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The Black Olive Bonsai has lush, dark bluish-green, leathery leaves are clustered at branch tips, sometimes mixed with long spines found along the branches.

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Attributes

Type: Tropical
Height: 8in – 24in
Spread: 12in – 30in
Light: Full Sun to Partial Sun
Water: High
Zone: 10 – 11
Pet Safe: Not known to be toxic to pets

Care

General Maintenance: Repot only once rootbound.

Temperature: Keep above 5C.

Light: Full sun is ideal. Bright indirect will also work, but bonsai need lots of light to thrive. They will not do well in low light locations.

Watering: Keep consistently moist, but not soggy or waterlogged. An old bonsai watering trick is to place the entire pot in a sink of water an inch or two deep and let the water absorb from the holes in the bottom of the pot. Reduce watering in the winter.

Fertilizer: Fast-draining soil, slightly calciferous (high sand and lime content).

Soil: When new growth appears in the spring, its time to start feeding your bonsai. Use a liquid bonsai fertilizer or half-strength general purpose plant food every two weeks from spring to autumn. Do not fertilize for three months after repotting.