Russian Olive Tree Bonsai

Many folk have assumed olives need heat in order to grow but this is significantly less important than bright light.
Russian olive tree bonsai. The leaves are a burnished silver color. Russian olive elaeagnus angustifolia exotic undesirable and regulated. Russian olive is a beautiful shrub. The olive bonsai needs a place with full sun which also helps to reduce the size of the leaves.
The olive bonsai tree s soft and pliable wood makes it ideal for shaping and pruning. This bonsai with the right care will produce comparable sized edible olives during the early fall. It can withstand temperatures slightly below 0 c 32 f but must be protected from stronger frost. This is a rare silverberry russian olive from the west coast that will fruit with another tree of the same variety present.
Slow growing and very well suited to bonsai culture. Specific bonsai care guidelines for the olive. It is not deciduous but winter hardy. Leaves are alternately arranged narrowly lanceolate white mealy above and silvery below.
Gift of melba tucker 1990. As of mid 2014 the tree was classified as a noxious weed in colorado new mexico and connecticut where its growth is banned according to the usda natural resources conservation service. Temperate broadleaf so you would winter it like a japanese maple or other deciduous tree. Originally created from a 20 foot tree this bonsai achieves the look of great age in part through the hollowed out trunk which in nature usually indicates that the tree has lived a long time.
In training since 1963. Height 6 to 13 feet 2 to 4 meters exposure full sun part sun soil ordinary. Name elaeagnus angustifolia family elaeagnaceae type shrub. There s potential here to defoliate for smaller foliage if you d like and the base of this tree is extraordinarily unique for a russian olive.
It competes with them for nutrients moisture and light. Its name comes from its native region southern russia and the resemblance to the olive tree around the mediterranean. Tall shrubs or small trees with twigs that have white mealy hairs trichomes becomeing orange brown. These interesting trees are fall flowering and the flowers are quite fragrant.
Sighting of olive tree bonsai always keep olives in full sun and a well aired or windy spot in the garden. Choose a plastic container over a clay one to promote consistent moisture levels.