I really appreciate the conversational style and thoroughness of the description of how to decide what to trim and what to keep. So many videos don't do that.
I was interested in, but intimidated by bonsai after watching some other fellows who were doing very technical trees with lots of twists and turns. Your trees are no less refined, but your easygoing style showed me that there’s no one right way to do bonsai. Can’t wait til the winter lets up and I can receive the pre-bonsai ficus I have on order!
I know of one person that only uses their hands to shape their trees, no pruners, no wires. They just break off the tips and branches. There trees actually look really good and they have a very recognizable style to them! I hope you enjoy your Ficus!
Hi Nigel! Maybe you already have the answer about your pot. But I still tell you what I have found. One of the seals on your pot is engraved with " 窦仙大”. I searched for "窦仙大" on the Internet and found one just like yours. It's from the 1950s and costs 4,500 yuan. "1950年代精品宜兴紫砂盆：窦仙大制长方盆"
Hey Nigel! Just getting into bonsai and your videos are so helpful and your energy is so relaxing and polite. Thank you for great content and so much information for beginners and long time bonsai growers.
I also like your relaxed, easy-going style of video. Watching you go through the psychological process, changing your mind (and why), is very instructional. I have three Jades, three years old - nice thick, thumb-sized trunks so I'm ready to prune them. Much trepidation....I wish you were here to show me Nigel...
Another great video of your detailed work and advise, I think your Jade tree looks good in the pot you chose. Thats a really nice gollum Jade cutting , I'm imagining the size of the tree it came from! Great to see the new growth coming back on your Ficus, you can sleep better! The viewers pics were really interesting.
Hi Nigel, Totally agree that the jade presently looks odd. I think it is because the canopy is sparse and the trunk is thick. The trunk is like a elephants leg. It could be the square pot but when the canopy grows you will see the makings of another great bonsai. Another bonsai in transition. At 19:38, that bonsai is a masterpiece. Good job.
I would cut back every branch to one or maximum two leave pairs. It would better I think, especially when it regrows new shootas. By the way, i can't believe this tree is ten years old. Looks like one of mine which are three or four years old.
Great job on the succulent videos! It is very hard for us (most viewers) to make such big cuts on plants. And thank you for choosing me for the viewer pics. Keep up the great work!
hiya! sorry to bother but maybe you got a sec to answer this question? I am so happy to actually be talking to the dude who got picked at the end for viewer pics... umm so here it goes, the ficus you started in 2010 (is that the stump of a tree and the ficus growing from that?) sorry if the question is written weird I just can't explain much better jaja have a great day
@@littledudelittletrees1647 it was a palm tree a friend cut down. I bowled it with the back of a hammer. It lasted about 3 years then rotted away. Neat thing was the roots went down about 2 feet when it finally rotted away. Not the best of ideas. But it was just an experiment.
Great video fam! I'm from QLD, Australia and have never been to the snow before. Part 1 of these videos was so awesome to me because I loved the snowy landscape!
Nice work, great way to use up jade cuttings, they're just so easy to root aren't they! Do you have much luck reducing leaf size? I'm wondering if it's a case of defoliating from time to time?
I find the leaf size goes up as the plants grows and the branches get longer. If you are always trimming the plant, you will keep the leaf size down, but the tree might also loose vigor. I prune the leaves off a month before a show and the new leaves grow back smaller, but I don't worry about leaf size otherwise.
Awesome! 2 videos in one day. These 2 videos are very good as anyone has access to jades. I myself recently got a jade cutting. I also took 2 leaves off and rooted those as well. Professional...well, so called "professional" bonsai artist don't really see succulents as bonsai but as you said in part 1 they can't be fantastic especially with age and you are so right. I love succulent bonsai. Also just to keep from commenting on both videos and causing 2 notifications haha, I want to say I'm jealous of all the snow! Hete in Tennessee we have had a couple flurries bit that is it. I love the snow and plan someday too move a little farther north. Your back yard is just beautiful! My battery is dieing so...till next time!
That's the beginning of the end. Once you have one of them your house will fill up with every cutting you make. Cause the root so easily I can't trash them. Aweful! ^^
Jades my favourite plant to bonsai I seen one in a Chinese fish and chip shop it looked really old I asked if i could have a cutting ,they gave me a small branch it's now a tree which i have too many of my own cuttings from ,you have give me a idea to make a forest mine are planted in cactus soil would your soil mix be better do you think ?? Thank you nigel for your video...
Hey Nigel love your video. But a quick question I just bought a Ficus microcarpa from my local bonsai Garden, and it has black spots on its leaves I did a quick and minor route prune and repot and it has lost about 80% of its leaves they turned yellow and dropped. I live in Florida and the temperature at the moment is around 79 to 80°F humidity level 87. Please if you can help me Nigel that would be amazing I appreciate it.
I Know Jade plant is not related to Portulacaria Afra.I have 10 big Cuttings Portulacaria Afra I put some Rooting Hormone Im waiting For them to root I hope.I saw you didn’t put any root hormone on Jade plant Big Cutting.Thanks for the nice video
Spring is coming. Maybe you will make a movie where you are looking for some trees in the woods, in the meadow. How do you adapt them to your collection. greetings
It took a while, the plant slowly gained strength throughout the summer. By fall it was finally growing strongly. I left it in full sun and was very careful not to over water. Much of the watering was done by just misting the cutting and the top of the soil. I never watered the soil thoroughly with the watering can until the cutting was growing and the weather was hot and dry.
Hello again, this is your neighbor from Brampton. I'm continuing to enjoy your videos, esp the Mars series with you makeshifting a flight cabin, upside down in the passenger side of your car. I meet Connor at the TBA silent auction on Monday night. I recognised him from the presentation on light. I let him know that it help me choose my LED under shelf lighting. He then proceeded to out bid me on what I thought was the prize of the auction, a beautiful English high temp kiln pot. I now thing he is a scoundrel and will be better prepared next time. PS- I still plan to model spme 3D pots and I'd like to share a few general photos with you, but I'm not sure the best method
Hello Ross, Connor is not supposed to have any money after finishing University! I hope the neighbors didn't see me making that video, well at least i don't own a DeLorean. You can send pics to... thekwbonsaisociety@gmail.com
Thank you Nigel for both of these very informative videos. I have inherited 3 jade houseplants and want to make them into bonsais. One has a long trunk with 2 thick branches at the top so would you advise to take a large cutting from the main trunk, let them harden and then repot? Or do I try to encourage branches lower down the trunk? Best wishes, Gail
Hi Nigel! Thank you for this video I recently followed these steps for a thick jade cutting of my own. However I do not have high humidity where my cutting is. How often should I water to promote root growth?
Hello Konrad Morawski, I would just lightly mist your Jade and keep the soil quite dry. In between misting, you can place a clear plastic bag over the cuttings. Poke some holes in the bag for a little ventilation and to keep the heat down. The humidity and light misting's, should be enough moisture to grow some really good roots. If you use a bag, be sure not to water your tree or the base of your Jade could rot. Better on the dry side than too wet!
That's a lovely collection of Jade Please tell me what potting mix you used Ask there is no compost or soil in it I am from Mumbai where they use a lot of what you called turf, compost sand etc. Your mix is all pebbles like Regards Pervin
I use bonsai soil and even with bonsai soil, I have to be careful not to leave the succulent bonsai out in the rain, if it is rainy for a couple of days in a row. I have gotten root rot where the trunk goes soft and mushy from too much rain combined with cool cloudy days. I bring my succulents in out of the rain now and bring them back to the benches when the rain has stopped.
I really like the small repoted jade and I think the pot suits it quite well. But it needs a few years to be in scale with the cheetah in my opinion. Good work as always.
A silly question from an amateur starting with bonsais... how do you keep the nutrients in rocky soil? I had Duranta Erecta in rocky soil and no matter how hard I tried to keep it, it was suffering... after I repotted it to mix of sand, clay, peat soil, it´s getting its leaves back and new branches appear all over the old wood. I tried to fertilize the older rocky soil, but apparently it didnt absorb any nutrients... I would like to use the "rocky" soil eventually as it looks nice, but non of my bonsais (old ones or newer experiments) seem to handle it well (after using local forest soil or clay/sand/peat mixed soil, the bonsais are growing nicely) Thank you for any tip, love your videos and looking forward for new one :)
It is possible that the rocky soil you were using was non porous and didn't absorb water and nurients. The water and soil might have just been draining out the bottom. Try mixing 1/2 perlite with your soil and that should help the trees grow well. I use turface as my second ingredient, and it also holds onto water and fertilizer well.
Hello Kamalani, bonsai soil has a particle size of 3 to 4 mm (1/8") The material absorbs some water but most flows out the bottom of the pot. It is hard to over water a tree in bonsai soil. This porous soil allows for an ideal mix of air and water and can really keep your tree healthy. It is almost like hydroponics. Because there is little nutrients in the soil, the tree needs to be fertilized regularly. This soil also gives you a nice compact fibrous root system that can support a large leafy canopy above. You can grow a tree in potting soil, but it is harder to water and keep your tree healthy. The roots tend not to subdivide and grow into a fine mat of roots. It's the root tips that bring in the water and nutrients to the tree. There are many different recipes for bonsai soil, I try and use local ingredients. My mix is 1/2 perlite and 1/2 turface.
Thank you for these videos of how to grow jade plants. I'm ,nervously, waiting for my jade plant cuttings to come to life that I planted a few weeks ago. 😓😰
Hello Nigel, love your videos always informative and interesting...I have seen that you use perlite and turfus as bonsai soil mix and that mix is the most easiest soil mix I have seen for bonsai soil..the thing I wanted to know is that can I use that same soil mix if I am trying to grow bouganvillia or jade...in India? Because climate here is different from there!
Hi Nigel, Fan from the UK here! I have my own Jade tree forest planting with 4 trees, they all have fully grown leaves as well as the smaller ones just forming. Do you think it would be beneficial to remove all the bigger leaves to allow new growth to form, or just leave it as it is and let the new growth grow? Thanks and great videos as usual!
Love your videos and this one on Jade is perfect for me. I have a larger Jade that I am doing cuttings off in a couple of weeks. I am curious whether you have to let the base of the cutting dry out - why? If this is the case do I just keep the cutting misted for 1-2 weeks?
My mom had a jade for over 35 years and it bloomed once. I also saw one in Japan in bloom. And one other in at the Florida State Fair about 15 years ago.
Your comments about some of the characteristics of turface are correct. Also, while it is good at absorbing water it is not good at giving the water up to the roots. It holds on to the water and may even take water from the roots. Have you ever thought about replacing the turface with diatomaceous earth? There are sources for diatomaceous earth that are as inexpensive as turface.
Hi Nigel :) your awesome and have an incredible green thumb! I bought a large Jade plant and trimmed it to a bonsai and put it in a smaller pot. It's day 3 I haven't watered it and some of the leaves are curling a bit should I be concerned? I'm thinking of trying to find some turface and perlite to do what you do. It was in regular looking potting soil with perlite befor.
they only need watering once or twice a month. the soil should dry completely before watering again. almost like, critically dry. lol. nd more perlite/pumice/sand or drainage is always good - jade will root in and on anything. including the bare ground. if you lay the cuttings down and forget about them, they'll find their way. so less soil/more drainage isn't necessarily a bad thing for succulents :-) I always add extra drainage to all pre-made soil mixes.
Hello Nigel, pronounced radial surface roots are possible, succulents as they mature produce more woody roots than above ground growth, that is how they outcompete all other plants in their seasonally dry ecosytem...General Rid Stump!!!
I think it is almost impossible to graft a Jade. It can be done, but the strength of the junction is always in question and the success rate is very, very low. I think the plant will get lots of new leaves and branches on it and I should have lots of choices in the future for more pruning!
Hello I am about to get a golden jade and want you to do a new video on this can you try to do a multi stem jade is multi stem jade bonsai potable just some ideas
Its so typical. For the first time today. I did use turface alone as a potting substrat. And I watch your video and you say no to use it alone 🤣 daaang
Hey Nigel, love your videos! I was just wondering if you have ever had any experience with Lantana shrubs? I have it in my tropical plant room and it really needs to be repotted but i am unsure as to when, seasonally, is the best time and i cannot find a lot of info on this tree at all. Would you suggest repotting as long as it is kept warm and out of direct light or waiting until later in the spring?
Hello John, I have had one in the past and it grew well for many years, I would ask Hong at the KW bonsai FaceBook page. He has had a really nice one for many years, he would be the best person to ask! facebook.com/kwbonsaisociety/
Hello all i love these plants! Could someone please tell me what soil he uses for the "Crassula Ovata" Jade plant. It looks like small rocks only as soil? Im sorry my English is not my main language ive watched these videos about jade's twice and i couldnt find what soil he uses for this particular jade bonsai tree :( Thanks and greetings from The Netherlands
Basically, the only really helpful ingredients in those "rooting hormones" are the fungicides in it. If u know what u are doing, you never need this stuff.
Enty Ropy lol if I know what I’m doing. I studied horticulture in college and have been doing bonsai for ten years. It’s not a matter of knowing what to do. It’s a matter of, and in fact proven science, that rooting hormones give a better chance at success. You can find the facts online in scholarly articles. I did my senior thesis on rooting hormones. And yes honey does work too.
@@chriswillette8743 Hey Chris, do I just have to believe u or will you now link me the papers, for that prove ? Fact is, I said the fungicides in the rooting hormones products are helpful, so basically I did not even deny that this stuff can be of use.
pumice is a good alternative for this. or decomposed granite even. you can fill a tray or bowl with water and set the pot in it, and bottom-water. then the soil doesn't get disturbed nearly as much.
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone I’m confused, do we have to wait for the new roots or white hairs to come out before repotting it? Thank you for taking time to reply sir.
Have you ever try the Qualisorb, diatomaceous earth, to replace the turface. Easy to find at canadian tire, I've got better roots with this product and it's cheap!!!
@@TheBonsaiZone that's a shame I could never get one to look as goos as yours. You should have you own shop. Where are you based for the meetings I am in the UK.
@@sarahlou5777 there's a channel called Desert Plants of Avalon on TH-cam run by a lady out of Northern Ireland who travels to different succulent shows and garden centres across the U.K who could probably help you find a source for jade bonsai and other succulents. She has a huge collection. Also the Winston James channel might be of help. And there also the British Cactus and Succulent Society who have a website and put on shows with plants for sale.
I like the rectangle pot for the Cheetah Jade. Do you ever use cinnamon to seal cuttings, esp. in the root zone? I don't think Jades make that nice a bonsai, but you make them look so good. :-)
I think Cinnamon is just a natural fungicide. Put it on all the cuts wait 24 hours and then apply glue. You can let the glue dry before planting in soil or just poke it in there. I don't think any succulent should be watered before it starts growing new growth even if it has been left to heal over. But I could be wrong!!!
@@alicer3423 The way I use cinnamon is to dip the cut stem into the powder lightly and then leave to dry. The healing is faster this way and there is less chance for rot. I still observe caution when watering a plant with cuts. Where I live in CO plants dry rather quickly so it rarely takes more than a day or two.
Colour of pot, find the intermediary colour in the the triad that gives the balance - air as tree spirit, gravel colour as earth element, the pot water element, find the balance using the triad...General Rid Stump!!!
Pictures sent from the viewers are amazing love them all! And yours as well!
I really appreciate the conversational style and thoroughness of the description of how to decide what to trim and what to keep. So many videos don't do that.
I was interested in, but intimidated by bonsai after watching some other fellows who were doing very technical trees with lots of twists and turns. Your trees are no less refined, but your easygoing style showed me that there’s no one right way to do bonsai. Can’t wait til the winter lets up and I can receive the pre-bonsai ficus I have on order!
I know of one person that only uses their hands to shape their trees, no pruners, no wires. They just break off the tips and branches. There trees actually look really good and they have a very recognizable style to them!
I hope you enjoy your Ficus!
You are like, the "Bob Ross" of bonsai.
Yep it's great! Love UKULELE HOLLY
I made exactly this comment on a different video 3 days ago!
I've seen someone make that comparison years ago.
So true !
P.E.L.E Planar Earth Lovers Everywhere shows there is no originality left in the world, sadly.
New too the hobby. My wife got me a small Jade, Spruce and Boxwood for Christmas. Excited. Thank you for the videos. Really enjoyed them.
Great video you are wonder to watch. Thank you so much.
Hi Nigel!
Maybe you already have the answer about your pot. But I still tell you what I have found.
One of the seals on your pot is engraved with " 窦仙大”. I searched for "窦仙大" on the Internet and found one just like yours. It's from the 1950s and costs 4,500 yuan. "1950年代精品宜兴紫砂盆：窦仙大制长方盆"
Nigel "so here I go" Saunders haha
Hey Nigel! Just getting into bonsai and your videos are so helpful and your energy is so relaxing and polite. Thank you for great content and so much information for beginners and long time bonsai growers.
Absolutely love your jade bonsai videos. Just got into the bonsai trees myself and learning a lot from your videos. Thank you!
I also like your relaxed, easy-going style of video. Watching you go through the psychological process, changing your mind (and why), is very instructional.
I have three Jades, three years old - nice thick, thumb-sized trunks so I'm ready to prune them. Much trepidation....I wish you were here to show me Nigel...
Another great video of your detailed work and advise, I think your Jade tree looks good in the pot you chose. Thats a really nice gollum Jade cutting , I'm imagining the size of the tree it came from! Great to see the new growth coming back on your Ficus, you can sleep better! The viewers pics were really interesting.
Thank you., from the viewers pics. And thank you Nigel!
Hi Nigel, Totally agree that the jade presently looks odd. I think it is because the canopy is sparse and the trunk is thick. The trunk is like a elephants leg. It could be the square pot but when the canopy grows you will see the makings of another great bonsai. Another bonsai in transition. At 19:38, that bonsai is a masterpiece. Good job.
I would cut back every branch to one or maximum two leave pairs. It would better I think, especially when it regrows new shootas. By the way, i can't believe this tree is ten years old. Looks like one of mine which are three or four years old.
Great job on the succulent videos! It is very hard for us (most viewers) to make such big cuts on plants. And thank you for choosing me for the viewer pics. Keep up the great work!
Lyle, you are a TH-cam star! Thanks for sending them in long ago. I have a huge back log of pics, i won't run out for many months!
speak for yourself, don't speak for all or most viewers
hiya! sorry to bother but maybe you got a sec to answer this question?
I am so happy to actually be talking to the dude who got picked at the end for viewer pics...
umm so here it goes, the ficus you started in 2010 (is that the stump of a tree and the ficus growing from that?)
sorry if the question is written weird I just can't explain much better jaja
have a great day
@@littledudelittletrees1647 it was a palm tree a friend cut down. I bowled it with the back of a hammer. It lasted about 3 years then rotted away. Neat thing was the roots went down about 2 feet when it finally rotted away. Not the best of ideas. But it was just an experiment.
@@sakanason How interesting, thanks so much for replying, truly appreciate it!
Great video fam! I'm from QLD, Australia and have never been to the snow before. Part 1 of these videos was so awesome to me because I loved the snowy landscape!
I really enjoy watching your channel. I find it relaxing and entertaining. I especially like that you're not arrogant about how you do your bonsai.
I ppl really love your hair style in this video. You are very talented.
Thank you so much!
Good to have Zone wisdom on watering cuttings1
You are very good at explaining things..just started watching your channel,so much to catch up..and am loving it.😊🤩
Thank you so much 😀
I think you are a master of bonsai!
Hey Nigel could you please update us on your apple bonsai? It would be nice to see it again :)
Nice work, great way to use up jade cuttings, they're just so easy to root aren't they! Do you have much luck reducing leaf size? I'm wondering if it's a case of defoliating from time to time?
I find the leaf size goes up as the plants grows and the branches get longer. If you are always trimming the plant, you will keep the leaf size down, but the tree might also loose vigor. I prune the leaves off a month before a show and the new leaves grow back smaller, but I don't worry about leaf size otherwise.
@@TheBonsaiZone Perfect, thanks
Its nice to see the focus again
Awesome! 2 videos in one day. These 2 videos are very good as anyone has access to jades. I myself recently got a jade cutting. I also took 2 leaves off and rooted those as well. Professional...well, so called "professional" bonsai artist don't really see succulents as bonsai but as you said in part 1 they can't be fantastic especially with age and you are so right. I love succulent bonsai.
Also just to keep from commenting on both videos and causing 2 notifications haha, I want to say I'm jealous of all the snow! Hete in Tennessee we have had a couple flurries bit that is it. I love the snow and plan someday too move a little farther north. Your back yard is just beautiful! My battery is dieing so...till next time!
That's the beginning of the end. Once you have one of them your house will fill up with every cutting you make. Cause the root so easily I can't trash them. Aweful! ^^
Jades my favourite plant to bonsai I seen one in a Chinese fish and chip shop it looked really old I asked if i could have a cutting ,they gave me a small branch it's now a tree which i have too many of my own cuttings from ,you have give me a idea to make a forest mine are planted in cactus soil would your soil mix be better do you think ?? Thank you nigel for your video...
Hi Mike, If they are growing so well for you why would you want to change the soil??
@@alicer3423 that's true,but all his plants seem to do really well in his mix .
@@TheNatrjack965 True!!!
@@alicer3423 the problem with living in the UK you can not get the material he uses..😁
Mike H 1965 , if you have a tact store, place that sells farm stuff. they should have turfface, I found it for 15 dollars for 50 lbs
WOW 😮. I’d love to try to bonsai my jade plant but what soil should I use please?
Jades are very cool. I like to observe 2 jades in my walk to the work what has growing in the chassis of one microwave.
I have plenty of Jade plants .. i really love it!!! Thank you for sharing your video 🙇❤
Jades are really fantastic, the older they get, the better they look!
I need your videos. They're relaxing
Nigel, I put a FLT ROCK UNDER MINE A YEAR AGO,. SOLID TILTED UP PURFECT,.
a lot of brave cuts. learned a lot, thanks.
I think there will be more cuts coming on the tree, it has recovered well, so round 2 coming!
every time I water the Jade?, thanks for sharing! 🌵🖖🏻
Que lindo, Nigel 😍
Parabéns pelo talento! 👏👏👏
Beijos do Brasil ❤❤❤
Obrigado, o Jade está indo muito bem, mal posso esperar para sair para o verão!
Hey Nigel love your video. But a quick question I just bought a Ficus microcarpa from my local bonsai Garden, and it has black spots on its leaves I did a quick and minor route prune and repot and it has lost about 80% of its leaves they turned yellow and dropped. I live in Florida and the temperature at the moment is around 79 to 80°F humidity level 87. Please if you can help me Nigel that would be amazing I appreciate it.
I Know Jade plant is not related to Portulacaria Afra.I have 10 big Cuttings Portulacaria Afra I put some Rooting Hormone Im waiting For them to root I hope.I saw you didn’t put any root hormone on Jade plant Big Cutting.Thanks for the nice video
I have been waiting for a show on jades
Do you have mimosa pudica bonsai?
Have u tried olive tree bonsai? Here where I live in Portugal these trees grow everywhere in my garden
Spring is coming. Maybe you will make a movie where you are looking for some trees in the woods, in the meadow. How do you adapt them to your collection. greetings
Oh,my God!You are such a perfectionist!😱
That can be a good or a bad thing! The Jade is doing well so far, I'm hoping for some good growth by the end of summer!
Hi - how did you get such a big cutting to root - I took one from the round leaf type of jade plant and it hasn’t rooted
It took a while, the plant slowly gained strength throughout the summer. By fall it was finally growing strongly. I left it in full sun and was very careful not to over water. Much of the watering was done by just misting the cutting and the top of the soil. I never watered the soil thoroughly with the watering can until the cutting was growing and the weather was hot and dry.
Hi Nigel, did you try to grow desert rose? She Is werry nice.
I have tried to grow many, but I always fail, i think my plant room is too humid as they all seem to rot away. I will try again!
Hello again, this is your neighbor from Brampton. I'm continuing to enjoy your videos, esp the Mars series with you makeshifting a flight cabin, upside down in the passenger side of your car.
I meet Connor at the TBA silent auction on Monday night. I recognised him from the presentation on light. I let him know that it help me choose my LED under shelf lighting. He then proceeded to out bid me on what I thought was the prize of the auction, a beautiful English high temp kiln pot. I now thing he is a scoundrel and will be better prepared next time.
PS- I still plan to model spme 3D pots and I'd like to share a few general photos with you, but I'm not sure the best method
Hello Ross, Connor is not supposed to have any money after finishing University! I hope the neighbors didn't see me making that video, well at least i don't own a DeLorean.
You can send pics to...
thekwbonsaisociety@gmail.com
Thank you Nigel for both of these very informative videos. I have inherited 3 jade houseplants and want to make them into bonsais. One has a long trunk with 2 thick branches at the top so would you advise to take a large cutting from the main trunk, let them harden and then repot? Or do I try to encourage branches lower down the trunk? Best wishes, Gail
Hi Nigel!
Thank you for this video I recently followed these steps for a thick jade cutting of my own. However I do not have high humidity where my cutting is. How often should I water to promote root growth?
Hello Konrad Morawski, I would just lightly mist your Jade and keep the soil quite dry. In between misting, you can place a clear plastic bag over the cuttings. Poke some holes in the bag for a little ventilation and to keep the heat down. The humidity and light misting's, should be enough moisture to grow some really good roots. If you use a bag, be sure not to water your tree or the base of your Jade could rot. Better on the dry side than too wet!
What is the difference then a bonsai soil and succulent soil..
lego pot for the win!
thank you, lego pot is a creation i made with some leftover legos. I have made some more since then.
lyle, also, was that a palm tree stump you started the ficus in? lots of very creative ideas. i loved your collection.
@@MrTributes yes it was. Only lasted about two to three years.
That's a lovely collection of Jade
Please tell me what potting mix you used
Ask there is no compost or soil in it
I am from Mumbai where they use a lot of what you called turf, compost sand etc.
Your mix is all pebbles like
Regards
Pervin
Nigel has a really good video on bonsai soil. You should check that out. TON of useful info in there!
Very nice Jade BONSAI 🙌
Have you tried to bonsai a desert Rose? They have nice root structure.
Yes he have. I believe it was in his mars soil episode
What the best soil to plant jades in?.. house plant soil, that’s typically used for succulents and dracaena plants, cactus soil or bonsai soil?..
I use bonsai soil and even with bonsai soil, I have to be careful not to leave the succulent bonsai out in the rain, if it is rainy for a couple of days in a row. I have gotten root rot where the trunk goes soft and mushy from too much rain combined with cool cloudy days. I bring my succulents in out of the rain now and bring them back to the benches when the rain has stopped.
I really enjoy your video's thank you for sharing with us.
I really like the small repoted jade and I think the pot suits it quite well. But it needs a few years to be in scale with the cheetah in my opinion. Good work as always.
Yes the tree has lots of development to go, I'm hoping to keep it small, we'll see if I can do that!
Hi Nigel,
Very interesting and informative video!
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A silly question from an amateur starting with bonsais... how do you keep the nutrients in rocky soil? I had Duranta Erecta in rocky soil and no matter how hard I tried to keep it, it was suffering... after I repotted it to mix of sand, clay, peat soil, it´s getting its leaves back and new branches appear all over the old wood.
I tried to fertilize the older rocky soil, but apparently it didnt absorb any nutrients... I would like to use the "rocky" soil eventually as it looks nice, but non of my bonsais (old ones or newer experiments) seem to handle it well (after using local forest soil or clay/sand/peat mixed soil, the bonsais are growing nicely)
Thank you for any tip, love your videos and looking forward for new one :)
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It is possible that the rocky soil you were using was non porous and didn't absorb water and nurients. The water and soil might have just been draining out the bottom. Try mixing 1/2 perlite with your soil and that should help the trees grow well. I use turface as my second ingredient, and it also holds onto water and fertilizer well.
I love your video. I may have missed this, but what does the bonsai soil consist of? Can a commercial succulent potting mix be used? Thanks!
Hello Kamalani, bonsai soil has a particle size of 3 to 4 mm (1/8") The material absorbs some water but most flows out the bottom of the pot. It is hard to over water a tree in bonsai soil. This porous soil allows for an ideal mix of air and water and can really keep your tree healthy. It is almost like hydroponics. Because there is little nutrients in the soil, the tree needs to be fertilized regularly. This soil also gives you a nice compact fibrous root system that can support a large leafy canopy above.
You can grow a tree in potting soil, but it is harder to water and keep your tree healthy. The roots tend not to subdivide and grow into a fine mat of roots. It's the root tips that bring in the water and nutrients to the tree. There are many different recipes for bonsai soil, I try and use local ingredients. My mix is 1/2 perlite and 1/2 turface.
Thank you for these videos of how to grow jade plants. I'm ,nervously, waiting for my jade plant cuttings to come to life that I planted a few weeks ago. 😓😰
They can be very slow at first, but once the good weather comes, they can grow very quickly!
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So it is best to cut and let dry for a few weeks? I've always cut and went straight into soil...maybe why I have had little success.
Yes, I let mine dry until the leaves begin to shrivel. I have some Jade cuttings in my plant room from 2 months ago, they still look nice and healthy!
@@TheBonsaiZone something new I just learned! Thanks so much for replying!
Would sand with soil also be good for a succulent bonsai?
I just use the sand a topdressing, I have regular bonsai soil below. I would keep the soil just bonsai soil for good drainage.
The ficus grows very well after it got pruned. Do you fertilize it after the pruning? And what type of fertilizer do you use for this ficus?
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Hello Nigel, love your videos always informative and interesting...I have seen that you use perlite and turfus as bonsai soil mix and that mix is the most easiest soil mix I have seen for bonsai soil..the thing I wanted to know is that can I use that same soil mix if I am trying to grow bouganvillia or jade...in India? Because climate here is different from there!
Hi Nigel, Fan from the UK here! I have my own Jade tree forest planting with 4 trees, they all have fully grown leaves as well as the smaller ones just forming. Do you think it would be beneficial to remove all the bigger leaves to allow new growth to form, or just leave it as it is and let the new growth grow? Thanks and great videos as usual!
How does it root? Hi friends.
Love your videos and this one on Jade is perfect for me. I have a larger Jade that I am doing cuttings off in a couple of weeks. I am curious whether you have to let the base of the cutting dry out - why? If this is the case do I just keep the cutting misted for 1-2 weeks?
I'm no expert, but to my albeit amateur eye, I quite liked the rectangular pot.
The tree is growing into the pot and I think it will suit it some day!!!
Where did you buy the sprayer for your plants? Live in Canada 🇨🇦
I get them at Canadian Tire.
Have any of your jade bonsai ever flowered? Good comments about using turface. I prefer it as an additive for a potting mix.
My mom had a jade for over 35 years and it bloomed once. I also saw one in Japan in bloom. And one other in at the Florida State Fair about 15 years ago.
It's not that rare, especially with older trees.
Your comments about some of the characteristics of turface are correct. Also, while it is good at absorbing water it is not good at giving the water up to the roots. It holds on to the water and may even take water from the roots. Have you ever thought about replacing the turface with diatomaceous earth? There are sources for diatomaceous earth that are as inexpensive as turface.
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Hi Nigel :) your awesome and have an incredible green thumb! I bought a large Jade plant and trimmed it to a bonsai and put it in a smaller pot. It's day 3 I haven't watered it and some of the leaves are curling a bit should I be concerned? I'm thinking of trying to find some turface and perlite to do what you do. It was in regular looking potting soil with perlite befor.
they only need watering once or twice a month. the soil should dry completely before watering again. almost like, critically dry. lol. nd more perlite/pumice/sand or drainage is always good - jade will root in and on anything. including the bare ground. if you lay the cuttings down and forget about them, they'll find their way. so less soil/more drainage isn't necessarily a bad thing for succulents :-) I always add extra drainage to all pre-made soil mixes.
Hello Nigel, pronounced radial surface roots are possible, succulents as they mature produce more woody roots than above ground growth, that is how they outcompete all other plants in their seasonally dry ecosytem...General Rid Stump!!!
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Can i graft a branch on jade to make some movements, if possible then what kind of teq. Should be used for ..
I think it is almost impossible to graft a Jade. It can be done, but the strength of the junction is always in question and the success rate is very, very low. I think the plant will get lots of new leaves and branches on it and I should have lots of choices in the future for more pruning!
Is there a certain type of jade that is best to bonsai, or will any do?
Any Jade will do, the ones with smaller leaves are better, but any will make a fine bonsai.
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone Thanks for the info. Looking forward to giving it a try
Hello I am about to get a golden jade and want you to do a new video on this
can you try to do a multi stem jade is multi stem jade bonsai potable just some ideas
Always great videos.
Its so typical. For the first time today. I did use turface alone as a potting substrat. And I watch your video and you say no to use it alone 🤣 daaang
Hi Nigel , you try hard but to be honest I cant stop laughing , I think you are funny !!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Luke, bonsai is a fun hobby!
What did you mix for the soil to plant the jade?
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Hey Nigel, love your videos! I was just wondering if you have ever had any experience with Lantana shrubs? I have it in my tropical plant room and it really needs to be repotted but i am unsure as to when, seasonally, is the best time and i cannot find a lot of info on this tree at all. Would you suggest repotting as long as it is kept warm and out of direct light or waiting until later in the spring?
Hello John, I have had one in the past and it grew well for many years, I would ask Hong at the KW bonsai FaceBook page. He has had a really nice one for many years, he would be the best person to ask!
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Hello all i love these plants! Could someone please tell me what soil he uses for the "Crassula Ovata" Jade plant. It looks like small rocks only as soil? Im sorry my English is not my main language ive watched these videos about jade's twice and i couldnt find what soil he uses for this particular jade bonsai tree :( Thanks and greetings from The Netherlands
Hello, I use a mixture of 1/2 perlite and 1/2 turface. I fertilize with a pinch of powdered 20-20-20 in my 2 liter watering can every time I water.
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Hi Nigel thanks for your helpful videos, how is it possible to send in some viewers pics ? Best Morris
I always wondered why you don’t use root hormones for cuttings...any reason?
Some plants root very easily even without hormones.
Basically, the only really helpful ingredients in those "rooting hormones" are the fungicides in it. If u know what u are doing, you never need this stuff.
You can use honey.
Enty Ropy lol if I know what I’m doing. I studied horticulture in college and have been doing bonsai for ten years. It’s not a matter of knowing what to do. It’s a matter of, and in fact proven science, that rooting hormones give a better chance at success. You can find the facts online in scholarly articles. I did my senior thesis on rooting hormones. And yes honey does work too.
@@chriswillette8743 Hey Chris, do I just have to believe u or will you now link me the papers, for that prove ? Fact is, I said the fungicides in the rooting hormones products are helpful, so basically I did not even deny that this stuff can be of use.
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How do you keep the perlite from floating away when the pot is filled to the edge like this?
pumice is a good alternative for this. or decomposed granite even. you can fill a tray or bowl with water and set the pot in it, and bottom-water. then the soil doesn't get disturbed nearly as much.
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Can anyone tell me where to send pics of my trees? I recently rescued some impressive specimens and would love to share with the community.
Why do we need to let the cutting dry before planting it?
It is best to let the wound dry out and form a scab, this helps prevent the cutting from rotting.
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone I’m confused, do we have to wait for the new roots or white hairs to come out before repotting it? Thank you for taking time to reply sir.
9:00 Jade Dwarf! I am too sentimental to do some of these cuts. Instead I would get a slightly bigger pot. It's amazing how small they are.
Where can I find that water mister?
Where they sell water misters
Maybe try grafting a good cutting onto the bare side.
Had 3 baby jades who been sitting rootless and out of pots all winter
Sounds like they need a pot of soil!
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Have you ever try the Qualisorb, diatomaceous earth, to replace the turface. Easy to find at canadian tire, I've got better roots with this product and it's cheap!!!
I haven't, I'll give it a try! Thanks!
Wow glad I'm not the only one who takes so long to cut a plant. Just wish I knew what I was doing 🤣do you sell your jade bonsai?
Hello Sarah lou, no I don't sell any trees, I do give away cuttings at our bonsai society meetings, if anyone wants them!
@@TheBonsaiZone that's a shame I could never get one to look as goos as yours. You should have you own shop. Where are you based for the meetings I am in the UK.
Our meetings are in Waterloo Ontario Canada. We do have a Facebook page....
facebook.com/kwbonsaisociety
Thanks Sarah!
@@sarahlou5777 there's a channel called Desert Plants of Avalon on TH-cam run by a lady out of Northern Ireland who travels to different succulent shows and garden centres across the U.K who could probably help you find a source for jade bonsai and other succulents. She has a huge collection. Also the Winston James channel might be of help. And there also the British Cactus and Succulent Society who have a website and put on shows with plants for sale.
@@buckodonnghaile4309 thank you I will have a look at them
I like the rectangle pot for the Cheetah Jade. Do you ever use cinnamon to seal cuttings, esp. in the root zone? I don't think Jades make that nice a bonsai, but you make them look so good. :-)
I think Cinnamon is just a natural fungicide. Put it on all the cuts wait 24 hours and then apply glue. You can let the glue dry before planting in soil or just poke it in there. I don't think any succulent should be watered before it starts growing new growth even if it has been left to heal over. But I could be wrong!!!
@@alicer3423 The way I use cinnamon is to dip the cut stem into the powder lightly and then leave to dry. The healing is faster this way and there is less chance for rot. I still observe caution when watering a plant with cuts. Where I live in CO plants dry rather quickly so it rarely takes more than a day or two.
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Colour of pot, find the intermediary colour in the the triad that gives the balance - air as tree spirit, gravel colour as earth element, the pot water element, find the balance using the triad...General Rid Stump!!!