I have no idea what to do with this jade
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Re: I have no idea what to do with this jade
hey T - thats a portulacaria afra, sometimes referred to as a dwarf jade, but it is not a true jade...
i call it spekboom which is its native afrikaans name
anyways, you gots yourself a pot fulla legs there !
whack some off and stick the cuttings in dirt... they will grow.
(ever seen the old star trek episode "trouble with tribbles" ? - same thing with spekboom)
feel free to remove everything except the one you want to build off of...
if you cut back to a pair of leaves, it will sprout in the opposite direction of the remaining leaf pair.
they respond quickly to pruning and wiring so don't be shy with it...
and here is this:
http://www.bonsaitoolchest.com/v/vspfiles/caresheets/dwarf-jade.pdf
i may not be available for follow up questions over the next buncha days, but plenty of folks here know more than me about these
i call it spekboom which is its native afrikaans name
anyways, you gots yourself a pot fulla legs there !
whack some off and stick the cuttings in dirt... they will grow.
(ever seen the old star trek episode "trouble with tribbles" ? - same thing with spekboom)
feel free to remove everything except the one you want to build off of...
if you cut back to a pair of leaves, it will sprout in the opposite direction of the remaining leaf pair.
they respond quickly to pruning and wiring so don't be shy with it...
and here is this:
http://www.bonsaitoolchest.com/v/vspfiles/caresheets/dwarf-jade.pdf
i may not be available for follow up questions over the next buncha days, but plenty of folks here know more than me about these
Kevin S - Wisco Bonsai- Member
Re: I have no idea what to do with this jade
Elephant bush or Porkbush or Spekboom! But yours is actually the weeping variegated spekboom...
Potulacaria afra variegata prostrata
Love and Light
Potulacaria afra variegata prostrata
Love and Light
Andre Beaurain- Member
Re: I have no idea what to do with this jade
beer city snake wrote:plenty of folks here know more than me about these
Andre Beaurain wrote:Elephant bush or Porkbush or Spekboom! But yours is actually the weeping variegated spekboom...
Potulacaria afra variegata prostrata
Love and Light
see ?
toldja !
Kevin S - Wisco Bonsai- Member
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