Indoor Olive Tree Bonsai

If you grow an olive as a houseplant choose a dwarf variety.

Indoor olive tree bonsai. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Special olive bundle fruiting lovely fruiting olive bonsai tree approximately 28 32cm tall and displayed in a ceramic bonsai pot plus a very handy multi tool. Its leaves are narrow shiny and leather like and the plant. Olive trees do not require a lot of repotting maintenance and only need to be repotted once every 2 3 years.

In winter a good location for an olive tree bonsai is cool as airy as possible and not too humid. Much like all bonsai olives look great in a small bonsai pots however a small bonsai pot is pretty much designed to slow down growth rate in order to enable creation of beautiful refinement. Deciding when to re pot an olive is much like every other bonsai tree it s not done based on a calendar or preferred time frame but is relative to the trees growth and health over preceding seasons. Placement winter once nightly lows begin approaching the 50 degree mark it is time to bring your indoor bonsai inside.

Salmeri tells us that these hearty trees can prosper indoors for a few years but following his tips is key. Keep positioning in mind olive trees can be a little contradictory. Brussel s bonsai dwarf hawaiian umbrella tree indoor model dt 6019arb 28 76 28 76. Choose a spot in your home that gets at least 6 hours of direct sun a day such as a southern exposure.

Some gardeners prefer to grow these trees as bonsai. Dwarf olives can grow to 6 feet but you can prune them to keep them shorter. An olive bonsai is a mediterranean bonsai. Permanent maintenance of olive trees as an indoor bonsai is not recommended.

Specific bonsai care guidelines for the olive. That means it is not completely frost resistant. However at the end of the day olive trees are not really intended as indoor plants. The european olive bonsai or olea europaea is a type of evergreen plant native to europe and parts of the middle east and africa.

When night time temperatures drop below 50 degrees we suggest that you bring your bonsai indoors and place the tree on a windowsill or on a table in front of one. They are a fruit tree that needs pollination like any other. Like most plants and bonsai the olive tree requires a constant watering schedule once daily is usually enough. Brussel s bonsai golden gate ficus indoor model ct 2006ggf 58 67 58 67.

The olive bonsai needs a place with full sun which also helps to reduce the size of the leaves. The european olive is one tree that will thank you for putting it in the brightest sunniest part of your yard as they love the sun and hot weather. Do not over water and water a bit more in the height of summer. Free delivery with 45 order.

The ideal indoor location is on a window sill facing south. It can withstand temperatures slightly below 0 c 32 f but must be protected from stronger frost.