Trimming for Ramification on a portulacaria afra - Little Jade Bonsai

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  • čas přidán 4. 05. 2020
  • How to trim a portulacaria afra (dwarf jade) bonsai for ramification.

Komentáře • 209

  • @muchacho19886
    @muchacho19886 Před 4 lety +24

    I’m loving your channel and the fact you focus on baby jades, there is not much content on them on YT in English. Thank you :)

  • @Westopher
    @Westopher Před 4 lety +67

    Can you make a video showing how you get primary branches to grow where you want them? Maybe if you did a series that follows one or a few trees from the start would be dope.

    • @LittleJadeBonsai
      @LittleJadeBonsai  Před 3 lety +19

      Thank you for the suggestion! It’s on my list to make for sure. 👍🏼

    • @Floydsdad101
      @Floydsdad101 Před 3 lety +6

      That would be awesome ! I’d love to see how to get a Portulacaria to grow from a cutting into credible bonsai tree 🌲

    • @dannyb2349080
      @dannyb2349080 Před 3 lety +1

      Yea me too, got a few I have started, really enjoy your videos! Thanks for all the work you are doing!

    • @shauno812
      @shauno812 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah that would be awesome! I struggle to put it all together in my head. Having a playlist for one tree from start to finish would give us an idea on how it progressed. Amazing trees...you got skills bro!

    • @ellietobe
      @ellietobe Před 2 lety +1

      @@LittleJadeBonsai I have a young Portulacaria afra. I really would like to know how to train a young plant to develop into something that looks like a tree. We know that the Portulacaria is actually a bush and it grows naturally like a bush. It takes some kind of know how to turn a bush into a tree. Please help.

  • @johncontract7855
    @johncontract7855 Před 2 lety +3

    Brand new to bonsai and just bought a little Jade pre-bonsai. Scouring the web for information and how to get started and this video is the best so far. Would love to learn your thought process on how you trim to establish your branching when you're starting from the pre-bonsai stage.

  • @roxymcrae4645
    @roxymcrae4645 Před měsícem

    You've given this tree such a beautiful shape 😊 thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge 🙏

  • @marymari7533
    @marymari7533 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for your precious advices! Bravo!

  • @karakuzu4
    @karakuzu4 Před 3 lety

    Just received a jade bonsai for Christmas and I love it so much already!! thank you for this video !!

  • @priyayoungblood7298
    @priyayoungblood7298 Před 3 lety +3

    This was one of the best bonsai videos I've seen! Thanks for the detailed information!

  • @TheLeafyLady
    @TheLeafyLady Před 8 měsíci

    This is exactly how I prune my basil! Thank you so much. This view is absolutely gorgeous!

  • @pricethepeanut
    @pricethepeanut Před 3 lety

    So glad I found your channel just got my first Jade from a nursery excited to take care of it.

  • @wrliggin2
    @wrliggin2 Před 3 lety

    This video was really informative and inspiring. I'm literally starting tonight and it seems like such a fun hobby. Thanks so much!

  • @TJDuffy999
    @TJDuffy999 Před 9 měsíci

    This is great! Just the rightamount of advice.
    Thanks

  • @tauv7879
    @tauv7879 Před 4 lety +1

    Love the Jade bonsai! My mom has a Jade in the yard that has just grown wild and now I'm dying to work on it. Thank you so much!

  • @blinkertboy
    @blinkertboy Před 4 lety +1

    I already learned so much from you in this video. Looking forward to learn more from you in your future videos

  • @jaycastaneda5979
    @jaycastaneda5979 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for the wiring tip. I have been doing a lot of trial and error. It helps to know that there are other methods to wiring.

  • @LeisureLizard
    @LeisureLizard Před rokem

    Absolutely beautiful. You are the king of dwarf jade. I hope you come back with more videos.

  • @jwkoeniger
    @jwkoeniger Před rokem +2

    Great video! I watch a lot of bonsai videos and yours are some of the very best. Simple, informative, they give me something I can USE. I live in Florida and have lots of ports in my landscaping, many growing down and over large boulders. I've never focussed on making them into bonsai but now I'm INSPIRED. THANK YOU!!!

  • @taylorellison2719
    @taylorellison2719 Před 2 lety +1

    THANK YOU!!!!! This is so helpful!! I am so excited and this is my favorite plant because I rescued her from a Walmart trash can. She’s so big now and I have her babies all over my house. It’s so lovely.

  • @-ChrisD
    @-ChrisD Před 3 lety +1

    What an amazing collection you have. So impressive!

  • @jaychet
    @jaychet Před 4 lety +12

    I would like to see a series of vids on starter trees also. from small cuttings. how to create primary branches etc.
    would be good as I'm guessing you have enough to use different trees at different stages to speed up the series , rather than filming over say, a 5 year period.
    great video, looking forward to seeing more 👍🏼😊

  • @beybladerchris584
    @beybladerchris584 Před 4 lety +1

    awesome man, this is the exact content i was asking for! thanks for your wisdom!

  • @brianlgilmour1880
    @brianlgilmour1880 Před rokem

    Great video, great concise info about ports, I trimmed my tree while watching!

  • @jscottstockton
    @jscottstockton Před 4 lety +2

    Have been following you this year on Instagram. Very instructional. Am learning and applying your concepts daily and since I am in my 70's am looking for some more established ones to add to my small underdeveloped collection so I can also do some maintenance work.

  • @Tradewindsvintagehi
    @Tradewindsvintagehi Před 3 lety +1

    I learned so much from this video! I have old (20 years+) jade plants have massive trunjks and are actually pretty wild looking, which I like. But thanks to you, I'm going to try my hand at turning in a newer plant into a bonsai. Thanks for the excellent videos.

  • @diegoblakely9614
    @diegoblakely9614 Před 2 lety

    Great Info! Thank you! I'm a beginner and this was very helpful!

  • @arcadevampire
    @arcadevampire Před rokem

    Thanks, i needed this video. Best explanation ive found on yt. Cheers

  • @christelswart
    @christelswart Před 4 měsíci

    Love your videos and learn so much every day ❤

  • @stephenlay9580
    @stephenlay9580 Před 4 lety +1

    Great vlog mate👍 I'm in the early stages with my mini jades so this is really useful information.

  • @michaelgarza7918
    @michaelgarza7918 Před 4 lety +2

    Very awesome! I love what you are doing with ports. Very underutilized bonsai. I think you should do a video on a neglected port and teach us how to get it into “little jade bonsai” shape.

  • @SteveSimi
    @SteveSimi Před 2 lety +1

    I love how you promote constant cutting while Nigel Saunders trims every year... I can see both of your results, which are both amazing, so I know I can experiment and do whatever my trees need! Thank youi so much for the information

    • @LittleJadeBonsai
      @LittleJadeBonsai  Před 2 lety +1

      Love this! Yes you gotta do what works for you. I have done both but prefer to trim often. Thanks for watching!

  • @elvirarios1252
    @elvirarios1252 Před 4 lety

    Love your bonsai 🌳

  • @donnajacobs1722
    @donnajacobs1722 Před 3 lety

    Love your trees , your videos are awesome thank you

  • @an_annanas
    @an_annanas Před rokem

    Thanks for this! My spekbome (P. afra) are several months old and were grown from truncheons. They're looking very sparse, and I've realised it's because I've just let them grow basically untouched! Poor things are going to get the pruning of their lives today...

  • @georginahumphrey7601
    @georginahumphrey7601 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for your video l! I learned more how and why to trim than anything I've seen today on utube.

  • @carloscruz6536
    @carloscruz6536 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for sharing your technics 👍👍🇵🇷I’m glad to find your channel

  • @KuriousKi77y
    @KuriousKi77y Před 10 měsíci

    INSANE growth!

  • @rishi7658
    @rishi7658 Před 4 lety +1

    I just love your obsession for lil port! you are a proud owner of some very beautiful ports!
    I would love to see a demonstration on how to start Port RootOverRock. I guess ROR design is so in demand and many viewers will benefit from it. Waiting for it eagerly!.

  • @bulebonsaibatam1758
    @bulebonsaibatam1758 Před 3 lety

    Very educational and informative. Im looking to get my first Jade very soon. Keep the videos coming. Max here from Indonesia

  • @SiPabloPuede
    @SiPabloPuede Před 2 lety +1

    Omg. Thanks for the explanation! Everything clear right now!!

  • @jessijaramillo8370
    @jessijaramillo8370 Před 4 lety +1

    Extremely helpful!

  • @lolitanoval8266
    @lolitanoval8266 Před 3 lety

    So pretty bonsai. 🪴

  • @stevevaughn2040
    @stevevaughn2040 Před rokem +1

    I know this is a couple years old but it is new to me. Great video. I use a tomato clamp thingies, that is a Japanese word meaning duhicki, and string or wire. The clamp doesn't mark plant and easily comes off without cutting.

  • @melvyntoppo678
    @melvyntoppo678 Před 3 lety

    Liked your video. The simple things were explained well.

  • @-ChrisD
    @-ChrisD Před 3 lety +1

    Beautiful tree!

  • @ginapalafox7690
    @ginapalafox7690 Před 2 lety

    Amazing! Thank you the video. 🙏🏻

  • @mantasdruktenis3291
    @mantasdruktenis3291 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow, Looks amazing, !!!!!

  • @MbhoniMzee
    @MbhoniMzee Před 2 lety

    Nice work brother. Planning on having my learners create their on bonsais

  • @bobhoskins1504
    @bobhoskins1504 Před 3 lety

    Dude I love your trees man.

  • @rafy74
    @rafy74 Před 4 lety

    Awesome!! Thank you for the inspiration

  • @kibbL3s
    @kibbL3s Před 4 lety +1

    awesome video. awesome tree. This was the info I needed. I just started with a dwarf jade and had no idea how to develop ramification. My suggestion for video idea is how to develop roots/nabari,
    I have a jade with a pretty thick truck that has roots only growing on one side.

  • @arneinkululeko
    @arneinkululeko Před 3 lety

    I've been following you on Insta, just discovered your CZcams, it's amazing content! Thanks for doing this for spekboom

  • @Martin_Hunac
    @Martin_Hunac Před 3 lety

    Dont stop with youtube. Perfect trees

  • @TJDuffy999
    @TJDuffy999 Před rokem

    great video!

  • @victorgallardo4399
    @victorgallardo4399 Před 3 lety

    This is an awesome video very helpful. What I would like to see and others will agree im sure is how to develop a plant. Show us more of the process on a progressing plant rather than a maintenance plant.

  • @thomasdiamanty6771
    @thomasdiamanty6771 Před 3 lety

    great video, thanks!

  • @marionfarley7379
    @marionfarley7379 Před 3 lety

    Looks good.

  • @zenobibonsai
    @zenobibonsai Před rokem +1

    I love these, they respond so well to pruning - your tree is amazing!!! 👌👌👍

  • @masihahmadi5855
    @masihahmadi5855 Před 2 lety

    Thank you very much that was really helpful

  • @shobhagupta2626
    @shobhagupta2626 Před 11 měsíci

    Thank u ,very informative video.

  • @walterariasschilman
    @walterariasschilman Před 2 měsíci

    Muy bueno tu video! Por fin entiendo cómo hacer para engrosar los troncos! Gracias! Saludos desde Tucumán, Argentina

  • @jenniferwadhwa8639
    @jenniferwadhwa8639 Před rokem

    Would love to see taking (with voice) a new plant you got from a fair and how to start training it to shape.

  • @allykatt6207
    @allykatt6207 Před 2 lety

    Great video.

  • @soheilasghari1995
    @soheilasghari1995 Před 4 lety +1

    Great. It will be interesting to know How to develop nice roots like this in next videos😃👍

  • @GraftingTactick
    @GraftingTactick Před 3 lety +1

    Gorgeous bonsai 😍

  • @wingchunming
    @wingchunming Před 3 lety

    Nice video look forward to watching more dude

  • @3ncore91
    @3ncore91 Před 3 lety

    just bougth a portulacaria afra today, fallen in love how they look

  • @joeperrone1486
    @joeperrone1486 Před 3 lety

    Hi I'm new to bonsai. I would love to see a video on how to start with a cutting and what to do from that point. Love your videos.

  • @MrMikef350
    @MrMikef350 Před 3 lety

    Great video mate just got my first tree and it’s same as yours

  • @theworldofbonsai641
    @theworldofbonsai641 Před 3 lety

    That’s awesome!!

  • @hamaragarden111
    @hamaragarden111 Před 2 lety

    Nice video and good information

  • @BonsaiJade
    @BonsaiJade Před 4 lety +1

    Very beatifull friend...

  • @pattivermeersch7348
    @pattivermeersch7348 Před 2 lety +1

    What a beautiful tree

  • @KennetDeBondt
    @KennetDeBondt Před rokem

    Thx! Good info!

  • @juanpabloge
    @juanpabloge Před 4 lety +1

    Great informative video! Can you make a video on turning nursery stock with really long branches into bonsai? I feel like I just have to completely prune the branches off from mine and start over in order to make it look nice.

  • @paritoshbhardwaj5970
    @paritoshbhardwaj5970 Před 3 lety

    Beautiful

  • @lefthandluke8923
    @lefthandluke8923 Před 3 lety +1

    Love your videos, bro, but apparently you also have great taste in music!!

  • @WhataPlant
    @WhataPlant Před 4 lety +1

    Very nice! I loved how u brought down the branch! 👌🏼 I’d like to see more videos like this!

  • @sarahk4047
    @sarahk4047 Před 4 lety

    Wow this is great thank you

  • @getintothewildwithjeffruma8777

    Beautiful tree

  • @janetteplaisted4501
    @janetteplaisted4501 Před 2 lety

    I’d love to see, starting development of a bonsai jade. How you get it to the shape you like to then do this type of maintenance

  • @kumara3993
    @kumara3993 Před 3 lety +1

    Great channel! There is so little information on the web

  • @Seekay-oe3qz
    @Seekay-oe3qz Před rokem +1

    Kown as speckboom ( specckled/spotted tree in Afrikaans. Or elephant bush . The leaves are tasty added to pastas cut & diced adds a tinge of citrus. It's value is also that it's proven to extract more carbon dioxide than nything from the Amazon rainforest. So please grow them into hedges & do ur part for the environment. As a succulent it also doesn't need much watering.

  • @tmconnell11
    @tmconnell11 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for all the info! Any tips on transferring a port out of a bonsai pot and into a larger pot to generate more growth?

  • @mariaeugenia-lz2iv
    @mariaeugenia-lz2iv Před 2 lety +1

    EXCELENTE TRABALHO PARABÉNS GOSTEI MUITO 👏👏👏

  • @vishallagoo
    @vishallagoo Před 4 lety +10

    How to grow that thick roots? And do you repotted roots little above the soil so that they are thick?

  • @VIJAYPAL-RJ-13
    @VIJAYPAL-RJ-13 Před 4 lety +1

    Helpful tips

  • @sunsetvibes556
    @sunsetvibes556 Před 3 lety

    Awesome tx 👍

  • @siewllye8993
    @siewllye8993 Před 11 měsíci

    I just started on jade trees. Trying to trim an old one to slanting position., & a few young one to straight positions.

  • @Jerome30000
    @Jerome30000 Před rokem

    Bonjour je suis patio né aussi par cette plante j'aime beaucoup tes vidéos qui sont très inintéressante.
    +1 Passe une bonne soirée.

  • @vicbarrientos655
    @vicbarrientos655 Před 3 lety +1

    tnx for sharing . . .

  • @notbonsai671
    @notbonsai671 Před 3 lety

    Looking forward to a repotting. I've gotten so much conflicting info! Seems I let mine get to dry during some portion of the process. Everything I hear or read implies they will rot if they even look at water, anytime near or after a report.

  • @Juggleboy2190
    @Juggleboy2190 Před 4 lety +1

    Beautiful tree!! After how long would you be worried about the wire scarring the branch or root that you tied together? Super helpful video!

  • @jeffhurst4744
    @jeffhurst4744 Před 3 lety +1

    Might I suggest you change the camera/video angle, so one can see where the trim/cut is being made. Your hand/fingers block the actual cut point on most. Your explanations are great. But actual visually observing each/majority of the cuts can really be helpful. Thanks for your videos.

  • @mikecole1095
    @mikecole1095 Před 4 lety +3

    Nice tree! I’m just getting into bonsai. I’m collecting bonsai material and I think dwarf jade might be a quick and easy way to go. Keep those videos coming. What type of soil can I get by with as I don’t have regular bonsai soil available

  • @Seekay-oe3qz
    @Seekay-oe3qz Před rokem

    I learnt more in this vid in 2 Min than watching bonsai masters go blah blah blah ! 👍🙏

  • @josieramirez5194
    @josieramirez5194 Před 3 lety

    Muy bonita la portulacaria

  • @_Misso_
    @_Misso_ Před 4 lety +1

    Another awesome informative video, thank you! I'd love to see what you can do with a nursery stock port afra :) Also do you just lift up the root bowl over the years to get those exposed roots?

  • @DavesBonsai
    @DavesBonsai Před 3 lety +2

    Little Jade Bonsai. Nice video. I enjoyed the tree and your insights. There seems to be a lot of back and forth about sacrificial branches, and thickening up trunks and branches, but I've also thought that more division leads to more foliage thus everything lower than that gets thicker. Especially with fast-growing trees like the PA. I'm in MN, so my trees need to be inside for a long time, but my trees are loving my plant room environment right now. Are you trimming all year long where you are or do you back off for a while during winter season whatever that means where you are?

  • @programbonsai3760
    @programbonsai3760 Před 4 lety +1

    beautiful tree. tiny leaves

  • @hoyitsdivine
    @hoyitsdivine Před 2 lety

    Tree looks beautiful! Got my first bonsai tree this weekend and it’s actually a portulacaria but the variegated version. I’m a bit at a loss on how to start trimming and stumbled upon your video. Can’t wait to see how mine will look in a few years? I also just repotted it, do you recommend waiting before trimming or can I do it right away?

  • @lucaperolfi2047
    @lucaperolfi2047 Před 4 lety +4

    HI! Love your video here in Italy! Do you use the cork bark variety for you bonsai?