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CARE INFORMATION
not a true
jade
plant,
not even related to it; but
this
is very much hardier and has more
compact growth; cuttings over three inches long are very, very
easily
propagated, so you can start with a branch or trunk portion that is
already
well shaped and branched; cuttings up to
at least
two inches in
diameter don't need to be callused; rooting hormone is
not
needed whatever
the cutting size; to trim, pinch off the second pair of new leaves
often;
it is possible to withhold watering on established plants until the largest
leaf pads
just
start to wrinkle from dehydration; leaf pads very easily
break off, so use extreme caution if you plan to wire; tree buds back
readily wherever branches or even leaves have been removed; variegated
forms are slower growing
Dwarf jade/Elephant's food ( Portulacaria afra )
SEE ALSO:
Bonsai Clubs International species care guide , http://www.bonsai-bci.com/species/portulacaria.html Portulacaria afra monograph, http://www.phoenixbonsai.com/Portulacaria.html |