I'm in the market for a small corkbark jade or even some unrooted cuttings. Any leads? It will be awhile before I can buy due to temps but I thought I should get feelers out.
I'm in the market for a small corkbark jade or even some unrooted cuttings. Any leads? It will be awhile before I can buy due to temps but I thought I should get feelers out.
Yes, portulacaria. Do you know if Frank Yee has some sort of online sales?Portulacaria afra? I've got a couple of them. I know Frank Yee will have them for sale at the Bonsai-a-thon at the Huntington Gardens in February.
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Do you have any cork bark cuttings you could send me and @GailC ? I reached out to multiple people online a few months ago and no one was able to send any. It would be awesome if you could, as I live far from California.Portulacaria afra? I've got a couple of them. I know Frank Yee will have them for sale at the Bonsai-a-thon at the Huntington Gardens in February.
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Do you have any cork bark cuttings you could send me and @GailC ? I reached out to multiple people online a few months ago and no one was able to send any. It would be awesome if you could, as I live far from California.
I am a little confused about Frank Yee's plants. I have seen the cork bark one that he brings to all the shows and it is quite striking. My two plants that I got from him are both healthy, but they are just barely starting to show any corking and I have had them for two years now. A small branch broke off one of my plants, and I rooted it and am growing it in a small pot... and I see nothing that would make me think it is anything other than a standard P. afra.
Frank said it takes a while for the corking to develop... so who knows.
I will save some cuttings next time I trim them and you are welcome to them. However I want to make sure that you have modest expectations, because it feels to me like the corking takes longer than I anticipated.
That would be awesome but how do I contact you or you contact me when you trim the trees? I am new to this website. Also when do you think you will trim them? You are able to mail them right?I am a little confused about Frank Yee's plants. I have seen the cork bark one that he brings to all the shows and it is quite striking. My two plants that I got from him are both healthy, but they are just barely starting to show any corking and I have had them for two years now. A small branch broke off one of my plants, and I rooted it and am growing it in a small pot... and I see nothing that would make me think it is anything other than a standard P. afra.
Frank said it takes a while for the corking to develop... so who knows.
I will save some cuttings next time I trim them and you are welcome to them. However I want to make sure that you have modest expectations, because it feels to me like the corking takes longer than I anticipated.
I'm in the market for a small corkbark jade or even some unrooted cuttings. Any leads? It will be awhile before I can buy due to temps but I thought I should get feelers out.
Thanks but I already have normal portulacariaI have some small jades that are ridiculously over grown and in need of some severe pruning. Will give me something to do in this crappy winter. I would be happy to root some cuttings, and send when the weather gets more temperate. But they're not cork bark.
I am a little confused about Frank Yee's plants. I have seen the cork bark one that he brings to all the shows and it is quite striking. My two plants that I got from him are both healthy, but they are just barely starting to show any corking and I have had them for two years now. A small branch broke off one of my plants, and I rooted it and am growing it in a small pot... and I see nothing that would make me think it is anything other than a standard P. afra.
Frank said it takes a while for the corking to develop... so who knows.
I will save some cuttings next time I trim them and you are welcome to them. However I want to make sure that you have modest expectations, because it feels to me like the corking takes longer than I anticipated.
I have some cuttings I might be willing to send out free given you pay shipping. Not now but during spring. I'll actually be helping volunteer and teach the beginners class at bonsai-a-thon so I probably will buy some corkers from Frank. They get flipped for outrageous prices on the auction pages compared to what Frank sells em for.
Adam L. just took about 100 cutting from a massive corker that he seperated into two parts - check his latest blog post and email him about the cuttings.
I want to start by saying thank you all for the help. I understand these can be quite pricey. If anyone does help me get starts, I'll happily pay it forward once I get extra trimmings.
I want to start by saying thank you all for the help. I understand these can be quite pricey. If anyone does help me get starts, I'll happily pay it forward once I get extra trimmings.
I'd be happy to pay shipping, is it ok if I contact you in a couple months?
I hate blogs, I can never find posts that everyone else seems to see. I'll check again, thanks for the lead.
In a few months would you be able to send any to me? I remember asking where to find them a few months ago on your Reddit post about the Golden State Bonsai Convention, and you replied saying you may be growing some cuttings this spring and giving them away. I can pay shipping, I just want to know if you have enough to be giving them away. If there are only enough to give to @GailC he can have them. Thank you!Yeah sure I can send some over. I saw Adams post but I don't think those are corkers. Old portulacaria afra do form nice crackled bark, but it's not the same as corking bark.