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WILD OLIVES

Olea europaea var.”sylvestris”

3 Case Studies Showing

the 3 Phases in Shaping

Wild Olive Bonsai

About the Author: David Benavente By David Benavente, Spain www.davidbenavente.com
is an award-winning bonsai artist who Translation by José Luis Rodriguez Macias, Puerto Rico
has studied bonsai in Europe and in
Japan. In 2012, he was a resident artist
for the honorable Kato family at Mansei- SPECIAL AESTHETIC VALUE
en nursery in Ômiya. David has worked
as a bonsai potter, curator of important LIVING SCULPTURE
bonsai collections in Spain, teacher at the
Luis Vallejos Bonsai School, and author The shapes acquired by wild olives, with their sinuous trunks full
of many articles for bonsai magazines in of character, have nothing to do and take us away from the typical
USA, Europe and Japan. Since 2009, his
trees have won many awards at major image of the old cultivated olive trees. We deal with a different spirit.
competitions. He owns David Benavente- Notwithstanding, the wild olive and the cultivated olives share
Bonsai Studio, where everything for common ground, in terms of plant genera and species. In many
bonsai is available from his online store cases, the shapes of wild olive are an abstract interpretation of the
at www.davidbenavente.com. The natural forms, in which many specimens may be considered as a
website features finished collected trees true sculpture in the modern art world, rather than a traditional
from nature as well as many species of
cultivated and imported bonsai. Tools, representation of a tree in nature.
fertilizers, containers, exhibit items and This special character deserves special treatment and a special
books are available from the website point of view in order to be able to extract the maximum amount of
too. If you can attend his school in Spain, potential from the material.
founded in 2006, consider one of David’s
workshops or courses.

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