'Dora' the Spiny Black Olive - #761

This one-of-a-kind tree stands apart from the rest. What you see in the photos are what you get, and there will never be another one like it! A part of our newest collection, Crater Pots by Hello Homebody, an artisanal ceramics studio based in NYC and founded by Cameron Busch. Embracing the differences of handmade pieces and the beauty in neutral tones, her pieces exude a timeless elegance and rugged earthiness designed to complement your bonsai for years to come. I’m Dora, the Black Olive or the Dwarf Geometry Tree, native to the Florida Keys, Cuba and the Caribbean. I am not the same as a European black olive, but I do have compact leaves on spiny geometric branches and get tiny cream colored flowers. In the wild, I can grow to 40-50 feet tall! I will drop some leaves, though not all, throughout the year. The leaves can turn to red or orange before dropping and new growth regenerates quickly. I like full to part sun. Keep me in steady temperatures above 50˚F all year. To water, subme