Olive Bonsai Tree 150-160cm

🌿 Olive Bonsai Care Guide

☀️ Light

• Needs full sun – at least 6+ hours per day.

• Best grown outdoors when temperatures allow.

• Indoors, place it in the brightest window, ideally south-facing with supplemental grow light if needed.

💧 Watering

• Water when the top 1–2 cm (½–1 inch) of soil is dry.

• Avoid overwatering – olive trees hate soggy soil.

• Use well-draining bonsai soil.

• In colder months, reduce watering but don’t let it completely dry out.

🌡️ Temperature & Humidity

• Hardy 

🌱 Soil

• Use a gritty, fast-draining mix (e.g., akadama, pumice, and lava rock).

• Avoid peat-heavy mixes that retain water.

✂️ Pruning

• Structural pruning is best in early spring.

• Regular maintenance pruning throughout the growing season (spring to early autumn).

• Pinch back new growth to maintain shape.

• Don’t remove too many leaves at once – olive trees are slow to backbud.

🌸 Fertilizing

• Use a balanced bonsai fertilizer (e.g., 10-10-10 or organic) every 2–4 weeks between March to November. 
  

🔄 Repotting

• Repot every 2–3 years in spring (before new growth starts).

• Trim roots moderately; olive trees don’t like heavy root pruning.

• Use fresh, fast-draining soil each time.

🪴 Styling

• Olive bonsai are suitable for styles like informal upright, windswept, and clump.

• Wiring is best done in spring, but olive branches can be brittle – use care and avoid wire scars.