has a lot of character! Great work!!!

Brian,
yes, olive is fun to work on. especially a good one like this.
thanks,

Boon,
Your work with this Olive is definitely inspiring! I collected and basically flat cut and number Olives this year and some are already starting to form a branch structure! They are such a hardy species and very forgiving... I also live in Northern California and there is a lot of potential olive material in the old overgrown orchards around the North Valley.

Brian