littlekirstenjr
Not a problem
Happy it helped

As long as you can go without removing the cup / LOL
They seem to be cool in about 5 - 6 months
But the longer the better I guess

Best Of Luck

My Braided Red Tipped Approx. 4 to 5 years old From small cuttings Pic 1

Pic 2

Pic 3

Just going to keep braiding the top branches as they grow
Not sure what I'm going to do with the two draped ones???

I'll post some of my Fallen C. Arborescens a little later on PEACH...

Fallen Silver Dollar...

And Now For #2

As long as you realize that braiding is considered to be quite tacky in bonsai... not a bonsai at all, but a cute way to sell plants in supermarkets...

Oh please, he's having fun with his jades and trying different things. I think it's pretty cool. I can't wait to see how they all look once they start getting bigger. I need to get myself a small jade and start working on the root over rock idea. I have some pretty chunks of glass that I think would work well.

Knock yourself out, just don't call it a bonsai (this is a bonsai forum).

Please Forgive Me
For I Have Sinned Against The Bonsai Gods

My Braided Jade Is Blasphemy
An Abomination

I Shall Paint a Large Scarlet "F B" On My Chest
For "Fraudulent Bonsaier"
And
Hang My Head In Shame

Ummmm
Don't Think So

\*\*\*Attention\*\*\* If you have posted a photographic image of a plant in this thread And Said plant does not strictly comply with the 'Rules' of Bonsai listed in the link below You May NOT Call It a Bonsai And Must Remove It Immediately Or You May Offend "moochinka" 'Cause This Is a "Bonsai Forum" D@mmit And Yours Is Not a Bonsai Because the trunk doesn't flare to the apex & doesn't taper as it ascends + the branches cross & the don't caliper properly to the proportion to the trunk Etc. & So On Blah Blah Blah "Can't We Just All Grow Along" ??? PEACE... Here is a link that might be useful: [The Rules of Bonsai by Brent Walston](https://www.evergreengardenworks.com/rules.htm)

PS~ Sorry Forgot To Apologize For Being "Tacky"
I Hope My Blatant Tackiness Did Not Offend Anyone
If It Did I Sincerely Apologize

The next thing I know Someone's going to the me that "Zombies" are "Tacky" What a World What a World

Get a grip! Sheesh! And don't quote BW please - he knows more about bonsai than you and I put together ever ever ever will.

This post was edited by moochinka on Wed, Jun 4, 14 at 10:51

This just became my most favorite thread on GardenWeb/the internet.

Relax, folks ;-)
Everyone knows that regular Jade leaves are too big for bonsai, hahaha. A joke of course. I often say that my Jades aren't true bonsai but that they're grown in bonsai fashion (potted small, kept small), or that they're grown with a bonsai aesthetic in mind.

Josh

Good morning from the west coast!
Here's my largest 'Hobbit' mother and daughter bonsai...beside a 'Crosby's Compact' that I hard pruned a while back.

Josh

Gollum in its new ceramic pot
3 - 4 years old
From small cutting

Top view

***WARNING***
It's About To Get "Tacky" Up In Here
LOL

My first attempt at inter-twinning different plants

The Gollum in the center is 2 - 3 years old
Planning on twisting the middle branches & cascading the left & right branches

The P. Afra & Red Tip (small "Y" tip cutting) were more recently added

I guess for right now I'll let the P. Afra drape down between the Gollum & Red Tip
And
See where the Red Tip takes it as it grows
???

One Way Or The Other
It Should Be Interesting looking In a Few Years

And Now For Even More Unadulterated Tackiness

~Twisted Red Tip~

This ones around 4 years old
Was started from a leaf pulling sprout

I brake off any & all new off shoots that form
I like the look of the bare branches with leaves just on the tip

I have around 30 some to 40 Bonsai
(NOT one of which was store bought / All are form cutting or seed)
Probably half of which are Jade
So I can do this all day / LOL

But Would Love To See More Pics Of Other Peoples Projects

Hello all!

Just stumbled across this forum. I am starting to propagate a baby jade plant I bought a couple months ago that I would like to "bonsai" (meaning a tacky, non-traditional "bonsai"). There are some great pictures here, and hopefully I can contribute some in the near future.

Welcome, Krys.

Deth, I have lots of little Jade projects....plenty of pics to come. These two cuttings are grown in pure, screened Turface, and bloomed last Winter for the first time.

Josh

The Jade on the left has bloomed every year since I received it as a cutting from a GardenWeb member in Oregon (taken from his motherplant). It has pinkish blooms that are very nice.

The Jade on the right is a 'Crosby's Compact' that I rescued. I pruned it a year or two ago, but I haven't consistency pinched it, so it isn't looking its best. It has a smooth trunk that I like...

Josh

Here's a shot of the Jade that I've had the longest...my mother Jade, grown from the first cutting I ever propagated. I nearly froze it to death, but it survived.

Josh

...The other side of one of the Jade tables.

Josh

Josh,

I love that you have a table all to your jades. As it should be! After I pruned my variegated jade, I thought I was going to have all sorts of cuttings that would eventually root. But NONE of them made it and I'm bummed about it. The cutting were placed on top of dry soil and they all either dried out completely and shriveled up or they rotted even though I added absolutely no water. Something tells me that because my variegation is so intense, with a lot of my leaves on the cuttings being entirely white, that they weren't strong enough to root. At least that's what I'm telling myself. Still, the most intensely variegated were the ones to go first. I researched all about rooting jades and still can't believe ZERO of mine made it. Not even single leaves. I wonder what I did wrong....

:(

littlekirstenjr

Was that the one in the pic above
It would be cool if you could get one of the branches that's almost solid yellow to root

Just tossing this out there & wish I remembered all the technical terms & what not

But wonder if you having problems with them rooting has anything to do with the color

Not enough color for photosynthesis & the plant can't sustain itself type of thing???

Just a Thought

Hello!
Variegated Jades (the 'Tricolor' especially) are difficult to root. Few have success with them...and the greater the variegation, the less likely they are to root. It does, indeed, have to do with the lack of chlorophyll for photosynthesis.

Here are a few more that are hanging out on this bench:

...and here's an update on my C. arborescens 'Silver Dollar' - one of my favorites. So stout. Not a great picture....I'll have to take a few more until I catch the proper angle to show this one off.

Josh

Ok COOL. I thought I was a failed gardener/jade appreciator. I've had other succulents accidentally root for me, and yet, the only one I truly wanted to root was my variegated jade haha.

Dethcheez,
Yup, that's the jade! Some of the branches I was trying to root were entirely or nearly entirely white and like I said, they were the first ones to go. It's like they all had a mass jade suicide. The mother plant is doing great though. Sprouting new leaves here and there.

Here's another favorite -
Crassula ovata var. obliqua.....the green form.

Littlekirstenjr,

I've had best luck propagating my jade by doing stem cuttings and putting them directly in water. I keep the cuttings inside under a light. It takes quite a few weeks, but strong white roots should appear. Make sure you change the water often and I test my water (I have acidic water with lots of chlorine, so I adjust my pH to be more neutral and let the water sit out for at least 24 hours). I have not attempted to propagate from leaf cuttings.

What was odd during propagating was that some of the leaves were wrinkled as if they weren't getting any water, but were sitting in water. Once I planted them they filled out.

These are all amazing!

I wonder if any owners of the previous pictures would be willing and able to post updates on their jade bonsai projects. Great thread, great trees, great imagination! bens2bens, how's your experiment with the tall skinny jade with umbrella top?

ez

Certainly, David.

But it might take a few days before I have a chance to take pics.

Josh

I would love to see current pics of all of these!

Thanks, Josh! That Silver Dollar looks to be a great one! I haven't sen Dethcheez posting this year, hope he's still out there. What imagination!

ez

Wow! I absolutely love all of the pictures on this thread!! What fascinating plants :)

I'm new to the world of bonsai trees, but I really want one! I just have no idea where to get them from. Where did you guys get yours from? A breeder? A Home Depot / Lowes??

A few updates...

Josh, that silver dollar has gotten taller. Are they slower to branch?

008a9a, you can get them sometimes at the big box stores, generally the larger plants are found at a nursery. In both cases the soil will probably be more water-retentive than is needed. You will either need to get used to watering quite infrequently or study up on better draining soils in the 'cacti and succulent' forum.

ez

@Gman

So, you've been at these particular trees about two years now?

Thank you, breathnez!! I'll keep an eye out for them next time I go out :)

Laticauda, probably closer to 5 years on some of these.
I've kept them quite small by confining them in small containers and inorganic mixes.

Josh

Ben, this is a small-leaf / compact Jade that I decided to shape into a Ben style bonsai :-)

There is a significant scar from where I pruned it, but I will just make that the 'back' side for presentation. I am pinching the branch tips regularly to really focus the canopy.

Josh

Nice Josh, this will be an interesting project to follow over the next years.

ez

I'm sorry, can someone please direct me to the Bonsai forum? I think I accidentally clicked on the moochinka knows best channel. AGAIN.

Rob

Hi Ben..

I live in a 3rd story apartment in London Over the past few years I have been growing some Crassula to provide partial window screening.. My original plan was to have them shaped something like African savannah trees. It has sort of worked..

Although not strictly savannah like, this one has turn out best I think..

One problem I have is the older leaves tend to fold down, which is not bad, but not so savannah like. I would prefer if they were more horizontal. Any advice on that?

Great page by the way, there are many useful tips here..

Ian

Hello, Ian! Nice "trees" :-) The reason the leaves are downfolded is simply due to lower light levels. But, for lower light specimens, they don't look half bad.

Josh

Thanks bro

This is my gorgeous Jade bonsai :) thank u for all the advice on how to fatten up the stem and pinching off the new growth. It's extremely helpful :)

waiting patiently for the canopy to close nicely with this Crassula tetragona.