Guide to Dwarf Jade Bonsai | The Bonsai Supply

[@Derrick8WLee]

I am really enjoying this “Species” as a Bonsai series. Learning a lot. Thanks Jerome and Mari!!!

[@garinknutson6467]

Couldn't agree more!

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thank you so much!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

A really good video Jerome and Mari!!

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thank you so much Nigel!!🙌

[@MillsSkits]

My favorite variety, and the only one I can keep alive! It's so good for beginners. Thank you for an all-in-one video guide.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Great bonsai species! Thank you🙂

[@PercyWarX]

Probably one of the most used tree internationally for a Bonsai that is from South Africa, have a lot of them growing in my backyard, going to make some cuttings in our Spring/Summer. The Spekboom are edible also. Keep up with the great work and greetings from South Africa.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thank you brother!

[@greasylimpet3323]

They're almost the ideal species for Bonsai. So easy to propagate, very fast growing, small leaves, I could go on and on! Thanks for your in depth guide to keeping them happy. 😊

[@allmetaliswelcome]

I think you have the nicest Portulacaria on KZbin by a LONG shot. I would be really interested to hear what you took to it to get it to the point it is now

[@dianasmithkurtz109]

I am fairly new to bonsai and got a couple of gallon pots at Walmart after Memorial Day.....paid $5 for it and have made at least 25 plants from it. Even planting them in rocks. You can't kill these unless you overwater. They are fun beginner plants that can turn into fantastic bonsai!! Thanks for the extra knowledge!!

[@deepanjanbanerjee3491]

Great video Jerome, covers all aspects of growing these lovely trees. Loved it!👍

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thank you so much brother

[@ptyg20]

Been looking for an all purpose video for purchasing a dwarf jade. This is the first one I have found and very informative for the newbie to this.

[@jannasaristanova]

Hello, Jerome! How are you? Glad to see you again ☺️😉 Your the Dwarf Jade is wonderful and irresistible 😍👌👍🆒

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thank you so much!

[@GalaxiieeResells]

Just got a teeny tiny 8 year old dwarf jade so excited to grow with my new buddy😁

[@davidtravis1384]

An absolutely beautiful tree. Thanks Jerome

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thank you so much!

[@WhataPlant]

Love this dwarf jade! 🌲 Great Video! 👍🏼

[@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777]

Mini jades are a great bonsai species great over view 👍

[@meltdowngrfx969]

Love your all purpose bonsai soil 👍

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Yay!! Thank you so much 🙏🌳

[@meltdowngrfx969]

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply it took me a while to find a good all purpose soil that I liked. Thanks 🙏

[@elninodelosalpes]

This answered so many of my questions. Thank you very much!

[@kenhunnicutt8536]

Jerome: "Let me introduce you to my 'dwarf jade' bonsai."(proceeds to bring out a gargantuan "dwarf jade".) Thanks for defending the Portulacaria Afra. Many bonsai artists don't count it as true bonsai. I love this species as bonsai and have several, three of which that are over 10 tears old.

[@terrysavage5816]

I noticed in my climate upper midwest. It's important to find that perfect ammount of dryness before working the tree. If you wait to long they recover but about a week slower. Same with reducing foliage at a repot. Take to much off and it will add to recovery time. I used Jerome's method and it was recovered right at about 2 weeks. 3 weeks for my mistakes lol. I'm learning. But doing well ty for all your information.

[@Kikprix]

Hello, I waited a week without water, then I revassed it in inorganic soil, pruning the roots, putting in full sun in the west without watering it and now in 2 days the leaves have wrinkled. Is it normal? Do I wait a few more days before watering? Thank you

[@kevinwilkes5969]

Thats a great video bud.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thanks Bud!

[@mikec3820]

shohin and mame portulacaria can be done from cuttings in only a year or 2. depending on your conditions. nice tree tho! love the before pic. reall shows how much they grow when taking care of

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thank you!

[@KYLE_FROM_THE_FUTURE]

Best video! Thank you 🙏

[@carolwildey4897]

I love all the info!just bought a heart shaped dwarf . Do all the directions apply to indoor bonsai?

[@dkstott29]

Super!!! 😊

[@sc8307]

This is a gorgeous tree! I had no idea they could look like this. I wish I could keep these alive. Not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I'm not going to try a bonsai of this species until I figure it out.

[@pfunk781]

Alot of the time I noticed over watering is the main worry on how it could die.

[@danielkosta3134]

Over and under watering are causes of death. Use a well draining soil mix like a 50/50 mix of pumice and lava rock. Watch the leaves. When they show a bit of shriveling it means you need to water.

[@marselysian007]

this is really helpful ❤

[@saidelkady9577]

Hey there nice short info. Thanks. what’s your highest temp as I’am in Egypt and want to compare

[@mandyvieni331]

98 degrees average is 86 here in summary

[@mandyvieni331]

This is the info I'm looking for as well.

[@caktrisbonsai]

bonsai yg keren🖒🖒🖒

[@RyanRad01]

I got one for my birthday last night, and now I’m scared to bring it in my house. If I live in florida would I have to bring it in at night? (Very humid climate)

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

HPpy birthday 🥳 in Florida you never have to move jades inside. They love the humidity.

[@Moicc]

Do you make sure to bring a jade inside when rain is comming to control the water supply? And when u covered the entire soil with fertilizer, do you personally remove it or does it vanish on its own at the end of the summer/growing season?

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

I don't move my jades when it rains because I use good bonsai soil, so that is not a problem at all. The fertilizer dissolves completely over time so at the end of the growing season the residue is very small. In the Spring I apply a fresh layer of top soil.

[@markwoodard659]

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply l just ordered some of your granular so here where l live would you apply less since its already summer?

[@mikec3820]

also they are not a true "dwarf" most dont realize that. figure you guys already knew that and just didt mention lol. thanks bonsai supply. great content always

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

correct, not an actual dwarf Jade but we still call it that in the US. Thank you though🙂

[@christopherdiaz1038]

How to tell the difference between over and under watering? My little tree keeps dropping leaves and has a growing amount of brown spots 😢.

[@richardhanson8148]

Just wondering about the Talstar, I use it to spray around house in s.w.florida! Do you actually spray it on foliage or just around base and outside of pot's+ground area! I have about 400 bonsia's on rectangular wire on tables! Similar to how Wigert's Bonsai display's lot's of their tree's! Thank's!

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Great question! Use both sprays to use spray the trees, spray the foliage from the outside, inside and then also the soil.

[@stephanreef8449]

What are the names of the two bottles you use for the bugs and insects, and i dont see them on your site, do you sell them? Thanks for a great video

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Lucid and Talstar. You can find them here www.amazon.com/shop/wearethebonsaisupply

[@blorkflorkernorp9773]

Every spring I grow a whole bunch of flats of alyssum and marigolds and give all the extras to my neighbors, so nobody really has to worry about insecticides or wind blowing insects around. They attract assassin bugs, ladybugs, and parasitoid wasps and those guys will happily guard all of your plants from the nasties that blow in. Big succulents like portulacaria or monstrose cacti and sempervivum and echeveria bring in jumping spiders and they'll keep your plants clean too if you're in a climate for it.

[@dkstott29]

Do you cut off the potato / tuber sized roots???

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Do yo mean the thick roots when I repot?

[@dkstott29]

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply yes, my portulcaria afra tend to have thick potatoe sized roots similar to ficus.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

@@dkstott29 That is a great question! So I only remove the large roots when I do my very first repotting from pre bonsai to bonsai. After that they don't really get thick roots anymore.

[@tombarbarick5667]

I have several large baby jades that have been in the ground for 20+ years and are doing ok. How can I get them to be thicker in the trunk and main branches. Just did a hard prune, but maybe I should have trimmed further down.

[@kimberlyhale5396]

Would you have a solution for my elephant bush that isn’t doing very well, I think I over watered it and all the leaves started shriveling up and I repotted it in dry soil about a week ago hoping that would help

[@Jesttricks]

What a beautiful tree. I just got a mature Portulacaria Afra but it has mealybugs. Its my first tree and I'm worried about the best way to get rid of them. Any tips?

[@WanderingBobAK]

Did you watch the video? He says what he uses and the treatment regimen.

[@Melx2theuniverse]

How can you tell the difference between underwatering and overwatering of the tree. I currently keep mine indoors due to the colder weather. When I first bought mine it was full of leaves and now it’s lost almost all its leaves and some branches. I noticed a lot of wilting of leaves and a mixture of fallen green healthy leaves. Any advice on this? Also what could be signs of root rot for this species and how to address it?

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

In your case, the leaf shedding happens due to a change in environment and light. When you move your tree indoors for an extended period, it tends to shed leaves to adjust. If the leaves turn dark yellow and feel a bit wet, that’s a sign of overwatering. On the other hand, if the leaves become wrinkly, that indicates the tree needs more water. Hope this helps-keep growing! 🌳

[@LNico1203]

Hello, my Jade has really thin and weak leaves. Every time I touch it or move it the leaves fall off. I don’t know how to fix it. When the leaves fall off, will new leaves come back in the same spot?

[@SpillTheTeaWithStacey]

Do you have a step by step on how to water?showing us how to water a jade?

[@matthewgarcia2819]

Can you use 18-4-10 fertilizer even when the tree is a baby? Or is that only for when the tree is mature?

[@Mutated_AG]

Either is fine. It Loves 18

[@matthewgarcia2819]

@@Mutated_AG ok cool thanks for the info

[@kyleallison4901]

Hi, I just bought a dwarf jade as my first bonsai. I live in a basement where my tree may not get much light during the winter months. Should i use an artificial "grow light" to help my dwarf jade?

[@WanderingBobAK]

Of course.

[@joaoricardomartinho3425]

Gostaria que vc fizesse um vídeo sobre a poda de ramificação. Obrigado 🙏👍

[@Wolfy459.]

I have Talastar but never knew it was ok to use on houseplants. There are no instructions for houseplants in the product info literature. What's your mixtture and application reccomendations? Thanks, Tim

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Hey Tim, I use the 0.5 mark per gallon. 🙂

[@zook5183]

i recently got one of these trees and i live in the UK. in this video you said that the temperature for this tree shouldnt drop below 70 degrees fahrenheit but, where i live, most of the year it is below 70 degrees. so what should i do? ive heard people say to put it out during the warm months and bring it in for the winter but the weather is reealllly unpredictable, for example, one day it could be really warm and sunny then the next rainy and almost freezing so i'm not sure what to do. any advice would be greatly appreciated. 😄

[@WanderingBobAK]

In the video, he says bring it in when it get cold. Pay attention to the weather forecast.

[@markwoodard659]

Can l get a link for the granular fertilizer?

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Here you are: thebonsaisupply.com/products/all-purpose-bonsai-fertilizer-store

[@DB-rr1eo]

How many years did it TAKE YOU to get the opening Jade to the point of being so large. You bought it ... correct?

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

@@DB-rr1eo hi 👋🏻 It was given to me as a small 8” pre bonsai about 15 years ago. So total the tree is probably close to 18 years old.

[@Kikprix]

Hi bro, do you know Scotts Osmocote 500gm Cacti & Succulent 11-1-13 NPK. Do you think it might be good for portulacaria? Thank you

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Hey man! It is too low in npk. Give this a try: thebonsaisupply.com/products/all-purpose-bonsai-fertilizer-store

[@TreeVibes]

I grow them indoors all year around 👍

[@AquaticJourneyman]

What species of portulacaria afra is this?

[@iPheek]

I’ve rooted cuttings in 100% turface 😂 these things grow in anything.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

They sure do, that's what makes them so great!

[@jakemyers860]

I would love to have a bonsai like this but I am afraid to even get started

[@CrisTv482]

Hi can I buythick trunk cut even no roots

[@jballenger9240]

Do you ever show your bonsai?

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Do you mean in shows? Yes I do 🙂

[@Ashley-ti6mp]

What is your favorite sprayer?

[@Lee-k1k9i]

Don't spray they don't suffer from anything tough as old boot is portulcaria afra nothing damages them only over water and hard frost.😊 Respect

[@tinjoesstation]

Foist

[@johnnnyboo7105]

I’ve killed 3 bonsai using these guys “all purpose soil”…

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

We're sorry to hear that! There are many factors that influence a tree's survival. Please feel free to email at [e-mail] with more details about those trees and you care routine with them so we can help you figure out what went wrong.