THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL MISSION OLIVE TREE Olea Europaea WITH A GREAT STYLE. IT MEASURES 16″ TALL OVERALL AND THE ROOTBALL/TRUNK STRUCTURE MEASURES 16 x 16″ ACROSS AND 13 AT THE HIGH POINT. IT CURRENTLY WEIGHS ABOUT 45 POUNDS WITH LOTS OF POTENTIAL TO DO SOME CARVING ON THIS AMAZING STRUCTURE. THIS WAS TRIMMED DOWN FROM A LARGE TREE SIZE SOME TIME AGO. COLLECTED AND PRUNED LAST YEAR, THIS IS DOING WELL AND PUTTING OUT NICE NEW GROWTH. THE TREE WAS ORIGINALLY PLANTED IN THE 1920s. IT HAS SOME ROOTS SO I RECENTLY RESET IT IN THE SHALLOWER PLASTIC STARTER TRAY (ONLY THING I HAD BIG ENOUGH FOR THIS) TO HELP SUPPORT THE CANOPY AND ENCOURAGE MORE ROOT DEVELOPMENT. THESE ARE VERY HARDY AND ONCE STABILIZED LIKE THIS, THEY BURST WITH VIBRANT NEW GROWTH AS SHOWN. AS MORE ROOTS DEVELOP LOWER ON THE ROOTBALL, IT CAN BE SET IN A SHALLOWER TRAY TO REVEAL MORE OF THE AWESOME TRUNK STRUCTURE. THE MISSION CULTIVAR TENDS TO HAVE RELATIVELY SMALL LEAVES WHICH MAKE THEM IDEAL FOR BONSAI. THIS HAS DISTINCT OLD GROWTH STRUCTURE, WITH TIME AND CARE THIS COULD BECOME A SHOWPIECE BONSAI. OLIVE TREES, OFTEN KNOWN AS THE PEACE TREE LOOK GREAT, ARE EASY TO CARE FOR AND ARE VERY HARDY. Olea europaea, is a species of a small evergreen tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin. It is short and squat with silvery green oblong shaped leaves and the trunk is typically gnarled and twisted. It is very hardy: drought-, disease- and fire-resistant. Its root system is robust and capable of regenerating the tree even if the above-ground structure is destroyed. Olive trees grow in any light with good drainage. They like warm weather, but can withstand temperatures to 10 °C (14 °F). The older an olive tree is, the broader and more gnarled its trunk appears. Many olive trees in the groves around the Mediterranean are said to be hundreds of years old, while an age of 2,000 years is claimed for a number of individual trees; in some cases, this has been scientifically verified. Mission olive trees originated on the California Missions, though there is some disagreement over when the trees first appeared in California. Some say they were introduced in 1769 when seeds brought from Mexico were planted. Others site the date 1785 when trees were brought in to make olive oil. Check out my other items! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS , PLEASE CONTACT ME ANYTIME. THANK YOU AND BEST WISHES. The item “Huge Beautiful 90+ Year Old Pre Bonsai Mission Olive Tree 16 Rootball Trunk” is in sale since Sunday, April 17, 2016. This item is in the category “Home & Garden\Yard, Garden & Outdoor Living\Plants, Seeds & Bulbs\Plants & Seedlings\Bonsai”. The seller is “daboart” and is located in Poway, California. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Sunlight: Full Sun
- Climate: Dry
- Foliage: Evergreen
- Soil Type: Sand
- Watering: Light
- Soil pH: Alkaline
- Aspect: South-facing
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Tags: beautiful, bonsai, huge, mission, olive, rootball, tree, trunk, year
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