For the last two years I've been growing Aloe Vera, but started to fall in love with all sorts of plants, today I got a small Olive, as you described very Bonsai like looking. I knew nothing about it, thank you for all the info in the video. Cheers!
So last year by the end of winter my olive looked so pathetic I almost threw it away, thank goodness I didn't! I pruned it up, gave it new soil and put it outside in the spring and it looked even worse but then a few weeks later it exploded with new growth, now it looks worthy of a magazine photo shoot! I came here to see if it's going to do it again, guess I'll find out?
Very informative…I have olive tree in 5 inch pot .. plant is about 2 feet high 10 inches wide.. should I repot? And you mention Mediterranean soil? Do these plants produce olives? Thanks Adam
Fantastic! Thank you. Just what I was looking for. My olive tree is also looking bendy and I am hoping to create a cascade bonsai but was too scared to prune it properly, but your video has helped immensely. Please do a follow up on this tree. Helen
Hi Christopher, thank you for your video! I have recently acquired an olive tree to have indoors as I really love them. I have noticed it seems to be drying up, some of the leaves are going hard and brittle, some are falling off :( I have only had it for about a month, I water it when the soil goes dry, it gets a lot of light - do you know if this is a sign of the tree being too hot? Sorry, I know it’s hard to comment if you haven’t seen it! Best wishes, Sophie
Hello When your olive tree is inside your home in the beginning it will loose all of the leaves,but that’s normal When you keep taking care off it there will be new leaves
I took my olive tree in side for the polish winter and have it in my bedroom. No grow light so it only gets a short bit of sun a day because the days are so short. The leaves have white spots on them and it’s concerning me. Suggestions?
Hi Christopher, thanks so much for the fantastic video. I just found a potted olive plant on the street which looks almost totally dead. When you are trying to encourage new shoots, is it okay/healthy to prune it down so much that there are no leaves left?
I just bought one from Costco and took it home. It's about 2-3 feet tall, its a young one. I find that the bottom leaves want to easily fall off if I touch them, and some are drying up and falling. I did water it, and the soil seems wet but not damp. It's not getting any direct sunlight, just ambient light by the window because the sun doesn't get close enough to the window. There's new growth at the top however. So I'm not sure if it's just acclimatizing to my apartment vs the fluorescent lighting from the store, or if there's something wrong.
Possibly try a Slow drip Feed Capsule for Vegetables. 'But not for Tomatoes'. The dry leaf falling l believe is natural, as mine does the very same. Just means new leaves are coming through so the plant disguards them to not only save energy for growth but also still achieve maximum all day round Light, via reducing too much foliage. Dont over water. Spray lightly with Filtered and or Natural Rain Water Twice a Day. Hope that helps. Good ~ Luck.
so it’s okay not to keep it in a cooler place in winter, if you don’t care too much if it flowers or not? we have way too cold winters for it to be outside and it’s obviously too warm for that inside, so I was wondering if I could just keep it inside the whole year while watering, giving it light etc. normally?
dont know if you guys gives a damn but if you guys are stoned like me during the covid times you can stream pretty much all of the latest movies on instaflixxer. Have been binge watching with my gf during the lockdown =)
I ❤ the passion in ur whole being when ur discussing the Olive Tree.🤗 just wondered in to this amazing tree shopping for food n this local kroger store. The flower counter almost always has plants that didn't sell. Poor things sad n lifeless. Looking like please help me. Very sad. Occasionally I mostly see cut flowers or small plants I got a money tree there last year. And the thing is less than 4$ so when I seen this olive tree I found myself now it's losing some leaves I need to repot it and now I'm going to prune it after watching your video I really want to keep this for a long time and love it like I do my orchids and my outdoor flowers. So long story short I just want to say thank you cuz when you were talking about your plan I felt that with all of my plants and a super cool have a great day
For shaping the growth the way you describe, I'd recommend looking at some Lst tutorials. Mostly done by weedgrowers, but it doesn't matter if you are pro or anti cannabis. The same knowledge is useful no matter what plant you are shaping. Another technique would be the metal string bondage bonsai method of curling a string around the trunk in a spiral, and then bending afterwards. Remove the string before it gets swallowed by the tree though. :p
Has your olive tree ever dropped leaves? If so, what was the cause? My olive tree dropped some of its lower leaves, but they look perfectly green and healthy, and I can't figure out why they dropped. I would love to hear your thoughts! Your tree is beautiful :)
Sometimes it drop the leaves without any special reason. It might be watering issues or it could be from seasonal changes. If it looks healthy, just wait and it will come back strong.
I have a 6’ tall olive tree that spends the winters indoors. I noticed a little drop of what looks like clear sap on the tips of a few leaves. Any idea what that is and if it’s a problem?
Hi! Thank you for the helpful video. I have an olive tree for about 5 months now and recently (make in a week or so) all the leaves starts to curl and super dry. Have you had that situation?
i suspect that your plant is going dormant because of lack of light with the onset of winter. it is recommended to let them dry out and put them somewhere cool until spring. they can handle freezes down to mid 20°F, but not for long periods. the indoor warm room temperatures over winter could kill them though. my arbequina olive did what yours is doing the first winter i had it, before i learned that it must be kept cooler in winter and allowed to go dormant. also, i have learned that a winter period of cold(below 45°F) is necessary in order to get the olive to produce flowers in spring....best thing to do is go to a weather site and have a look at the local temperatures and precipitation where olive trees grow, and then try to mimic those conditions over winter for your potted plant.
@@FB-gm6el They can support much more than that where i live (Northern France) you can get 10°f and those trees are pretty huge maybe 20ft for the largest one
2-3 years the fastest, 5-6 years the longest, in normal circumstances. You may want to check which variety of olive tree you consider having. This is one of many links available (Google Translate should do the work for you). negociosdocampo.pt/2019/07/13/variedades-de-oliveiras/
I was also curious about growing my own olive tree but I live in tropical weather with high humidity. I feel like olive trees are susceptible to disease in humid environment and recent news of olive trees in Italy wasn't helping. Also olive trees i believe need a cold period to induce flowering for olive fruit so unless i keep it in an air conditioned room and consume so much energy this tree is impractical for me.
Help! Many new leaves have appeared on my potted olive tree. The crown is about the size of a basketball (not very large). Last year the leaves were full size and deep green. Now the leaves are very bright green, not the dark leaves of the original plant. And many of these new leaves seem flimsy and stunted. They never grow very large. What could be my problem? It is an indoor plant that gets about 3 hours of exposure to the west sun that comes through the leaves of a tree right outside the window.
Lar oliventrea våre ofte stå ute inntil gradene begynner å gå under -8 om natta eller gradene holder seg under -5 gjennom flere døgn (ofte rundt jul her langs oslofjordskysten). Når vi da tar dem inn så begynner de å blomstre ganske fort etterpå fordi den norske høsten passer utmerka som middelhavsvinter :)
Lykke til! :) Våre står i potter og vi tuller ett pledd rundt potta og setter dem innunder takskjegget slik at det ikke får vinterregn på seg. I år sto de ute hele vinteren uten en eneste skade :) Gikk ned til -7 én gang i november, men resten av vinteren holdt temperaturen seg over -5.
@@Ulvestorm Takk for det! :) Så moro å høre altså. Tror ikke vi hadde kaldere enn -8 her på Bamblekysten sist vinter, så da er det nok muligheter. (Yess!) Kan jeg mase på deg litt til? Hvilken side av huset lar du dem stå på? Og hvordan passer du dem med vann og næring om vinteren, eller skal de kanskje tørke ut? Og blir det oliven på dem? Tusen takk om du tar deg tida til å svare, det er jo så moro når det er noen som har erfaringa og det faktisk fungerer. :) Mvh Inger
Lar dem stå mot vest, men det er bare tilfeldig, for det er her takskjegget strekker seg lengst ut og beskytter litt mot åpen kald vinterhimmel :) Det er iallfall det jeg liker å tru! Lar det tørke ut, men tok kanskje en kopp med vann én gang gjennom vinteren. Med mindre noen andre hadde oppi en kopp uten at jeg fikk det med meg. Veldig, veldig lite! Lufta er jo konstant fuktig utendørs om vinteren. Men ja, pledd rundt potta og jorda. Typ det billigste 10-kroners-pleddet fra IKEA. Det funker veldig fint! Hadde også et par stående i drivhuset (som ikke er oppvarma) og de overlevde også fint. Fellesnevneren er nok unngå våt jord og tele, samt de kaldeste nettene. Blir ikke modne oliven om de står ute fordi sommeren ikke er lang og varm nok, men det blir ekstremt mye oliven på dem som står i drivhuset. De trenger bare litt hjelp med q-tips eller risting/vind for å pollineres. Hyggelig å hjelpe! Bare husk å beskytte mot grader under sånn -8 eller vedvarende dager og netter godt under frysepunktet. :)
@@Ulvestorm Tusen takk for utfyllende svar, altså! :) Setter stor pris på det. Da skal jeg prøve meg sånn som du gjør det. Har et uoppvarma drivhus jeg også, og planer om større, da skal jaggu oliven inn i planen der. Er det noen spesielle oliventrær du har, eller den slags som de selger på Plantasjen f.eks?
Hi, i’m having a problem with my plant I left it with my housemate when I went on holiday and he all most killed it. I brought it back but it has developed fluffy furry white soil like mould that has a appeared. it surrounds the outside of the pot? How do I get rid of it and is it dangerous for the young plant! I had this it’s since it was young baby olive tree from Cyprus
i frequently see white fuzzy fungi growths on the soil surface of my various houseplants, and sometimes even mushrooms. i think it is perfectly fine/healthy, because in the real world, plants live in symbiosis with underground fungi networks. in an olive plant though, that would indicate to me that the soil is too damp! let it dry out. maybe put an electric fan on it for awhile.
My olive tree started producing bright large soft leaves. That was a startling difference from the tough, narrow dark leaves it always had. Why would the tree start making different looking leaves like that?
I love your website........ I just started Wild Olive trees form seeds........So if you do not mind. please I need advice growing Olive Trees in South Africa........ I will change it's growing conditions to suite these trees
My Olive tree was doing really well but then it lost all of it’s leaves and then the leaves started growing back but those died too and now it’s growing the leaves back again so I hope they don’t die this time
what a ding dong. now he has multiple branches coming from the very base of the tree, yet he imagines that is a good platform to grow a tree from! WRONG> best he could do form here, pick the strongest/ highest limb to become the leader, get rid of the rest, and start again
The people has love for tree is a great heart❤
For the last two years I've been growing Aloe Vera, but started to fall in love with all sorts of plants, today I got a small Olive, as you described very Bonsai like looking. I knew nothing about it, thank you for all the info in the video. Cheers!
great video would love to see an update on it going to try my hand at starting my own from seed!
What's the best type of light would u use to grow olive tree indoors any suggestions
Awesome man. Going to get one too. Have an amazing weekend, Andreas from Off Grid Sweden 🇸🇪
I hv 2 pots which i just bought..tq for the tips..frm Singapore.
I just order mine today... hope the tree arriving soon. Thanks for the tips
You always have a creative project going inside.
I just got my own last week and they are so pretty♡ i hope i can manage to keep her well and maybe get some olives if i'm lucky
THANK YOU!!! Going to try & grow my olive tree from seed!!!
Good luck! :-D
@@ChristopherBrandsdal Thank you!
So last year by the end of winter my olive looked so pathetic I almost threw it away, thank goodness I didn't! I pruned it up, gave it new soil and put it outside in the spring and it looked even worse but then a few weeks later it exploded with new growth, now it looks worthy of a magazine photo shoot! I came here to see if it's going to do it again, guess I'll find out?
great vid, have you tried growing from clippings?
Very nice but how do you encourage fruiting? Thank you!
Very informative…I have olive tree in 5 inch pot .. plant is about 2 feet high 10 inches wide.. should I repot? And you mention Mediterranean soil? Do these plants produce olives? Thanks Adam
Fantastic! Thank you. Just what I was looking for. My olive tree is also looking bendy and I am hoping to create a cascade bonsai but was too scared to prune it properly, but your video has helped immensely. Please do a follow up on this tree. Helen
Hi Christopher, thank you for your video! I have recently acquired an olive tree to have indoors as I really love them. I have noticed it seems to be drying up, some of the leaves are going hard and brittle, some are falling off :( I have only had it for about a month, I water it when the soil goes dry, it gets a lot of light - do you know if this is a sign of the tree being too hot? Sorry, I know it’s hard to comment if you haven’t seen it! Best wishes, Sophie
Hello
When your olive tree is inside your home in the beginning it will loose all of the leaves,but that’s normal
When you keep taking care off it there will be new leaves
@@jannyvandijk6539 Thank you! It's doing much better now thank goodness :)
@@sophiecooper81 Im dealing with y the same thing! New tree loosing leaves.. did yours loose all of them or just some?
Concentrated information. Thank you.
Håper du lager flere videoer Christoffer 😉🙂
Ny video kl 6 i dag! :-)
I got two olives trees in a pot and one is not growing much and just realised that it has some kind of worms in the soil. What can I do pls? Thanks!
Change the soil??!?!?
Thank you! I will
I hope you’ll show us what your pruning has done over the course of the year.
Thank you for the video advice Figs do well indoors as well when cropped and kept low they will surprise you Peace
I took my olive tree in side for the polish winter and have it in my bedroom. No grow light so it only gets a short bit of sun a day because the days are so short. The leaves have white spots on them and it’s concerning me. Suggestions?
Put outside in the summer and read the other comments.
Hi Christopher, thanks so much for the fantastic video. I just found a potted olive plant on the street which looks almost totally dead. When you are trying to encourage new shoots, is it okay/healthy to prune it down so much that there are no leaves left?
Hi! Only prune plants/trees that are healthy. I wold get it to grow first, then cut it back.
@@ChristopherBrandsdal Oh dang good to know! Thank you
cant wait to see waht you plant for the hoop house out side dont for get about the peppers, and onions! Carrots!
I just bought one from Costco and took it home. It's about 2-3 feet tall, its a young one. I find that the bottom leaves want to easily fall off if I touch them, and some are drying up and falling. I did water it, and the soil seems wet but not damp. It's not getting any direct sunlight, just ambient light by the window because the sun doesn't get close enough to the window. There's new growth at the top however. So I'm not sure if it's just acclimatizing to my apartment vs the fluorescent lighting from the store, or if there's something wrong.
Possibly try a Slow drip Feed Capsule for Vegetables. 'But not for Tomatoes'. The dry leaf falling l believe is natural, as mine does the very same. Just means new leaves are coming through so the plant disguards them to not only save energy for growth but also still achieve maximum all day round Light, via reducing too much foliage. Dont over water. Spray lightly with Filtered and or Natural Rain Water Twice a Day. Hope that helps. Good ~ Luck.
so it’s okay not to keep it in a cooler place in winter, if you don’t care too much if it flowers or not? we have way too cold winters for it to be outside and it’s obviously too warm for that inside, so I was wondering if I could just keep it inside the whole year while watering, giving it light etc. normally?
Can you do an update video on your olive tree?
I second this.
dont know if you guys gives a damn but if you guys are stoned like me during the covid times you can stream pretty much all of the latest movies on instaflixxer. Have been binge watching with my gf during the lockdown =)
@Zane Jimmy Definitely, I've been watching on InstaFlixxer for since november myself :)
I ❤ the passion in ur whole being when ur discussing the Olive Tree.🤗
just wondered in to this amazing tree shopping for food n this local kroger store. The flower counter almost always has plants that didn't sell. Poor things sad n lifeless. Looking like please help me. Very sad.
Occasionally I mostly see cut flowers or small plants I got a money tree there last year. And the thing is less than 4$ so when I seen this olive tree I found myself now it's losing some leaves I need to repot it and now I'm going to prune it after watching your video I really want to keep this for a long time and love it like I do my orchids and my outdoor flowers. So long story short I just want to say thank you cuz when you were talking about your plan I felt that with all of my plants and a super cool have a great day
For shaping the growth the way you describe, I'd recommend looking at some Lst tutorials. Mostly done by weedgrowers, but it doesn't matter if you are pro or anti cannabis. The same knowledge is useful no matter what plant you are shaping.
Another technique would be the metal string bondage bonsai method of curling a string around the trunk in a spiral, and then bending afterwards. Remove the string before it gets swallowed by the tree though. :p
Thank you 😊
Is it better to plant it on the ground? Or pots?
Has your olive tree ever dropped leaves? If so, what was the cause? My olive tree dropped some of its lower leaves, but they look perfectly green and healthy, and I can't figure out why they dropped. I would love to hear your thoughts! Your tree is beautiful :)
Sometimes it drop the leaves without any special reason. It might be watering issues or it could be from seasonal changes. If it looks healthy, just wait and it will come back strong.
@@ChristopherBrandsdal Thank you! I'll be patient. I hope to someday have a garden as extensive as yours :) Good luck with your plants!
Hope your tree lived!
I have a 6’ tall olive tree that spends the winters indoors. I noticed a little drop of what looks like clear sap on the tips of a few leaves. Any idea what that is and if it’s a problem?
So jealous my olive tree is 6" I think I have years and years to wait.
When's the best time to prune the indoor olive tree? Also, I have an olive tree that grows wide and not tall. Why is that? Thank you in advance. Angie
This video was very informative! I would love to see an update on this tree. :)
Just bought mine today May 16,2023
Hello, my new friend.
Nice video.
Thank for sharing my friend.
They don't need much water. Let 3-5" of the soil to dry before watering. Instead of only 1" like most plants.
What kind of fertilizer do use, and will you have a video on how to get it to flower?
Hi! Thank you for the helpful video. I have an olive tree for about 5 months now and recently (make in a week or so) all the leaves starts to curl and super dry. Have you had that situation?
Yes, mine is doing the same thing now. Not sure why, but sometimes it drops its leaves and start all over.
Yeah it dropped all the leaves now too! Hopefully it will start over 😅
i suspect that your plant is going dormant because of lack of light with the onset of winter. it is recommended to let them dry out and put them somewhere cool until spring. they can handle freezes down to mid 20°F, but not for long periods. the indoor warm room temperatures over winter could kill them though. my arbequina olive did what yours is doing the first winter i had it, before i learned that it must be kept cooler in winter and allowed to go dormant. also, i have learned that a winter period of cold(below 45°F) is necessary in order to get the olive to produce flowers in spring....best thing to do is go to a weather site and have a look at the local temperatures and precipitation where olive trees grow, and then try to mimic those conditions over winter for your potted plant.
@@FB-gm6el They can support much more than that where i live (Northern France) you can get 10°f and those trees are pretty huge maybe 20ft for the largest one
@@heesukiiii How is it doing now?
how many years does it take to produce the olives ?
2-3 years the fastest, 5-6 years the longest, in normal circumstances. You may want to check which variety of olive tree you consider having. This is one of many links available (Google Translate should do the work for you). negociosdocampo.pt/2019/07/13/variedades-de-oliveiras/
Thank you
would it be better to place support instead of cutting?
It just depends on what you want. Pruning stimulate growth too and you can shape your tree.
Super!
I was also curious about growing my own olive tree but I live in tropical weather with high humidity. I feel like olive trees are susceptible to disease in humid environment and recent news of olive trees in Italy wasn't helping. Also olive trees i believe need a cold period to induce flowering for olive fruit so unless i keep it in an air conditioned room and consume so much energy this tree is impractical for me.
What should be done when leaf withers and falls down
How short can I prune it so it can have nice shape and still grow
It can be pruned quite short.
How is your tree doing? Did you do the mediterranean soil video?
Is there an update video on the olive tree?
No I'm sorry there is not. The plant moved outside and died in the fall.
What season do you prune?
I’m trying to figure out why my olive tree is not growing any olives and yet it’s 5 feet tall and healthy. Any answers?
I have an olive tree inside, and the tips of the branches are pretty saggy, and sometimes the leaves drop, can anyone give me advice?
Help! Many new leaves have appeared on my potted olive tree. The crown is about the size of a basketball (not very large). Last year the leaves were full size and deep green. Now the leaves are very bright green, not the dark leaves of the original plant. And many of these new leaves seem flimsy and stunted. They never grow very large. What could be my problem? It is an indoor plant that gets about 3 hours of exposure to the west sun that comes through the leaves of a tree right outside the window.
Too much shade in the summer.
please make update. how its growing now?
I moved it out to the greenhouse, and it did not survive the winter. Will need to get a new one. :-)
Lar oliventrea våre ofte stå ute inntil gradene begynner å gå under -8 om natta eller gradene holder seg under -5 gjennom flere døgn (ofte rundt jul her langs oslofjordskysten). Når vi da tar dem inn så begynner de å blomstre ganske fort etterpå fordi den norske høsten passer utmerka som middelhavsvinter :)
Tøft, bra tips! Takk :)
Lykke til! :) Våre står i potter og vi tuller ett pledd rundt potta og setter dem innunder takskjegget slik at det ikke får vinterregn på seg.
I år sto de ute hele vinteren uten en eneste skade :) Gikk ned til -7 én gang i november, men resten av vinteren holdt temperaturen seg over -5.
@@Ulvestorm Takk for det! :) Så moro å høre altså. Tror ikke vi hadde kaldere enn -8 her på Bamblekysten sist vinter, så da er det nok muligheter. (Yess!) Kan jeg mase på deg litt til? Hvilken side av huset lar du dem stå på? Og hvordan passer du dem med vann og næring om vinteren, eller skal de kanskje tørke ut? Og blir det oliven på dem? Tusen takk om du tar deg tida til å svare, det er jo så moro når det er noen som har erfaringa og det faktisk fungerer. :) Mvh Inger
Lar dem stå mot vest, men det er bare tilfeldig, for det er her takskjegget strekker seg lengst ut og beskytter litt mot åpen kald vinterhimmel :) Det er iallfall det jeg liker å tru! Lar det tørke ut, men tok kanskje en kopp med vann én gang gjennom vinteren. Med mindre noen andre hadde oppi en kopp uten at jeg fikk det med meg. Veldig, veldig lite! Lufta er jo konstant fuktig utendørs om vinteren.
Men ja, pledd rundt potta og jorda. Typ det billigste 10-kroners-pleddet fra IKEA. Det funker veldig fint! Hadde også et par stående i drivhuset (som ikke er oppvarma) og de overlevde også fint. Fellesnevneren er nok unngå våt jord og tele, samt de kaldeste nettene.
Blir ikke modne oliven om de står ute fordi sommeren ikke er lang og varm nok, men det blir ekstremt mye oliven på dem som står i drivhuset. De trenger bare litt hjelp med q-tips eller risting/vind for å pollineres. Hyggelig å hjelpe! Bare husk å beskytte mot grader under sånn -8 eller vedvarende dager og netter godt under frysepunktet. :)
@@Ulvestorm Tusen takk for utfyllende svar, altså! :) Setter stor pris på det. Da skal jeg prøve meg sånn som du gjør det. Har et uoppvarma drivhus jeg også, og planer om større, da skal jaggu oliven inn i planen der. Er det noen spesielle oliventrær du har, eller den slags som de selger på Plantasjen f.eks?
Thaaank uuuuu i overwatered damn it
Hi, i’m having a problem with my plant I left it with my housemate when I went on holiday and he all most killed it.
I brought it back but it has developed fluffy furry white soil like mould that has a appeared. it surrounds the outside of the pot? How do I get rid of it and is it dangerous for the young plant! I had this it’s since it was young baby olive tree from Cyprus
i frequently see white fuzzy fungi growths on the soil surface of my various houseplants, and sometimes even mushrooms. i think it is perfectly fine/healthy, because in the real world, plants live in symbiosis with underground fungi networks. in an olive plant though, that would indicate to me that the soil is too damp! let it dry out. maybe put an electric fan on it for awhile.
Hi, is this plant still alive?
Hi! No it's not. I moved it outdoors, but it did not survive the winter in the greenhouse. Need to get another one hehe
My olive tree started producing bright large soft leaves. That was a startling difference from the tough, narrow dark leaves it always had. Why would the tree start making different looking leaves like that?
My new leaves start out bright green but turn dark as they mature.
I love your website........ I just started Wild Olive trees form seeds........So if you do not mind. please I need advice growing Olive Trees in South Africa........ I will change it's growing conditions to suite these trees
Can we have an update
My olive tree has developed brown spots on the leaves. Any idea what that means? It looks healthy otherwise.
Its can planting in sri lanka
My Olive tree was doing really well but then it lost all of it’s leaves and then the leaves started growing back but those died too and now it’s growing the leaves back again so I hope they don’t die this time
I'll cross my fingers for it! :-)
Christopher Brandsdal thank you!:)
You are funny! ;)
Hi.... can i use cactus mix soil for my olives tree? hope to hear from you soon. Thank you :-)
Sure, I think that's fine. 🙂
i thought it could only live to 8-10 years indoor
You can be my garden gnome.
My tree just drops it's leaves ,healthy leaves all over the floor.,
When do you expect olives on your tree?
Do an update!
Man, this guy really butchered his olive tree. let it grow free!
Povero olivo.
what a ding dong. now he has multiple branches coming from the very base of the tree, yet he imagines that is a good platform to grow a tree from! WRONG> best he could do form here, pick the strongest/ highest limb to become the leader, get rid of the rest, and start again
How often do you water it?
When it dries out a bit. Every other week or so.