Bonsai of Olive (Olea) – Collection Piece

Bonsai of Olive.
Safe delivery in a wooden crate.

• Height: 34 cm (excluding pot)

• Width: 31 cm

• Trunk: 48 cm

• Pot: 11 x 31 x 24 cm

Photos taken in April2026

Olea bonsai, a Mediterranean olive collection piece

This Olea bonsai is a collection piece, an olive chosen for the depth of character in its old, weathered wood. The olive is among the most storied trees of the Mediterranean, and a specimen at this level shows why collectors prize it so highly. The trunk is heavy and full of movement, the bark deeply textured, and the silvery foliage sits against that aged wood with real presence.

Pieces of this calibre are not common. Where a younger olive hints at age, this one wears it openly, the kind of gnarled, sculptural base that takes many years to develop. It is a tree that anchors a display and holds attention from across a room.

Heritage and appeal of the olive tree

The olive has shaped Mediterranean life for millennia, present in its food, its history and the silver shimmer of its hillsides. As a bonsai it stands among the most coveted broadleaf species, valued for rugged trunks exactly like this one and for an evergreen, sun-loving character. A collection olive of this standing is the sort of tree an enthusiast keeps for a lifetime.

About this specimen

The photographs show the exact plant you will receive, pot included. This is a single, unique collection specimen rather than a stock image, so the heavy twist of the trunk, the texture of the bark and the character of the pot all belong to this particular olive. What you see in the images is what arrives at your door.

It is a centrepiece for a serious collection, and a tree with the kind of antiquity that only a well-aged olive can offer.

For an enthusiast who has been waiting for the right olive to come along, a specimen with wood like this is worth the patience, and it only grows more characterful with the years.