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I have a little olive tree and I am planning to keep it a little shito bonsai (7cm tall) any help on choosing the right pot and other important information about keeping the bonsai small and alive are much appriciated

Before we can help you choosing the right pot with the tree, we need to see a picture of the tree of course (and the pot you had in mind).

For information on Olives, please check this link:

well the pot obviosly has to be very small.pots this size are usually used for accent plants. i have witnessed these trees in person at a show last year and they are quite amazing that they even can grow in such confinements( one was a red pine in a sewing thimble :pinch: :blink:).i have heard that growing this size (including mame) take alot of attention and during summer months need to be watered up to 5 times daily. the grower i talked to said she cant go on vacation without an expeiranced "baby sitter" becuase they can dry up and die within hours

Yeah, having a tree in a pot that small is quite a commitment. How big is the pot the tree is in now? How long have you had it? So many questions. ha ha

Yup; At the club on monday one of our miniature addicts brought a couple of them with him. He had a hawthorn of 3 cm tall, which had 7 open flowers. Stunning.

I understand that for these very small pots, it is commong to burru the pots in a bigger pot with coco-peat in order to keep them moist between waterings. But they do dry out very quickly, and you run into salt issues very easily.