Olive Bonsai Continued Development (Wiring, pruning, deadwood work)

[@dougieduck95]

Great video. Thanks Xavier for introducing Jellie to us.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@joegarland4885]

Great Olive tree Jelle, detail pruning them can be daunting for the beginners to get right. I really enjoyed your visit with Xavier, you guys get on so well. It was good to welcome Xavier to my humble bonsai garden.and to get to know him a little, he is a great guy with a lovely family as I am sure you got to be with whilst here. Thanks Jelle for the work you do for bonsai. Joe

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thanks so much 😊 I heard Xavier had an amazing time visiting you! Next time around, beware, a Dutch person might join him ;)

[@laddieokelley6095]

Cool tee . . . tree not bad! You have a way of working and filming that enables the viewer to follow the process. Thanks.

[@GrowingBonsai]

I try :)

[@ravaginggoatman]

What a fantastic tree. I have a few that are in the early stages and have been following this tree's process closely. Thank you so much.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Wonderful!

[@gregoryh4601]

Wow. One More Awesome Olive Tree.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you so much!

[@sueb1317]

So interesting seeing what branches and pruning choices you use. I absolutely love the shape of that trunk - mammoth! I learn a lot watching you carve with your chisels. What a beautiful bonsai this will be!

[@GrowingBonsai]

So nice of you! I do hope it will turn out decent!

[@_mu.]

really beautiful progression Jelle, no doubt you will develop a great olive bonsai

[@GrowingBonsai]

Hope so!

[@Faequines_Bonsai]

A tree with a base like that, is a dream. What a Bonsai goal.

[@GrowingBonsai]

The trunk it only the start :)

[@dropbearpig3223]

Another great video. Your progressive videos (over time) are so helpful. Thanks again.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Glad you like them!

[@notionbonsai]

Really nice work on this tree Jelle! What an amazing trunk on it too!

[@GrowingBonsai]

It is nice right!

[@joycefleming4986]

Excellent information as always Jelle.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mthelm85]

Really good commentary and explanations of your thought process as you worked on this one. That is very helpful for those of us without much experience.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Glad it was helpful!

[@headingnorth5701]

Beautiful cathedral bells in the background.

[@GrowingBonsai]

:) Just a regular church, fortunately. AT times it is hard recording outside with all that is going on in this noisy village!

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

That is looking really good Jelle - nice demo too :)

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Bonsaicrazy]

Great video Jelle Awesome looking tree mate 👊👊

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you so much!

[@FrostBiteBonsai]

That tree is amazing!

[@GrowingBonsai]

I am looking forward to another 2 years!

[@kirliyapag1641]

This tree will become a beast in a couple of years!

[@GrowingBonsai]

I DO hope so!

[@QuadDerrick]

Hey Fox Mulder. Good to see your trees still growing. One day, i still think, you will put that gray coat on and Dana will come on screen.

[@GrowingBonsai]

sure

[@Dannysbirdshed]

This olive is stunning. Probably cost a small fortune with such an amazing trunk

[@GrowingBonsai]

Nope! It is quite young so no high price tag, else I would not own it now :). I am cheap when it comes to purchasing trees.

[@antoniomatulja9254]

Impressive Bonsai

[@GrowingBonsai]

Give it time, and I hope it will be even better!

[@mcbabs7495]

Un grand merci pour la vidéo!

[@GrowingBonsai]

:)

[@HoundStuff]

cool tree, nice work!

[@GrowingBonsai]

Great to hear!

[@karolwozniak9023]

I love your movies - one Q: I've noticed that during wiring you do not bent the endings of the branches upwards. Some say it stimulates the growth hormons flow and speed up developement of the branches - what is your opinion about this?

[@GrowingBonsai]

In most cases I aim to get inner growth, rather than terminal growth. Lowing the branch endings helps there. In the end, the branch ends will come up by themselves as they grow. I did do a video (not released yet) where I actually tried tipping the branch ends up. I did not see a significant effect. I wonder whether at bonsai scales it makes a difference.

[@rebeccahunter725]

One of my bonsai bucket list plans is to dig an olive. Ideally from South Australia, as they have some amazing yamadori! So much fun to work on . . .

[@GrowingBonsai]

Sounds great! Just keep in mind that typically you will need some permission from the land owners

[@rebeccahunter725]

Of course! Another advantage of weed species being a target for collection is that permissions are often easy.

[@dalejames486]

Looks great

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you so much!

[@DarthMasiah]

stupendous tree 🖖

[@GrowingBonsai]

Its cool, isn't it!

[@stuartbaines2843]

Impressive tree 👍

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thanks!

[@severalmalfunctions]

Hi Jelle. I am from the mediterranean where we have a lot of non-deciduous trees: olives, cork oaks, holm oaks, strawberry trees, holly, carob, etc. But these trees are also not tropicals. So I guess my question (or maybe an idea for a future video :)) is wether the repotting times, pruning times, defolliating times, restylling times and all the other "rules" are those of tropicals trees or of deciduous trees

[@GrowingBonsai]

Sounds great! Challenge is of course that you are in a very different climate!

[@raymondbirds2392]

Lovely job

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you so much!

[@raymondbirds2392]

@@GrowingBonsai i really enjoy your videos

[@Bonsaiandknives]

What a massive trunk.like it very well. What kind of soil do you use for Olive trees? The same one as for the other deciduous trees?

[@GrowingBonsai]

Yes, I pretty much use the same soil for all my trees!

[@Hollylivengood]

Love that tree! I like the lessons on the biology of how the tree responds to pruning. Where did you learn this information, can you recommend any books?

[@GrowingBonsai]

growing plants since I was a kid. BSc, MSc and PhD in biological fields & Japan certified bonsai instructor... Must have picked a few things up along the way ;). Look into Plant Fysiology books?

[@Hollylivengood]

@@GrowingBonsai Thank you!

[@harrietb2141]

Wow!😍🌳

[@GrowingBonsai]

YEs!

[@ishamakkusu]

Interesting - i've been told the opposite when it comes to re-wiring wire-scarred branches. When the cambium has been crushed by wire, it creates an impasse for xylem/phloem circulation, so if you re-wire in the opposite rotation you will create points where the new wire creates an X over the old scar, at which point you may obstruct the circulation completely, killing the branch. I'm no expert, just what John Trott taught me (multiple Chelsea award winning bonsai artist in the UK)

[@GrowingBonsai]

It all depends to what extend damage has been done. Once you have left it on so long that the cambium has died off this might be an issue. But. then.. what have you been doing.

[@theoschmitt3037]

Die Olive ist top

[@GrowingBonsai]

Danke dir Theo!

[@TeroK2906]

These are the great videos. All of your videos are great. Very helpful considering close proximity to Finland where I live. Do you have any Buddhist Pines aka Podocarpus? I am getting one and any videos considering the species would be helpful since there isn't that much in YT. Thank you for you great and inspiring content.

[@GrowingBonsai]

So sorry, but nope, no podpcarpus here!

[@TeroK2906]

@@GrowingBonsai Well damn. But thank you for your great videos, keep up the awesome work :)

[@ottoman4r]

I thought it was the best time to prune and wire the end of summer. Is it still ok in autumn? When do you know?

[@GrowingBonsai]

You could wire in autumn, just freezing upi quickly after wiring can cause trouble. I prefer to wire earlier, so the branches are not fully woody yet.

[@virolfestrellado9425]

Hello Jelle, that's looks pretty good specimen to develop. I've 3 young olive tree (olea europea) planted on the pot. I leave in 3-4 zone climate. How can I make the trunk grow. Got the for 3yrs, the trunk still size of a pinky. Can I plant it on the ground for mid spring to early fall dugup?

[@GrowingBonsai]

I am not convinced planting for the year would make a massive difference. A well-sized container and plenty of sun and fertilizer. But.. Olives are slow to fatten up outside of their native range..

[@virolfestrellado9425]

@GrowingBonsai I'll try to put them in a Larger pots and feed with fertilizers regularly, and I guess just to be patience. I wonder how can I import those bigger trunk ones. Thanks Mr. Jelle I really love your videos and I found you got talent not only with bonsai but also being funny 😄 in your editing skills.

[@CarlBridge58]

Beautiful specimen Jelle. I've seen similar great material dug out in south Africa by Terry Erasmus here on youtube. I am looking for a place here in Italy where I can try and find specimens grown on the ground I could get my hands on. Where did you get yours from?

[@GrowingBonsai]

Great to be in Italy and have the option to find these! Mine bought from a trader:(

[@Bonsaiandknives]

This Olive looks like a wild one? I have one with the big leaves. Imported from Spain about 20 years ago. Is repotting now possible?

[@GrowingBonsai]

It abslutely is wild. I would not repot olive now unless there was no choice. Best is just as it wakes up in spring, a little behind regular deciduous.

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂

[@GrowingBonsai]

:)

[@jaiprakashpathak8974]

Mascular !!!

[@GrowingBonsai]

I would even say, massive muscular!