Monthly Archives: March 2022

OLIVE TREE    The Olea Europaea (Olive) and Olea Europaea Sylvestris (Wild olive) make great bonsai. The wild type of olive tree is the ancestor of the cultivated olive tree. These trees belong to the Oleaceae family and originate from the Mediterranean coast. Their Latin name "Oleum" means oil, and their fruits obtain olive oil.Olive trees are evergreen trees or shrubs. It is a very slow grower opposite last month's Tree of the Month, the Eucalyptus.Wild Olive trees are smaller than cultivars. The wild olive's leaves are much smaller, rounder with…

Our April meeting, on April 6th, will be our second in-person, live meeting, since COVID forced us to have Zoom meetings. The College of Dupage it will be in Room TEC 103B. Check for details here: https://prairiestatebonsai.com/event/april-general-meeting/ Your dues are overdue! Membership dues became due on March 1st. You can now payyour  dues through our website. Here’s the link: https://prairiestatebonsai.com/membership/ You can still print out and mail in the membership form. There is a link to the PDF of the membership form at the bottom of the above page.…

My experiences in Collecting Bonsai I began collecting trees in 1985 when I visited my parents in northern Michigan. The cost was a major factor in this decision. I brought between 35 – 70 trees home each year. I sold off 90 percent of these to buy tools and pots. I also did urban collecting and development collecting. Development collecting is getting permission to collect on a property that is about to be developed for building. The first folks I collected with knew about these developments and would get…