Natural VS Traditional Bonsai Design for My Dwarf Jade

What is traditional or natural bonsai style? Which should I choose for my Portulacaria afra/dwarf jade bonsai ? #succulent #bonsai
Thanks to ‪@LittleJadeBonsai‬ for allowing me to use the photo of the godfather, and also teaching me dwarf jade bonsai techniques. IG: / littlejadebonsai
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[@grobonsai]

This is great feedback, thank you for your comment - it's more helpful than you know!

[@SportySnake]

Same 🤣

[@wronggeometry]

Same!

[@BlueJayBonsai]

Great makeover on the portulacaria! 😍 I know @Odd Bonsai had to experiment to get the right height & power settings with his lights… will you be sharing that type of info in future videos? Cheers!

[@grobonsai]

Hi Jay, thanks! I'll check out their vids, I wouldn't want to steal their thunder, but it's also a very good idea. If I do, I'll put a bit of Gro spice on it; and give them a shout-out! Cheers, Darren

[@kevinwilkes5969]

When I saw you chopping at that Port initially I honestly thought you'd lost the plot. How it finished, brilliant. I'll be taking a saw to my largest port in the morning.

[@grobonsai]

I'm glad you're inspired, but make sure you think it through... Do what's right for the tree in front of you :) Cut in haste, repent at leisure - or something like that!

[@BackGardenBonsai]

damnnn has that trunk always been that thick? it looks huge! especially after you made that big cut. awesome stuff and it should looks awesome in just a few short years now its under the grow light

[@grobonsai]

crazy how much the scale has changed isn't it!

[@BackGardenBonsai]

@@grobonsai yeah its the magic technique to get instant thickness haha

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

Another great video and so well explained. What a transformation :)

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You have a unique style of making videos and its awesome. I like them all a lot and i also like your british accent. Keep the content coming!! Greetings from germany.

[@grobonsai]

Thank you so much for the feedback, I appreciate it a lot!

[@stephenlay9580]

Wow, big chop. Looks great the sub trunk will make for a great cutting 👍

[@grobonsai]

Definitely, it rooted really well

[@DroiDolf0]

These Pafra trees are amazing!!

[@grobonsai]

They are a lot of fun not gonna lie

[@hyperionhelios190]

Excellent video! Thank you Darren!

[@suzanne7195]

Excellent video! Thanks for explaining & teaching. I'm only 1.5 years into Ports (bonsai in general) and your tips are incredibly helpful.

[@derpy_blue]

those bonsai videos are giving me so much serotonin, thank you:)

[@grobonsai]

I'm happy you get something from them :) thanks for the kind comment

[@greasylimpet3323]

You sure gave that a good haircut! They're fantastic plants for bonsai, aren't they? I've got about 30 young ones from cuttings, and they grow so fast here in Australia. Thanks for you videos, just subscribed!

[@joaosousa988]

Your videos are awesome!

[@TOMSAI]

Very very nice tree ! 👍 thx for showing us !

[@baldyeti]

Daggum, that trunk is swollen! Great choice on the pruning. Why have one style, when you can have both! Speaking of, how’s that wee cutting rooting out?

[@bonsaihigh]

Amazing Work my friend !

[@grobonsai]

Thanks friend!

[@meekonaleash]

I want to make one now we have tons of these in my yard!

[@grobonsai]

They make amazing bonsai really quickly. Grab a few thick cuttings and see how you get on! Check out Gilbert @Little Jade Bonsai - his channel has loads of info

[@meekonaleash]

@@grobonsai thanks I will!

[@nordicson2835]

Looks great , top marks ,thank you for a good lesson.

[@grobonsai]

Thanks for watching

[@yefiy1793]

Great vid, Keep it up

[@edinborogh]

I love the editing, sound, and script. More videos please!!

[@grobonsai]

Thanks for the great feedback!

[@Candice.BonsaiScience]

LOVE my Mars Hydro tent! I have the same one but run a different light in the tent. I also love the SF lights great choice! Are you going to put in a intake airfan for air exchange? I use my tent during the winter to extend my tropical grow season from 4 months to 9 months 🤣. Also I am stuck on the ‘They make such great Bonsai bonsais’ 🤣 my new saying ‘we could do natural bonsai or bonsai bonsai’ ❤️ LEVEL UP!

[@grobonsai]

Niiice! I think I’ll have to when I run it with the door shut as temps drop…

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

…at least you have a green house… 😀 I’ve just got the north facing garden 😬

[@sbragaglia]

At least you have a proper garden! My patio is shaded all the day long, except for the two hottest hours of the day. Ideal for plants! 😅

[@grobonsai]

Haha as always gentlemen, we make the best of what the universe has given us!

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

@@grobonsai that’s the spirit 😂

[@godongbonsai702]

Thank you for information

[@lelanieilerd0030]

I'm from South Africa. We call it spekboom. Grows easy and very big quickly. I work away from home. I have one at each home. I'm so excited to try this bonzia business. Just scared silly that I will prune it wrong

[@CameronMuncie]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The great thing about bonsai is there is no wrong way

[@alichiffra6455]

This is Art

[@ashleybonner5423]

Nice Portulacaria, mate! I envy you the size of the tree and cuttings, mine are all too shrimpy to do anything with yet lo - Ashley Bonnerl

[@spaz13b]

I am doing the very same thing in the coming days. 😍

[@grobonsai]

Awesome, have fun!

[@shadetreeracer3715]

It’s been so hot here all the plants are having a hard time I’ve lost some I’ve had for 40 years had to bring some in the house

[@meekonaleash]

Oh no sorry to hear that

[@grobonsai]

That's a tough blow, friend, sorry to hear that

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[@bobmccarlie382]

Do you some sort of shelving in the tent, or place everything on the floor of the tent?

[@debayeuxchats5607]

I love more natural bonsai, so I hope you can highlight some soon!

[@Mermin_]

in a way it makes me sad when the tree gets cut down super small and loses all its pretty foliage, but i remember that when it regrows it will look super pretty as well

[@minijadebonsai464]

Amazing one..

[@grobonsai]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@almac2598]

Most of my jades grow on a South West windowsill, but are nowhere near as large as that one. Looking forward to the next developement.

[@grobonsai]

Thanks Al!

[@ernsttencate6699]

Beautiful video regarding the succulent plant. The mars hydro growlamp commercial in my opinion spoils the video. Sorry I don't like commercial things in a bonsai video. Plantwise video 👍👍👍

[@jamiehaddon2851]

Is the rooting process for that mega cutting the same as would be for a small stem cutting? Let it callous then just pot on?

[@grobonsai]

Yeah - I keep it in soil but dry until it starts growing - but yeah as you would with any other succulent

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[@tangtang5555]

Any tips for how to get a thick trunk?

[@grobonsai]

Lots of sun, warm, and fertiliser. Up-pot with minimum root disturbance. Let it grow wild!

[@chasingthefish9042]

Just got a few of these. Straight from home depot. So they are in the pot still

[@grobonsai]

They are great - have fun!

[@capnspicy5565]

Very nice

[@grobonsai]

Thanks!

[@ashlyhigbee7917]

good vid(not to be mean its a joke)He demolished those branches/trunks?

[@grobonsai]

Thanks (I think?)

[@judepeixoto2379]

do you think I could prune my portulacaria now in summer?

[@grobonsai]

Yep, summer is ideal, still time

[@itshazel5193]

hi there! was wondering if this could grow outdoors. i live in Singapore and the rain can be pretty intense, and my balcony gets a couple of hours of morning sun a day with bright indirect for the rest of it. thoughts?

[@grobonsai]

These like dry and lots of sun, but they can do ok if you can keep some of the rain off. I think ficus, Chinese elm, carmona, Serissa might be better options.

[@fredgrech1498]

That’s not for the faint hearted but looks great

[@Holla.Die.Waldfeee]

480w damn boy, thats some indoor sun :D i have some trees under a 250w mh light and they grow soooooo fast! happy growing in there :D

[@grobonsai]

haha fair to say I won't be running it full power, that's too OP for what I'm growing. it's the great coverage that appealed to me, means I can fill out the space, maybe even utilise shelving if I'm careful with watering :D

[@Holla.Die.Waldfeee]

@@grobonsai ah ok :D yea you could definitely pack a ton of plants in there, i also have shelving in it. do you have a vent for sucking out the air or just open it more or less frequently?

[@liquidxskin19]

@Gro Bonsai can you grow a Mulberry one day?

[@grobonsai]

Good question! I'll keep an eye out for a mulberry as I don't have one yet...

[@sketsabonsai6314]

Luar biasa

[@denvernow7294]

I have a mame sized dwarf jade. I received it this size in a mame pot. After being confined for that long if I uppotted it, would it struggle to grow large? I'd like to let it get huge like yours but am wondering if being forced to stay small for so long, would it resist getting large. If so, I'd just rather keep it mame size.

[@grobonsai]

It will take a little time to build up energy, then it will burst with growth. The trick is to resist the temptation to go from a tiny pot to a huge pot straight away. An extra inch around the sides and bottom of the rootball is about right, each uppot. Relatively heavy fertiliser regime get's them really pumped. Osmocote or similar slow release.

[@denvernow7294]

@@grobonsai That is great to hear. The little fella has great movement already, and Im hoping to just let it stretch into a bigger version of itself. Thank you much!

[@abhinav3101]

❤

[@wealllame]

Is a marihuana bonsai possible?

[@grobonsai]

People do! I think you approach it with the mindset that one day it will die. I know people keep them alive long term, but in a bonsai setting biology will catch up at some point 😊

[@expertoflizardcorrugation3967]

Says a lot about how hardy trees are that they can lose this much mass and just go on with their lives.

[@garrykendrick3792]

Send me cut innings Next one pal plz

[@grobonsai]

We have the spider mites, so you probably don’t want them at the moment!

[@eos_aurora]

This is really interesting but the music is sooooooo distracting

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[@spaz13b]

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[@Maxim.Teleguz]

You destroyed that tree

[@grobonsai]

Destroyed

[@Lennart.R.LK.Bonsai]

get out of my head :D

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I dont see a link to buy bonzai from you anywhere dispite you mentioning in many of your videos that you do sell them... Where can i find pricings and such?