jade plant - bonsais
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Comments (18)Mmmmm...luv me some elephant jade *hiccup* Mini/Elephant/Port Afra jade is the coolest. It: 1. Grows really fast if you give it some love (sun, water, fert, airy soil) 2. You can forget to water it (not love it) for a VERY long time and it'll not hold it against you. Simply add water and presto-- plant back to normal. 3. Can turn brilliant colors depending on your conditions. Vibrant green leaves, which get tiny in strong direct sun, flaming red branches to brick red branches 4. It grows like a weed (guess it is in Africa since the elephants much on it) and you can achieve impressive trunk size in a matter of a few short years. I had three plants and in one year they grew to over 1 inch in diameter in onw growing season. Season two I have two inches... I suspect another inch this year or more now that I've got their cultivation down. 5. You can let the wind flip them up-side-down on neighboring pants and crucial thick branches imperative to your bonsai design will not snap off (disclaimer-- if you just watered it, the branches will be turgid and may break off-- but then again, if you just watered it, its heavy!!! So it might not blow over anyway!). 6. You can lop off a piece, no matter how small, and send it to a friend for their growing enjoyment. I highly suggest you try port afra jade and give bonsai a whirl-- it is so satisfying to see your creating grow and become a work of art. Don't be afraid to chop the thing up -- I hacked mine away in the beginning as my "design" was not yet set into place-- and they grow even more robust. If you manage to kill a port afra you should seek out a new hobby besides gardening. They are just that strong. These are generalities, though...so please, take no offense if you did in fact kill a port afra. Fly Jade Ranch Ryan...See Moresedum sieboldii, some jade bonsais, group of jade
Comments (6)americangolden, This pic might show what a jade laying on it's side would look like when it got bigger. A short while ago I did a heavy whack on this c ovata to get a more compact canopy. The stump is 20" from the soil level. The top pot opening is 8". I call it " bigfoot ". Mike...See MoreOne of my favorite mini's....
Comments (23)At the top of the Cacti & Succulents Forum page you will see an area to start a discussion. Where it says Example Title: "Need help for my kitchen" you will type in your thread name, for example "Need help with my Jade". The next box is for the text. Tell us where you live and your growing zone. Tell us about your growing conditions. Is the plant outside? If inside, what kind of lighting does it have? If near a window, does is face south, east, etc.? Knowing what kind of soil you have your plant in and how often you water may come in handy, too. To include a picture, click on the camera icon that says Photo on it below the text you are typing. It will prompt you to choose a picture from your device (or picture folder). Choose your picture, click open and voila! Your picture will upload. You can include 10 pictures per post, I think. When you are finished, click Post. It's a lot easier to do than it is to explain. If this old lady can do it, you can! LOL Hope that helps!...See MoreSort of Bonsai Jade.
Comments (5)Socks,it was a large plant I dug out from my front yard,then kept to the side under some hedges in all of 2 winters ago very wet winter. Between the loss of roots and all that cold wet winter..when I grabbed the plant to pot- two trunk tops broke off from rot. Other branches also fell off. I never pruned a branch. Rina,I think your right. You know I had done this to a previous fat trunked Jade i posted on GWeb,only that one rotted on me from the big change of regular pot to a Bonsai pot...or I should say,the main trunk totally rotted but I still have it...with thin trunks....See Moresocks
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