Olive tree fell over

[JesusFreak]

During my move last week. It wasn’t completely out of the grow box but lost a lot of soil. I managed to put as much soil back in as I could covering all the roots. I’m in north Alabama now and wondering if I should go ahead and repot or just protect it this winter and do a repot in the spring. Don’t wanna lose it…

 

[JudyB]

Don't know your climate particularly, but I can tell you that Olive are pretty indestructible, and don't mind root disturbance. You could repot it now as long as you do have winter protection for it. I used to keep mine in my sunny south window here in the winter, and it grew all winter long. I believe I even repotted it one winter... But you can be pretty drastic with the roots on these during a normal repotting, so I think you are going to be ok.

 

[JesusFreak]

I do have winter protection. @JudyB would you wait til spring to repot?

 

[JudyB]

Nope, I'd go ahead and do the deed now, it's already been disturbed. If you can give it bottom heat this winter, like a cheapo seedling heat mat, I'm sure it would appreciate it. Mine always loved bottom heat. Here is the thread with lots of winter time photos of mine... Lots of great progression in there and great info and techniques.

Help needed with Eu. Olive styling

I picked this tree up for the bark, and the nebari. I have yet to find an angle that pleases me for a front. The bend for me is too abrupt and singular. Pay no attention to the bad soil, that is what it was in when I got it. I slip potted in the fall slightly larger pot... The roots are...

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[JudyB]

Hey, none of my beeswax really, but your avatar photo really makes me cringe...

 

[JesusFreak]

Hey, none of my beeswax really, but your avatar photo really makes me cringe...

Why?

 

[John P.]

Here we go! Let me predict:

Judy will point out that the avatar is gory. Which it is.

JesusFreak will say that Jesus died a miserable death for our sins, and therefore we have to appreciate and worship him because he’s the son of God and came back to life and flew out of the cave. Because it is the Bible and, just like anything in writing, it must be believed. Like Q.

Others will say that it wouldn’t be appropriate here to have some gory picture of a person not purported to be (white guy) Jesus.

A good start?

 

[JudyB]

Sums it up from my end. It makes it difficult to want to reply and give advice but I do anyway if I have pertinent info.

 

[leatherback]

Others will say that it wouldn’t be appropriate here

This yes.
And really, bonsai forum. Keep any other messages to yourself.

 

[coh]

Sums it up from my end. It makes it difficult to want to reply and give advice but I do anyway if I have pertinent info.

Dare I say...Amen?

 

[badatusernames]

Don't know your climate particularly, but I can tell you that Olive are pretty indestructible, and don't mind root disturbance. You could repot it now as long as you do have winter protection for it. I used to keep mine in my sunny south window here in the winter, and it grew all winter long. I believe I even repotted it one winter... But you can be pretty drastic with the roots on these during a normal repotting, so I think you are going to be ok.

ok I was just trying to figure this out for my olive, maybe you can assist

when you say south facing window, are you talking indoors-indoors, or an unheated garage? I feel like I’m suddenly no longer certain, I didn’t think indoors-indoors was an option, but since it gets pretty cold here I might play it safe and keep in it this year if it is. And I mean safe as in, it’ll like it. I have a pretty good situation, it’s just gonna be a new setup and if there’s no reason to roll the dice I wouldn’t, as I’m doing with my pomegranate by bringing it inside-inside

 

[JudyB]

@badatusernames I kept it inside the house, under regular fluorescent shop fixture and on a seedling heat mat. I had a BRT I used to keep the same way. Maybe that thread I attached could help you too, I think it shows the setup.

 

[badatusernames]

@badatusernames I kept it inside the house, under regular fluorescent shop fixture and on a seedling heat mat. I had a BRT I used to keep the same way. Maybe that thread I attached could help you too, I think it shows the setup.

Awesome I will take a look! I'm all geared up with T8 lights now for the tropicals so that's perfect.

 

[JudyB]

Awesome I will take a look! I'm all geared up with T8 lights now for the tropicals so that's perfect.

Just browsed thru the thread, no pics of the setup, but it was super simple just get the lights fairly close and make sure the window isn’t drafty.

 

[JesusFreak]

Just wanted advice on my tree. Not trying to start anything. I get it. I’m like the black sheep Bc I have a picture of Jesus.

 

[berzerkules]

After watching this I'm pretty sure you can't kill an olive

 

[JudyB]

Just wanted advice on my tree. Not trying to start anything. I get it. I’m like the black sheep Bc I have a picture of Jesus.

Sorry, my fault for saying something. But at least I did try to give advice, so please forgive the intrusion.