Species originating from the Mediterranean region (Portugal/Greece/Spain/Italy), belonging to the Oleaceae family.
It is a Bonsai with slow growth, evergreen leaves, oval-shaped with gray-green tones, very resistant and well adapted to our climate, occasionally rewarding us with fruit, it is indispensable in all collections.
The Olive Bonsai is an outdoor plant.
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Common Name: Olive Tree
Scientific Name: Olea europea
Characterization: Originating from the Mediterranean region (Portugal/Greece/Spain/Italy), it belongs to the Oleaceae family.
A medium-sized tree with slow growth, evergreen and oval-shaped leaves with gray-green tones.
There is a wild variety, the Wild Olea, also highly appreciated in Bonsai for its small leaf size and trunk rigidity that allows making Jin and Shari (deadwood); this variety does not bear fruit.
Location: Outdoors, where it receives 2 to 3 hours of direct sunlight per day (ideally in the morning or late afternoon), protected from strong winds and frost.
Watering: Water the soil abundantly until a lot of water drains out through the holes, to evenly moisten the soil, always from above and never by immersion, using a watering can with fine holes.
Tips about watering, see the watering technical sheet watering.
Allow the top layer of soil to dry slightly between each watering (to confirm if the plant needs water, touch the soil with your fingers).
If you have a tray under the Bonsai, never leave any water in it (to prevent root rot).
There is no advantage to misting the leaves; only do so on days when you fertilize and if the fertilizer is for foliar application, but make sure the leaves dry by night to avoid fungi.
Nutrition: From February to October, follow a basic plan consisting of a complete fertilizer (Fertil Bonsai Humic, or Green & Gold Bonsai Organic, or Biogold), and a biostimulant (Bio Bonsai Activ), which can also be combined with other products from our range.
Detailed information on how to combine these products with others in our range, or for a more specific nutrition plan, consult the complete nutrition plan technical sheet.
Pruning: Pruning should be done by letting the plant grow 5 to 6 pairs of leaves, then cutting it back to the original shape. Unfortunately, this method usually removes the flower buds.
After winter, we can do a formative pruning and let the branches spread a little so that flowers appear, only cutting above them afterwards.
Tips about pruning, see the pruning and defoliation technical sheet.
Repotting: With Terra Bonsai Folhosas in February. We should prune heavily and partially defoliate if necessary.
Details about repotting, post-repotting care, and specific fortifiers you can use can be found in the repotting technical sheet.
Wiring: Can be done throughout the year.
Instructions about wiring can be found in the wiring technical sheet.
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