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Dying tip of mediterranean Olive 6 years 3 months ago #36451

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Hallo to all!
Im new to bonsai and i would love to get some help.
i have olive trunk with roots that the tip of thr tree was choped a while ago and it seems dead only on the top end.
I made some readig but still dont know where to cut the dead part.
Note that i want a little large trunk on he base but straight up as possible.
Dimensions :
Height around 20cm
diameter in the large part of the base of the trun is about 7cm.
Thanks!

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Dying tip of mediterranean Olive 6 years 3 months ago #36452

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i was triyng to edit but with no succes on the second edit so i will write here.
I wanted to explain myself better.
Im just making plans fr the spring to make the cut and what i desire for is to make a taper
that will then grow upright as possible. :)

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Dying tip of mediterranean Olive 6 years 3 months ago #36534

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Please help

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Dying tip of mediterranean Olive 6 years 3 months ago #36535

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I don't know why you would like to cut the dead part.

You have a good material for this technique, although, I can't find a good leader close to the wound. Maybe if you choose one further from the cut, I would consider to cut back more of main trunk.
www.growingbonsai.net/grow-and-cut/

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Dying tip of mediterranean Olive 6 years 3 months ago #36536

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Thanks for replay.
I have read this article.
This is what im planing to do to create a taper.
My question is where to cut so i will have a new leader.
Do you think it will be possible to have a new apex if i cut like on the pic below? maybe one of the new branches (circled in yellow) there will be a new leader?

Also, doy think i need to remove all the other branches on the bottom but from one to help with growth the trunk?
Or leave all of them to grow?

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Dying tip of mediterranean Olive 6 years 3 months ago #36540

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Unless you are in a very hot climate, mediterenean so to speak, olive does not thicken quickly.

I think growing a new leader will take time. Also, olive does not close wounds, so you will not heal chop marks. I am afraid you would have to incorporate any cutmarks i nthe design.

Did you see my little olive that got smaller?

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Dying tip of mediterranean Olive 6 years 3 months ago #36542

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Yes i saw this post.
I live in israel so i have very hot climate and only two and a half months of actual winter, from mid december till the end of february.
I take this olive for a longterm project while i search for a ficus or ulmus.
I will be very happy to get some help and direction with how to go with this olive because i really love his trunk base.

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