Question about Elephant Bush

Since admiring Kevin's elephant bush, I decided I wanted to try one. Lo and behold, at the local plant rescue I found one grown as a houseplant- 3' tall, lots of long curling branches, and a trunk 1.5" diameter at the base. The problem is that it is in a 3-gallon pot in some kind of poor draining soil. Also, it has recently lost all its leaves, either due to cold or poor soil. I think cold, because I don't see any signs of rot. It is starting to sprout new leaves now. $5 was the asking price

My question is, can I repot this time of year like with a jade or should I wait for Spring?

PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES MAN
I KNOW THAT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION DOES NOT REQUIRE PICTURES
AND THAT ME SHOUTING LIKE THIS IS ALSO NOT NECESSARY, BUT STILL...

PICTURES, MAN PICTURES !!!

oh, yeah and as with most repotting of tropicals, it all depends on after care/conditions and how much (or how little) root work...

i just removed a large branch from one of mine and am currently rooting it...
but in a south facing window (northern hemisphere i should add) with tons o sun.

So now its an elephant bush...

milly.a wrote:So now its an elephant bush...

of course not

it is and will always be: SPEKBOOM !!!

A spekboom w/o a spekboomveld can be called an elephant bush. I looked it up.

Precarious wrote:A spekboom w/o a spekboomveld can be called an elephant bush.  I looked it up.

DAMN YOU AND YER CONFOUNDED BOOK LEARNIN' !

now get with the pics, man !

Why a picture?  It's a horticultural question!  Well, here you go, and I think it's pretty accurate!

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ok then... at least now we have something to work with !
criminy-sakes... it was like pulling teeth to get you to post a simple pic...  

so... is that your proposed front ?














oh yeah, your hortimiculturalism question...
yes re-pot if you can give it sun and warmth
if not, then wait.

milly.a wrote:So now its an elephant bush...

Milly Darling.....you ask this question and you live in Cape Town. Do you know that there is a Flattop Mountain Called Table Mountain behind you...just turn around..... hiihihihihihihi hi hihihihihi hihihhi...

NO seriously, Did you at least know that Portulacaria is Indigenous?

David. I love your Hair but your lipstick is a bid postbox red for this time of day.....

Wait till spring......

Love and Light

Andre Beaurain wrote:David.  I love your Hair but your lipstick is a bid postbox red for this time of day...

andre... when it is daytime by you, it is night time here, so i believe the shade of lipstick is appropriate...

either way david, it is good to finally be able to put a face with the name.

Milly Darling.....you ask this question and you live in Cape Town. Rolling Eyes Do you know that there is a Flattop Mountain Called Table Mountain behind you...just turn around..... hiihihihihihihi hi hihihihihi hihihhi...

NO seriously, Did you at least know that Portulacaria is Indigenous?

Noooo!
You're not serious!!!