Wiring a Portulacaria Afra for bonsai - Little Jade Bonsai

[@donnanelson9181]

I’ve learned more from this video about wiring than I have from watching dozens of professionals. Thank you.

[@roleypoley808]

I saw a little pot of portulacaria at Home Depot on my last trip, and of course the plant guy in me is depressed come winter time so I had to boost my spirits a tad. Get home and start doing my research on what I got, and here I have a plant that I can have so much fun with over years!! Thank you so much for sharing everything and bringing us along the journey with you. I am definitely going to be consulting your channel :)

[@Mandy7D7]

Thank you for doing these videos. Most of the vids I see are on other bonsai and I know our Portulacaria are little different. You worked your magic and turned it into one of the loveliest tree ever.

[@MikhailVolik]

A big Hello from South Russia! You and Nigel are so satisfying to watch. The experience and knowledge that you‘re sharing helps me greatly.

[@_breeski_]

I just purchased my first tree and your videos have been the most helpful thing I’ve found on the internet. Thank you!! Keep em’ coming

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

Thank you Breanna! 💚

[@karenquintana5187]

Thanks for this video. You do a great job at explaining the process 👍

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

I appreciate that Karen! Thank you!

[@greasylimpet3323]

Thanks for the video - your enthusiasm is contagious! You do a great job explaining everything. I love the idea of the tree style 'jumping' out at you; it must be more interesting than trying to make it conform to your ideas.

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

I appreciate that! Thank you! I think the tree enjoys it too. 😁

[@darlenemarkcamer]

I’m just starting and this video is so helpful. I’ve actually watched several of your videos and love how you explain everything so it’s easy to understand! Please keep making videos!!

[@Floydsdad101]

Thanks for the video , I have 2 Portulacaria Arfa that were given to me as a gift, I’ve hopefully cures the saprophytic fungus issue, and now need to take the plunge and try and prune or maybe wire them, I have no idea where to start , but this video has helped me a lot. Please keep posting !

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

I appreciate that! Thanks Supergrover!!!

[@orensish]

Thanks for this. I just got a portulacaria afra last spring and I've already got two bonsai in development, guided by your videos!

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

That makes me so happy! I appreciate that. 💚

[@jaimeepineda8763]

This is the most helpful video I have watched about Jade Bonsais.. thank you so much..

[@shelbyduvall3838]

Just got my first dwarf jade bonsai 😻 thank you for the video I learned so much!

[@elijahamgast]

Thanks for this! Gives me some hope for my Mediopicta Dwarf Jades. I got them in a bunch, planted them really close together in a circle, and used a stick to train them to grow straight, which ended up causing me some problems. I realized they would block light from the inside, and it was making them unhealthy. I untied them from the stick and let them lean apart so the insides can get sun. But now they’re curved and starting to stiffen like that. Good to know they’ll still be easy enough to shape after next springs repot.

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

Yes definitely! You have lots of time to continue training them.

[@julzgulz1992]

Your videos are so inspiring! Thank you for sharing. You are awesome and so are your little trees.

[@jamestucker1012]

Great explaination on how you wire a young bonzai

[@arpanroynb]

I love your videos! I'm a relatively new owner to this plant and a completely new idea of it being a bonsai. Learned a lot from your videos :D

[@vborja3877]

I love your little trees. I just pulled a big portulacaria out of the ground and I’m going to try this. So neat thank you😄

[@imberrysandy]

thank you for the demonstration! this makes learning easier 🙌🏾

[@theepicbaemaster123]

Really enjoyed this !!! Very Helpful . I appreciate your time to share your knowledge with us.

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

Thank you Bobby!

[@GraftingTactick]

Great video, lots of useful tips, thanks for sharing 💕👌

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

Thank you!

[@Rosa-mb5yp]

These grateful little trees are right up my alley cuz I'm always messing with my plants. I just potted a little Y shaped plantlet and it only has rabbit ears on one branch. It's an experiment 🤗. Thank You!

[@thaliahelene]

So glad to have found your channel. I’m in TX too but in zone 8a, probably a little colder. Had already bought a couple portulacarias just for house plants was looking for health and care tips. Didn’t know one could do such fun things with them. I envy your collection. Now what ideas I’m getting! Thanks too for the soil recipe. Really hit the jackpot here ^_^

[@JackieRiedell]

So cool. I’m just starting out so this was very helpful.

[@mzondi1970]

I've been watching a lot of your videos and I'm learning quite a bit actually

[@ccorrigan3]

Thank you so much! I appreciate your knowledge…. You are my go to for my new Bonsai’s!

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

I really appreciate that! 💚

[@Jerome30000]

J'adore le Portulacaria Afra depuis que je vous est vu sur youtube et votre site internet bravo j'en cultive beaucoup maintenant j'espère de nouvelles vidéos sur vos jolies bonsaïs grand merci de la France 👍😘

[@domhatch]

So glad I happened across your channel. Have three 'dwarf jades,' (in South Africa 🇿🇦 we call them spekbooms). I'm about to report and start wiring them, as it's spring here. Keep the content coming!

[@domhatch]

Repot - not report 😂

[@jackthefarmer08]

It was a relaxing video. I've learned a lot, too.

[@proMetronics]

Hello Jade, thanks for all the insights to your experience! it made me interested in the Jade trees. They are amazingly easy to shape, arent they? do you only grow super small or do you also take larger ones and turn them into bonsai? you know, .. there are so many ugly Jade trees in peoples windows, - i often ponder to get one of those and make them become beautiful bonsai trees. would be nice to see a video about such topics as well. thanks and greetings from a curious beginner...

[@EduardoSanchez-mg3ib]

Thanks, I like your video and it workstation for me . I am a Portulacaria Fan and have a couple of them. Keep it up with your videos they're very educational. I am from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[@GOBIAS.INDUSTRIES.]

"It's impossible to wire a tree without dropping some leaves." Challenge accepted, sir 👍🏽

[@dianaybarra9567]

Enjoyed your video. Many years ago I was a member of a Bonsai club and I learned alot from the members. Im now retired and started again on my own. Your explanation on wiring is soo spot on and explained very well. You provided ideas on where to purchase wire and scissors that cut wire also which I appreciate since on a fixed income makes this hobby much more reachable for me...do u have more videos on other types if plants?

[@zrvs]

excellent video! you were so patient in sharing your thought process. Loved it!

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

I appreciate that! Thank you!

[@vishallagoo]

Learned something new. Thanks man for this. ❤️❤️❤️

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

Thanks buddy!

[@zareenamashood8631]

😊Lovely tutorial, well explained. Thanks for sharing.

[@isamaidan]

Keep up the great videos. Have just got my first Dwarf Jade inspired by your collection and videos. Think I read somewhere you had a book on the way? If so look forward to it!

[@francsharma7276]

Your channel is so underrated

[@chrisrose323]

Great video brother! I would love to see your take on soil still. Every day is a chans to learn and I want to know how you do it because what ever you are doing seems to work well.

[@emilyh5876]

Thank you for the wonderful video.

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

I appreciate that. 💚

[@Mona-hx9jp]

Thanks! Just bought my first and am a newbie. Just subscribed to your channel.

[@VIJAYPAL-RJ-13]

Beautiful creation

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

Thank you!

[@kibbL3s]

Yes more vids! always looking forward to seeing your uploads. Awesome info. can you do a video on nabari development?

[@russellcresto7804]

Thanks for this. I started a grocery store tree two months ago in order to learn Bonsai. I was wanting to know about how long to leave the wire on and you answered my question. 6wks to a year or so.....R

[@sleepysloth1504]

Learned a lot, thx for the video! I love your jades

[@GraftingTactick]

Nice technique friend 👍 New subbed here 👍

[@frankcostanzo8391]

Any chance we can get some update videos for some of the trees that you've highlighted in your videos? Love your channel and you do an amazing job with the little jade. Keep up the good work!

[@harrietb2141]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.😻

[@mariovelasquez8537]

I just wired a couple of branches on my jade today. How long should I waint before removing the wire??

[@lunaticstarr]

Great informative video, I learned a lot to properly set up my jades for wiring. Can you provide a link to the type of wires you buy for your plants? Thank you!

[@DamerBL]

i´m learning so much with your videos. Do you have an opinion on using the big leaves jade as osposed to the small leaves one?

[@naturelover2335]

So long we don t see you ! I hope that s cool for you, what about your little jade?

[@PlantCraftDIY]

Woww..so beautiful❤️

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

Thank you!💚

[@tmconnell11]

Hi, Gilbert. I live in NE OH and have brought my ports in for the winter. I loaded the top layer of soil with osmocote throughout the summer with great results. Thanks for that tip. Would you recommend removing that top layer of soil to get rid of the fertilizer over the winter?

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

I would say to remove old fertilizer at least every other month or when you see it start to breakdown.

[@_Misso_]

Another great vid mate 🤙

[@dandantv4098]

Me look a video about wiring jade plan a very nice 👍👍

[@خالدالعابدية]

Thank you, I did learn a lot from you.

[@maddux3550]

Hi hello, I liked your video. Just have 1 question for you. What size of wire were you using on your Money Plant? 🙂

[@carloscruz6536]

Thanks for excellent application and information 👍👍🇵🇷

[@melbendigo]

Great video! How does the sacrifice branch make the trunk thicker?

[@melbendigo]

Great video! Thank you!

[@1yesenialuv]

I wish i could find someone in my area to help me wire mine :( no one here knows how and that’s because i offered to pay lol. I love your detailed video i guess i’ll be stuck with just admiring since i don’t think i’d wire mine myself.

[@user-nc8se9in8o]

Follow his instructions to make it your own.

[@donnanelson9181]

Love the video.

[@bobbygeorge1891]

Could you tell me the make up of your soil, it looks mainly gravel . Thank you, enjoy your videos. Bobby. Australia

[@zloungeact]

Nope

[@mdizzle_93]

Hey love the content my afra has reddish stems, as it ages will it turn to a more woody bark colored like yours or did I buy a different sub type?

[@mikeshobbiesandrandomstuff]

I worry about cracking or snapping the trunk so I haven't tried this yet

[@LetsDoBonsai]

re enjoying your videos - i do love a jade!! Im going to get some more Ports - if ever you want a collab video let me know.😜

[@batelbuaron8294]

Thanks a lot for this vid! Would like to get an update on this tree

[@MH-cj1gz]

Can you cut out small wedges and wrap it to cause more curves? Thx for your time

[@stanalin7191]

Great job

[@GreenJuice24]

very nice! helped a lot!

[@BonsaiJade]

Thank’s for video!! Very good !!

[@MrMirco003]

Last year Cuttings i wish in Europe they would grow sooo easily. But nice video !

[@TheArmagil]

Maybe it was a big cutting :D

[@Jon_Villanueva]

How would i know if I can wire the Ports?i mean how old is the Port supposed to be to be wired?

[@Jmody13]

Nice video!

[@cielomarazul96]

Thank you for this video

[@rakhiagwarwal6676]

Thankyou nice explaination

[@selmamartinez589]

What does bending the Portulacaria Afra do to water distribution, if anything at all? You mentioned not to water it for about a week prior to wiring, so I'm wondering what effect wiring will have once you do water it.

[@LittleJadeBonsai]

Great question! When it’s watered, the branches fill out and become plump therefore making it extremely easy to crack or snap a branch when wiring. If you let it dry out, the branches become flexible and can be wired with less chance of breaking a branch.

[@kishankumarsharma4119]

Sir, Which type of wire can be used and from which shop it is available ?

[@wadmadhushan4434]

Thanks this vedio. Wonderful

[@ellietobe]

In much of traditional Bonsai they go by the two branch rule. That entails having branches on each side of the trunk that are about even with each other. They are wired with the same wire. This opens up the tree so that the trunk is more visible and it has a continuity to it. I much prefer smaller trees. A foot and a half being there tallest. I have seen trees that are much taller but not all people have the space for that.

[@helloww_]

Nice video

[@KennetDeBondt]

Great tips, thx!

[@LetsDoBonsai]

We do love a Jade dont we Kennet!!

[@ericsoler5196]

Is there a specific period to wire our jade bonsai?

[@pairdhamarksathish460]

Nice one

[@danilolorenzini]

Please, could you tell me how you adjust for Portulacaria irrigation? What land do you use? Thanks so much. Greetings from Milan (Italy).

[@sandrab2422]

Mr. Cantu how much water and sunlight do they need? My jade tends to have dry leaves that fall off and when I started watering it more the leaves just fall off. Thanks.

[@latamygarden1559]

very nice

[@wilbursanko4576]

You started to mention it,... but where do you get your wire?

[@jpxstudio]

Do you have an update on this specific tree to see how it turned out?

[@jod2387]

thx a lot

[@zloungeact]

Nice

[@kathieeidem5670]

How often do you water your little jade?

[@joncarroh]

Do you fertilize them?

[@edp919]

Where do you buy your jade plants? Is Lowes or Home depot a good place?

[@ithinkitsraining5466]

I just picked one up at Lowes. They are small, not bonsai size though.

[@edp919]

@@ithinkitsraining5466 thats cool though let it grow a year or two to let the trunk get bigger.

[@ericsoler5196]

Please, what's the best period for wiring?

[@kinnaridave6856]

Do u use bonsai soil?

[@loisexotics]

Do you sale your bonsai.

[@nurkenbiangpetingkahart2265]

👍🏻👍🏻❤️

[@ВесомыйГолос]

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[@shermansalleh4506]

U replied me on instagram, a dream come true 😄