I am new to the bonsai world and this forum. I bought this plant from the Flower Market yesterday and someone told me it was a bonsai. Can anyone identify it for me? Thanks for your help!
Becky in Beijing
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Either Portulacaria afra, or possibly some type of sedum. IMO, it's far too bushy to be considered bonsai ATM. BUT, before you do anything to it, look at examples of jade bonsai, particularly semi-cascades. You need to clean up the lower branches, make the branching visible, and decide where to concentrate the folliage. Otherwise, it looks like a nce, full, and healthy tree.
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bghickman,
Almost certainly a Portulacaria afra, also called by several common names including baby jade, elephant food, or in Africa, Spekboom. I have a bunch of these but none of them has ever flowered.
Norm
Almost certainly a Portulacaria afra, also called by several common names including baby jade, elephant food, or in Africa, Spekboom. I have a bunch of these but none of them has ever flowered.
Bonsai is not a type of plant, it is a series of techniques that are used to train numerous species to resemble full sized trees. This one could, with some judicious pruning, become a nice example of this species.someone told me it was a bonsai
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