ORIENTAL INFLUENCE Olives trained as 'clouds'. Known as niwaki, this form of topiary is a Japanese technique, used for bonsai as well as full-sized trees. You can read about it here. I took this photo at Heyne's Garden Centre, Beulah Park, South Australia. OLIVE AS A STREET TREE This may be a feral tree, there are lots in this area of Adelaide. Or perhaps someone planted it; either way, the Council left it alone and it has grown into a beautiful tree which really enhances the street. When...
