- Spekboom (lit., "fat pork tree")
- Elephant's Food
- Elephant Bush
- Elephant Grass
- Elephant-Plant
- Olifantskos
- Purslane Tree
- Dwarf Jade
- Tiny Leaf Jade
- Baby Jade
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| Portulacaria afra to be re-potted |
Re-pot a Baby Jade P. afra bonsai every few years in the late spring when the daily low temps are above 50º F and high temps are above 90º F.
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remove any circling roots and
slice the bottom portion
of the dry root ball |
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P. afra needs to have a dry callous form
over the cut root ends |
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I use a soil-less compost with 40% red lava rock
and coarse, gritty sand. |
Use a very well draining soil. Before re-potting, dry the soil out thoroughly.
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| Wires placed through holes |
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| Bottom view |
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| wire and screen attached to bottom of pot |
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| Wires to stabilize the tree in the pot |
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After re-potting, keep a Baby Jade's soil dry for a few days then resume to water as needed
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Sometimes I wind the wire around the trunk
if there are not enough of a root-ball to support the tree |
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