Wild Olive Seedlings / Cuttings

Description

Wild Olive Seedlings / Cuttings- Olea europaea subsp africana

 These seedlings / Cuttings are:

• These seedlings are strong plants that’s still pliable to be bend.
• Compact internodal lengths.
• They are all in full leaf
• Grown in seedling tray plugs.

You can use the seedlings to grow your own bonsai.  Plant the seedling in a suitable training pot until August.  You can wire the seedling alluminium wire to shape the seedling.  Do not work on the roots until August.

In August repot the seedling, trim the main root, spread out the smaller roots to form the best nebari (root base) and wire and bend the trunk to your own design.

Attached photo is just for illustrative purposes as an indication of the size of the tree.  Trees for sale will vary from photo.

Please note – seedlings will be shipped out of the seed tray wrapped in damp vermiculite and need to be planted as is on arrival into a temporary container with soil.  It can be kept in the soil till you are ready to repot it.  Ideal repotting time is from July till early September.

When you receive your seedlings plant them into a suitable container.  Do not bare root them at this stage.  (You can only work on the roots when the tree is dormant.)

Place in shaded area and gradually over a 3 day period move them into direct sun.  Due to the transport and the wrapping inside a dark container they will not be used to the direct sunlight and too much direct sunlight immediately will cause sunburn.