Hello! I have this variegated Jade that I want to make into a bonsai. It is mid-January and it is pushing new growth. I'm surprised that it is growing new leaves at this time of year and I didn't know if I should take some leaves/branches off now, or wait until its warmer out even though I am keeping it inside my dorm. If I should pinch anything off, what should I remove? This is my first bonsai so any help/comments are greatly appreciated!
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Your little jade plant cutting doesn't have much resemblance to bonsai yet. Personally I would repot it into a larger pot and just let it grow for a few years. I'm not a big fan of jade as a bonsai subject (which is nothing but personal opinion/ taste). In my opinion, the only thing that makes a jade plant approach the look of bonsai is when they have a good thick trunk:
The trunk on yours won't thicken up if the plant is kept small in a small pot.
But hopefully someone with more bonsai experience and will come along and be more helpful in terms of what you are actually asking.
The trunk on yours won't thicken up if the plant is kept small in a small pot.
But hopefully someone with more bonsai experience and will come along and be more helpful in terms of what you are actually asking.
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https://www.bonsaimary.com/Jade-Bonsai.html
Just let it grow for awhile and learn how to keep it happy and healthy! Plenty of time to cut later when it is better established and more able to withstand it.