i have some olive trees that i got that are about 1- 1-1/2 years old. they are very skinny and stragely. i was wondering how much can i cut them back without killing the whole plant. i have never grown olives before and don't know anything about them. they are about 2 feet tall and only 1/4-3/8" in diameter now. they bend over just by the weight of themselves now. i cut one WAY back to see if it would survive but it seems to be stunted and not sure if i killed it. i cut another back a little bit and it sprouted 3 branches, which actually made it worse by being more top heavy. what should i do? any advise? thanks for any help. ccwood