I really should have continued trimming the olive tree regularly after its major cut-back in March, but I didn't get round to it. A couple of not-so-hot days recently and I continued -with Mike's help sawing the thicker branches. It's now a mere shadow of its former self, with all lower shoots removed and each remaining branch having been cut back to create the beginnings of a new shape. It isn't really the season for major pruning - but I think it will survive and flourish. After all, when we bought it nine years ago it must have been cut back in summer. This is a first attempt at topiary - and it really does look quite pathetic at the moment.
