Old European olives are often full of character as well as muscle, and this one is no exception. I found it on flickr and then, as one thing led to another, I came to the conclusion that this tree belongs to Luis Vallejo (though I couldn’t find evidence on his website).
Taking off on a long trip today, so we’ll fall back on our archives again. Actually, this will be the third time for this one, but after yesterday’s post it seems like a good idea to show you one of my favorite olives.
There’s something compelling about bonsai with powerful trunks. Assuming that I’m not the only one so compelled, here are four very sturdy bonsai for your enjoyment.
Myrtus communis by Rui Ferrreira. I’ve never seen a Common myrtle with a heavy trunk, let alone one as massive as this one. The photo is from the EXPOS PORTUGAL – 3º Congresso Federação Portuguesa de Bonsai – Ericeira 2011. You can find it on Kintall’s home page. BTW, if you check out the comments in this post from 2013, you can see a couple other shots of this tree.
Muscle with nine (?) trunks. This Trident, by Jose Machado, shows a nebari kind of muscle, but muscle it is. Also from EXPOS PORTUGAL – 3º Congresso Federação Portuguesa de Bonsai – Ericeira 2011, on Kintall’s home page).
If you like these muscular bonsai (really any bonsai), you might want consider our amazing Green T Professional Bonsai Turntable. If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s a photo for you (just below). Next step, click here to learn more and then click here and tempt yourself. It might be the smartest thing you’ll do all day.
Green T Turntable in action
with a massive Mugo pine that belongs to Paolo Riboli