Correct care for dwarf jade pre- bonsai

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What substrate for small jade purchased for 2.50 at nursery. Do they mature faster than most,also can they survive in a bonsai mix 40 calcined clay-40 pumice-20 bark fines,and will they grow in that mix.
 

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I use 100% inorganic, nothing special though, whatever I happen to have on hand. They are succulents and don't need much water retention. They are very easy to care for.
 
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+ your mix will be good.
Jades don’t require a lot of water, but it’s nice to know that when you do water it, it won’t stay wet for long and lead to rot.

are you sure that’s a dwarf Jade? Looks like common crassula ovata.
 
are you sure that’s a dwarf Jade? Looks like common crassula ovata.
This is the problem with using common names for plants/trees. When someone says "dwarf jade" I wonder... "are they talking about a dwarf crassula? Or a completely different genus - portulacaria?"

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This is the problem with using common names for plants/trees. When someone says "dwarf jade" I wonder... "are they talking about a dwarf crassula? Or a completely different genus - portulacaria?"

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Searching high & low for a portulacaria. They’re the “jades” I remember from the 70s and nobody seems to have them anymore.
 
I don't know about Alberta, but I see them for sale at Lowes all the time.
 
Searching high & low for a portulacaria. They’re the “jades” I remember from the 70s and nobody seems to have them anymore.
Probably because they are a tropical succulent. They're everywhere here, where they thrive. You can always buy online. 1 decent sized one and you'll never need to buy another.
 
Probably because they are a tropical succulent. They're everywhere here, where they thrive. You can always buy online. 1 decent sized one and you'll never need to buy another.
I see the regular jades, not the miniature ones. Ah well. Such is life.
 
I see the regular jades, not the miniature ones. Ah well. Such is life.


Both places are out of stock but it's worth a shot to contact them, should be able to ship to wherever you are when they get more.
 

Both places are out of stock but it's worth a shot to contact them, should be able to ship to wherever you are when they get

Both places are out of stock but it's worth a shot to contact them, should be able to ship to wherever you are when they get more.
It doesn’t have the species listed, but if they say jade. I assume it’s the regular jade.
 
The pictures are of Portulacaria (dwarf jade/elephant bush/spekboom etc.) not Crassula.
 
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