Elephant Bush Bonsai - Bonsai Nature | Ideas for Bonsai

This plant really didn t need repotting as you can see if you watch the video.

Elephant bush bonsai. Bonsai masters use the elephant plant to create spectacular bonsai. The elephant bush also known as south african jade or portulacaria afra is a tiny leafed succulent tree with a rough woody trunk and branches. Prev her royal majesty mary madison the buttonwood queen. It wasn t pot bound at all but i wanted a better plant to replace the spider plant.

It will survive with little direct sun or with all day sun. More information below the photos. These succulents commonly have a reddish stem and leaves that are prefix of measurements but also a variegated cultivar is often seen in cultivation. Posted in styling bonsai tagged bonsai dwarf jade elephant bush jim smith succulent post navigation.

It can absorb a lot of atmospheric carbon and in recent years people have started using it to prevent climate change. The bush has thick succulent brown stems with small tender green leaves that resemble a diminutive jade plant. In the home interior it is much more likely to remain just a few feet tall. Why i repotted my elephant bush.

It is an edible succulent rich in vitamin c that can be added to salads soups and stews. Elephant bush plant may get 6 to 20 feet 2 6 m tall in habitat where it is a favorite food of elephants. Next willow leaf ficus chop. 67 thoughts seán coleman says.

Portulacaria afra the name might sound like a mouthful so it might be easier to refer to this plant by another name. Dwarf jade is hardy to droughts and can handle overwatering that is why elephant bush bonsai is popular in the west as it can be grown full year with awesome fleshy and round leaves. The small root ball adapts well to typical shallow bonsai containers and being succulent it is more tolerant of drying than more traditional bonsai subjects such as maples or evergreens so requires less constant attention. I have often admired well trained jade trees but have never attempted one.

The pot is large enough so that the elephant bush can stay in it for quite a few years. Elephant bush is well suited to growing in a hanging or elevated container. Portulacaria afra known as elephant bush dwarf jade plant porkbush and spekboom in afrikaans is a small leaved succulent plant found in south africa. Bonsai care pruning and notes for portulacaria afra elephant bush dwarf jade plant portulacaria afra tree is relatively new to bonsai in the west.