walawelo
Sapling
I saw some interesting jade bonsai on this forum as well as on youtube. I want to start one. I got this jade from a backyard succulent grower out in the country. It looks like it has grown in a very heavy clay top soil (like a little brick). the roots seem to be very fine and this cutting hasn't filled the nursery pot yet. I'm aiming for a thicker trunk.
I have the following questions:
1-Can I rinse off the clay soil from the roots using water or this could give it root rot? I know succulents hate wet feet but the clay is so heavey I'm afraid raking it will just tear all the roots.
2-How long should you wait between repoting and pruning on a jade?
3-How long do you keep sacrificial branches before they become problematic (distort the trunk or leave huge scars)?
4-do you let sprouts at the base of the trunk develop into sacrificial branches to thicken trunk or remove them at the budding stage to divert more energy upward
5-I know how to grow jade as a houseplant in cacti mix and some perlite. Does it do better in a Bonsai mix or is it too wet for it?
6-while trunk thicken faster if it was planter in a big colander rather than a bonsai pot?
I have the following questions:
1-Can I rinse off the clay soil from the roots using water or this could give it root rot? I know succulents hate wet feet but the clay is so heavey I'm afraid raking it will just tear all the roots.
2-How long should you wait between repoting and pruning on a jade?
3-How long do you keep sacrificial branches before they become problematic (distort the trunk or leave huge scars)?
4-do you let sprouts at the base of the trunk develop into sacrificial branches to thicken trunk or remove them at the budding stage to divert more energy upward
5-I know how to grow jade as a houseplant in cacti mix and some perlite. Does it do better in a Bonsai mix or is it too wet for it?
6-while trunk thicken faster if it was planter in a big colander rather than a bonsai pot?
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