Bonsai of Olive - Anto 1

Bonsai of Olive (Olea europaea).

• Height: 38 cm (excluding pot)
• Width: 44 cm
• Trunk: 50 cm
• Pot: 26 x 20 x 10 cm

Photos taken in September 2026

Olive bonsai

This olive carries a trunk that twists back on itself, with a narrow live vein running through weathered, pale deadwood, the kind of movement that takes decades to form naturally. The small, silver-green leaves and fine branching give it a Mediterranean character that few other species can match.

It's planted in a green ceramic pot with a textured, honeycomb-like surface that echoes the rough bark without competing with it.

Why this specimen

The trunk is the whole story here: a 50 cm run of aged wood, twisting and hollowed in places, with just enough living tissue to keep the canopy fed. That contrast between weathered deadwood and fresh green growth is what collectors look for in mature olive material.

About this piece

This tree is a one-of-a-kind piece. The photos show the exact plant you will receive, pot included, so what you see in the gallery is what arrives at your door.