Cheers Darren, and thanks also for your help choosing it!

Sorry to hear about your dog 😕 Growing bonsai is a bit like having pets, but of course not in the same way. Bonsai gives you a slow and calm happiness that steadily grows over years. I really hope you feel inspired to get into bonsai. 🌳👍🏻

Muchas gracias!! Saludos desde Madrid! 👍

Thanks much!! I'll probably do an update later in summer when I slip on some new guy wires. Thanks for commenting!

Thanks v.much!

Olives are pretty resilient. They can take a real battering. So don't be scared... but at the same time, don't rush into anything! One of the things I love about bonsai is: if you don't have time to do something on a tree this year, it can always wait until next year! (With the obvious exception of watering 😂)

Oh and just in case you didn't see it, I have a whole playlist of work on this olive so hopefully this can help you on your olive bonsai journey: kzfaq.info/sun/PLYoSjHfqA6g-hnlEPqxWAOdMo-QNWT2gY

Thanks mate! That tree will appear again in my next video which I'm editing today.. potting up a branch cutting. Yeah the music's great, but pity is because it's commercial copyrighted, the record companies put their little ads in my video! Since then I've decided to put copyright-free tracks... thanks again!

Many thanks Andreas for you kind words! Regards from Madrid 👍

Thanks!! Glad you liked it!

Thanks again Michael! The one thing I regret about this video is that I used commercial copyrighted music in it... a mistake I don't do nowadays!

Thank you! 🌳👍🏻

Thanks 👍

Hi Marcelline, glad you found me, thanks for your kind comment! Stay safe too 👍

I know. This was one of my first few videos, I was still finding my way. I've been considering publishing this video again, but without the loud music.

Hahaha I don't really have a work area, so I use the patio. And therefore the good wife is the real reason I keep it tidy, otherwise I'll be sleeping in the doghouse!! 😂🤣

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Thanks Boosted! yes I really like this olive bonsai a lot! I will post an update video on it soon. Looking forward to seeing your videos on your channel later.

This oleaster tree is doing great. I might do another video on it this autumn. They are very resilient, but I wouldn't repot it now until next spring. In a cooler climate you could repot it in summer but I wouldn't risk it here later than mid-June in this hot climate. If you think your olive is in urgent need of repotting (eg. suffering from potbound) then you could slip-pot into a bigger pot now without root pruning, then do a proper repotting next spring. (Trees almost never die from *not* repotting! But the reverse is very frustrating, when you do a beautiful repot and then the tree dies slowly in the following week or two 🥵)

@@BlueSkyBonsai Too true. Thanks for your reply. This little olive is in no hurry.

Last year I made a decision to not get any more trees unless I sell or lose another tree. So far it has worked!

@@BlueSkyBonsai Good idea. I should do the same. XD

Great work! Sometimes the big leaves survive just fine when yoy chop the tap root; other times they can throw a tantrum and drop some leaves. Mildew is not a life threatening fungus, thankfully... but it can be annoying for sure. Usually you can get rid of it with a plant-friendly antifungal spray, if it does come back.

Thank you!! Base layer: Akadama and pumice and pine bark. Top dressing, kiryuzuna, small grain size.

Tiny bugs in the soil are not necessarily bad, but it's probably a good idea to get rid of them by repotting now in Spring. It's worth repotting into akadama/pumice mix for much better drainage, because the organic black soil probably isn't delivering enough oxygen to the roots. I repot my olive trees once every three years. The akadama/pumice mix lasts ok here. BUT if you have deep freezes in winter then use more pumice in the mix, or add some small granules of lava rock to hold the soil structure, because akadama breaks down after a few freeze/thaw cycles. Have you seen my How to Repot Bonsai series? Might be a good idea to watch a few of these: kzfaq.info/sun/PLYoSjHfqA6g9ZgprhIm4Q9suFTUa_aHCW&si=DuIuUZr82BmgkZvI Hope that helps.

Thanks for watching, and great question! What species of tree is it? If it's not a deciduous tree, in a tropical climate you can prune a tree any time of year, but make sure it's not the same time you repot and prune the roots.

@@BlueSkyBonsai It is ficus religiosa plant

@@Dev7D yeah F.Religiosa you can prune any time, but like I said not at the same time as pruning roots. 👍🏻

@@BlueSkyBonsai thanks so much for information.

Yeah I know, the music was too loud and wrong in this video. It was the second ever video in which I talked (4 years ago). After that one I started using quieter background music.

laosgarden.com They are in Spain. I don't know if they do worldwide shipping. where are you buying from?

@@BlueSkyBonsai Sweden, I’ll have a look. Thank you!

@@footbollpro i also have a lot of pre-bonsai material and am selling at a good price. Are you interested in buying cuttings or pre-bonsai of: Japanese maple, Japanese elm (zelkova), japanese boxwood, pyrenean oaks, wild olives, pyracantha, ficus (indoor), sageretia (indoor)? I can send to EU countries including Sweden (I'm in Spain), but I don't know the Swedish rules for you to import plant materials. You'd need to be clear about that before ordering plant material from other countries.

Yeah sorry about that, this video was only my second ever video with talking in it. It took me quite a few more video attempts before I was able to sufficiently lower the music volume while I spoke!

@@BlueSkyBonsai Sorry about being a grumpy old man but its because I'm a grumpy old man

@@9Curtana no worries, I get it. In any case you were right about the interfering music.

Glad you like the video and tree! Noted, you didn't like the music! The song is a famous cover version by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole from 1990. Millions of people love that song, take a look at how many views it got: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJeSedVjuL20YX0.html but of course music is personal and there is no accounting for taste. Also, nowadays I do not add any commercially copyrighted songs on my videos. What music would you put on your bonsai video if you did one?