Wild Olive Bonsai Tree

It is prized for it s small leaf form and also it s vigorous growth and fast development.
Wild olive bonsai tree. By far the best type for bonsai cultivation would be olea oleaster a wild olive whose cultivar olivastro is used as rootstock for o. This is the first part of a series of 3 articles by walter pall on the subject of collecting wild trees yamadori. Olives are incredibly robust trees that are perfect for bonsai cultivation. By far the most common and most popular is the wild olive.
In the cape we are quite fortunate to have at least three of the numerous varieties available namely olea europaea subsp. The european olive produces flowers on its second year s branch growth. Being the most widely spread tree is the most popular for bonsai and the basis of the rest of this article. Wild olive bonsai tree olea sylvestris is a small leaf variety of olive tree native to mediterranean regions.
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. Capensis ironwood and o subsp. Africana wild olive o subsp. Tiny leaves vertical growing twigs when mature.
Wild olive national tree no 617. 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. Formerly classified as the subspecies o. Olea oleaster a wild olive whose cultivar olivastro is used as rootstock for o.
While this type is the most expensive to buy it is extremely vigorous and can withstand a lot. Good examples will have spectacular bark and natural deadwood. Formerly classified as the subspecies o. 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.
The wild oliveis a shrub found in the family of olive trees is very similar and often tend to be confused by people. Originally printed in bonsai today 74 75 and 76 these articles fueled my own ambition to collect old wild trees for use as bonsai. They are a fruiting tree and can even produce bonsai olives. By far the best type for bonsai cultivation.
If you are interested in owning one of your very own bonsai olives trees here are some tips and care instructions.