Wild Olive Bonsai Tree

In the cape we are quite fortunate to have at least three of the numerous varieties available namely olea europaea subsp.

Wild olive bonsai tree. While this type is the most expensive to buy it is extremely vigorous and can withstand a lot. Being the most widely spread tree is the most popular for bonsai and the basis of the rest of this article. Formerly classified as the subspecies o. By far the best type for bonsai cultivation would be olea oleaster a wild olive whose cultivar olivastro is used as rootstock for o.

Wild olive bonsai tree olea sylvestris is a small leaf variety of olive tree native to mediterranean regions. It is prized for it s small leaf form and also it s vigorous growth and fast development. By far the best type for bonsai cultivation. By far the most common and most popular is the wild olive.

How to take proper care of your indoor bonsai tree bonsai is the reproduction of natural tree forms in miniature. The olive tree s small stature naturally aged bark and the gnarled and twisted appearance of their trunk and branches make it very conducive for bonsai. Knowing a little more about the wild oliveit could be easier to differentiate and thus know if what you visualize is a wild olive orolive. Originally printed in bonsai today 74 75 and 76 these articles fueled my own ambition to collect old wild trees for use as bonsai.

Good examples will have spectacular bark and natural deadwood. In many cases yamadori oleasters possess beautiful natural deadwood and a lovely rough bark that indicates a high age and survival in hostile conditions. Tiny leaves vertical growing twigs when mature. Olives are incredibly robust trees that are perfect for bonsai cultivation.

It s a common shrub in mediterranean soil. For bonsai you can use cultivated varieties but the wild olive bonsai olea europaea sylvestris has the advantage of very tiny leaves and short internodes. Wild olive national tree no 617. This is the first part of a series of 3 articles by walter pall on the subject of collecting wild trees yamadori.

Formerly classified as the subspecies o. They are a fruiting tree and can even produce bonsai olives. The wild oliveis a shrub found in the family of olive trees is very similar and often tend to be confused by people. If you are interested in owning one of your very own bonsai olives trees here are some tips and care instructions.

The european olive produces flowers on its second year s branch growth.