A Very Unusual European Olive Bonsai – Before & After 2/23/17

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After. This impressive and very unusual European olive was styled by Javi Campos Juan.

You don’t often see Olives styled like this one; more like a conifer than an Olive. Regarding this, there is a good argument for styling in the way the type tree naturally grows. Trees that don’t conform to this standard often look unnatural.

Still, I like this tree a lot. True, at first glance I thought it was a conifer and was surprised when I read Javi’s Campos Juan’s caption which refers to it as Ullastre (Olea europaea L. var. sylvestris). But beauty is as you find it and  doesn’t always conform to our expectations.

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I’ve been following Javi Campos Juan and his impressive bonsai on facebook for a while now. This is our second post featuring Javi’s trees. Here’s your link to our first from last August.

 

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