Great to see these plants taking the next steps. Some Crassula are quite cold hardy as it can get quite cold in their natural habitat. Some (like the C. sarcucaulis) can even take temperatures below 0 Celsius.) Those that come from the winter rainfall areas of the Western Cape even grow during the winter when temps are quite low.
Nigel, I am impressed with house well the aeoniums have recovered and grown since they arrived in such a sorry state those months ago! You've definitely shown them love and care for sure! Also, the others are looking good too, and I can tell they're going to be spectacular forests as they grow! Looking forward to it, definitely! If I spot more plants I think you would like, I'll be sure to send some your way, provided you have the space, of course! Keep up the great work, man. - Ashley Bonner
@@johnpugh5867 hi John, if memory serves I believe I got it on Etsy. If you can't find any sellers there, perhaps try eBay or Amazon. I have more cuttings from the tetragona where I've hard pruned it last year so may even be able to spare some for you too! Scott Winnard of Let's Do Bonsai has also received a pair of cuttings from me last year as well :)
I just got a Crassula tetragona (the one on the right at the beginning) yesterday. I will look forward to watching yours as bonsai while I try to get mine styled too! Looks like yours progressed very quickly so far!
Wow, I can't believe those guys made it! I am looking forward to a gollum/hobbit jade mix forest or something like that in the future. One jade to rule them all!
The gollums are more tube like and are very reminiscent of Shrek's ears (hence the variety also being called Shrek ears or ogre ears) and the hobbit are spoon shaped. Admittedly, I have some gollums with a couple of hobbit-like leaves and vica versa.
@@ashleybonner5423 That's exactly my problem. Thw ones I have are suposed to be thw gollum cultivar but it seems to have both kind of leaves.🙂 I love it regardless of what its true name might be.
Took some clippings off of my Antidesma bonsai, planted them in bonsai soil ,hoping that they'll grow. It's my first time growing this species from cuttings. I got this tree last year and had not even heard of this species ever before!Really excited
You need to do a little study on the growing habits of Aeoniums. The word houseleek is a European term for what we in America call hen and chicks (Sempervivums). The name comes from the era of thatched roofs. People at that time believed that if you planted sempervivums in the thatch of your roof, it would protect your house from lightening. Emperor Charlemagne even proclaimed a proclamation ordering people to plant them in their roofs. The short fat leaves reminded people of the vegetable leeks, and they grew on houses, so they called them houseleeks. Aeoniums are closely related but come from warmer climates. They are, however, winter blooming plants, and normally grow about 40 to 50 centimeters tall, with rosettes from 10 to 15 cm. across. After a stem blooms, it dies, but sends out new branches from below. It will be interesting to see how these plants adapt to bonsai culture.
@@andrecosterus Another nice small Aeonium is Aeonium Haworthioides. It seldom gets over 25cm. and has a habit of sending out lots of aerial roots. There is a variegated form known as Aeonium "Kiwi" as well.
These plants grow like weeds in San Diego, California USA. You see them all over everyone’s yards as a groundcover! 😊 I used to have some that grew a beautiful dark purple almost black color with bright yellow flowers in spring.
I'm so excited! I have two black aeoniums I was given as a bonus when I bought another succulent group. ( might be short black variety if I'm lucky)They are still single seemed but I am looking forward to playing with them.
ان پودوں کو اگلے اقدامات کرتے ہوئے دیکھ کر بہت اچھا لگا۔ کچھ کراسولا کافی ٹھنڈے سخت ہوتے ہیں کیونکہ یہ ان کے قدرتی رہائش گاہ میں کافی ٹھنڈا ہو سکتا ہے۔ کچھ (جیسے C. sarcucaulis) 0 سیلسیس سے بھی کم درجہ حرارت لے سکتے ہیں۔) وہ جو مغربی کیپ کے موسم سرما کی بارش والے علاقوں سے آتے ہیں یہاں تک کہ موسم سرما میں بھی بڑھتے ہیں جب درجہ حرارت کافی کم ہوتا ہے۔
Aeoniums go dormant when the temperatures go over about 25 degrees Celsius! They are from the Canary islands and grow during the milder seasons there. I have a different species and every winter, it just explodes with growth in my basement (10-15 degrees C). Also, it got really awesome aerial roots!
Hey Nigel! If you haven’t tried a lavender step bonsai you should! Aka Senecio crassissimus it’s probably one of my favorite succulent bonsai I have atm!
my two little hobbit jades seem to want to make bonsai with no help from me. I also have a couple three-year-old Crosby's compact jade that are well on their way. (Crosby's compact is a variety of the common jade with smaller leaves and it doesn't get so tall.) last summer, I took some cuttings from my Cosby's, and I think I'll try making a little jade forest with them.
@@emmitstewart1921 I thought the hobbit ones were gollum’s, and it turns out they aren’t :) , I have all three of those ones in the video , so that’s pretty cool , though I’m six months out of kilter with Nigel I can get great tips from him , I will be doing forests for sure now too 😃
I know, but leaf cuttings take a long time to grow. Stem cutting are much faster. Jades are so very easy to clone. When I moved two years ago, a little branch about 4 centimeters long broke off my Cosby's compact jade. I was busy unpacking, so I set it aside until I was unpacked. 4 weeks later, I looked and found that it had rooted laying dry there on the table. All I had to do was pot it up, and four months later, I had a nice plant to give to a neighbor.
Staying with your theme of looking back Nigel, I thought as its cold and dark, it might be quite educational for you to look back on some of your early video's and point out some things which you now do differently. Maybe you've found an easier way, or maybe you discovered a shortcut to how you used to do something. Its always very instructional to see someone evolve, especially when its a master like yourself.....
Wow Nigel! I can’t believe those ones in the foam pot survived. Your a ninja. I definitely would have killed therm. I always appreciate when you talk about the weather you’re about to get. I figure I’ll probably get it a few days after that. In northern Minnesota.
Their parent plant sadly didn't survive as the woody bits just died for no discernable reason. But I took off all the rosettes and they've all propagated successfully :)
I love the normal jade crassula ovata but i have the small leaf crassula ovata minor aka crossbys compacta cus my indoor temp go down to 10c 15c at night and my jades cus grow on all winter
Hi Nigel aim from Souf Africa were they grow in their natural habitat. to keep them from them to be kame leggy u must reduce the watering. and more sun and higher temperatures to grow it in to a three
Nice work on these plants. Good that you were able to get these to grow in your environment using your growing practices. BRRRRR! You are surely going to get a COLD SPELL there.
These are beautiful! Thank you. For succulent bonsai, what kind of soil do you use? Can you talk more about what is a bonsai soil? I am new to all these, and I am fascinated. Thanks. More power to you.
The soil differs from person to person, but anything that is very free draining and dries quickly for succulents, with some organic matter for most tropical and traditional trees. Nigel uses a mix of primarily safe-t-zorb and perlite in a 50-50 mix, maybe with 10-20 percent pine bark in for the organic mixtures. Scott Winnard, a mutual bonsai friend of mine and Nigel's opted out of the type of clay that safe-t-zorb is made from as if it is somehow allowed to be exposed to a lot more water, it could possibly go slushy and harden around the roots, so he uses akadama instead. As for me, I use half perlite and half horticultural grit for my succulents and add 1 parts out of 5 for each orchid bark and coco soil (both which I borrowed from my tarantula supplies). Hope this has helped! - Ashley Bonner
@@ashleybonner5423 Thank you for all this great info. It is really helpful. I am excited to try to make my first bonsai tree out of my jade plant 😊. Thanks again.
@@chat4888 no worries, hope all goes well. I haven't any bonsai myself yet but getting some pre training work done, experimenting with a small jade cluster myself at the mo! - Ashley Bonner
If you mean the tetragona, then yeah, they aerial root rather easily. The parent plant of Nigel's has aerial roots growing from the lower branches and even a bit up from the root base on the trunk. Not even going to try to make a traditional pine bonsai from it, I'm going to try to accentuate and focus those roots!
Hi Sorry to disturb you I’m looking for a Pordacarpus tree ) I prefer between 8 to 12 years if it’s possible if not no problem) but not in S shape I don’t like the S shape ☺️ I live in Montréal And I’m looking to buy one but it’s not easy to find So please if you can help ?? Thanks
"..so i'm gonna style it like a pine tree." *styles it like a deciduous tree* xD Since when pine trees have main branch dividing? :D i think you forgot how to traditional shapes after all that natural styling :D
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Really amazing as always to see non traditional material on their journey to becoming bonsai! 👍
Thank you for the loving and careful instructions :) I have lots of succelents and will try to make 1 or 2 bonsais now!
Wonderful gifts…one of my fav videos…so glad to see your videos back..hoping you and family are feeling better…horrible flippin virus
Great to see these plants taking the next steps. Some Crassula are quite cold hardy as it can get quite cold in their natural habitat. Some (like the C. sarcucaulis) can even take temperatures below 0 Celsius.) Those that come from the winter rainfall areas of the Western Cape even grow during the winter when temps are quite low.
Thank you, thank you, thank you...I learn so much form your video's.
A very refreshing video to watch and relax on a cold night. Succulents are always great to work with. Great video. Time for tea.
These are pretty cool looking! Fun on a bun!
Good Grief!!! That is cold. Tea to keep warm Nigel.
Beautiful nice plants great job
Nigel, I am impressed with house well the aeoniums have recovered and grown since they arrived in such a sorry state those months ago! You've definitely shown them love and care for sure!
Also, the others are looking good too, and I can tell they're going to be spectacular forests as they grow! Looking forward to it, definitely! If I spot more plants I think you would like, I'll be sure to send some your way, provided you have the space, of course! Keep up the great work, man.
- Ashley Bonner
Thanks again Ashley, they will be fun to develop into the future!!
Hi Ashley I live in Nottingham UK where did you get your Crassula Tetragon from
@@johnpugh5867 hi John, if memory serves I believe I got it on Etsy. If you can't find any sellers there, perhaps try eBay or Amazon. I have more cuttings from the tetragona where I've hard pruned it last year so may even be able to spare some for you too! Scott Winnard of Let's Do Bonsai has also received a pair of cuttings from me last year as well :)
I just got a Crassula tetragona (the one on the right at the beginning) yesterday. I will look forward to watching yours as bonsai while I try to get mine styled too!
Looks like yours progressed very quickly so far!
Another great video. Thanks so much
Jades are really interesting trees. Even the regular ones
Wow, I can't believe those guys made it! I am looking forward to a gollum/hobbit jade mix forest or something like that in the future. One jade to rule them all!
I could never see the difference between the gollum and hobbit varieties. To me they seem the same.
Love that pine needle crassula!
The gollums are more tube like and are very reminiscent of Shrek's ears (hence the variety also being called Shrek ears or ogre ears) and the hobbit are spoon shaped. Admittedly, I have some gollums with a couple of hobbit-like leaves and vica versa.
@@ashleybonner5423 That's exactly my problem. Thw ones I have are suposed to be thw gollum cultivar but it seems to have both kind of leaves.🙂 I love it regardless of what its true name might be.
They certainly are looking great. Succulents are actually my favourite, but I need to have the courage to prune harder. I aim to do that this year!
This was fascinating as l would had no idea about succulent bonsai.Can wait to raid my succulent pots, thanks Nige
Hard core man right on
Took some clippings off of my Antidesma bonsai, planted them in bonsai soil ,hoping that they'll grow. It's my first time growing this species from cuttings. I got this tree last year and had not even heard of this species ever before!Really excited
You need to do a little study on the growing habits of Aeoniums. The word houseleek is a European term for what we in America call hen and chicks (Sempervivums). The name comes from the era of thatched roofs. People at that time believed that if you planted sempervivums in the thatch of your roof, it would protect your house from lightening. Emperor Charlemagne even proclaimed a proclamation ordering people to plant them in their roofs. The short fat leaves reminded people of the vegetable leeks, and they grew on houses, so they called them houseleeks. Aeoniums are closely related but come from warmer climates. They are, however, winter blooming plants, and normally grow about 40 to 50 centimeters tall, with rosettes from 10 to 15 cm. across. After a stem blooms, it dies, but sends out new branches from below. It will be interesting to see how these plants adapt to bonsai culture.
Very interesting Emmit. Nigel, you should see if you can get some Aeonium sedifolium. They are one of my favourites as they ahve very small rosettes.
@@andrecosterus Another nice small Aeonium is Aeonium Haworthioides. It seldom gets over 25cm. and has a habit of sending out lots of aerial roots. There is a variegated form known as Aeonium "Kiwi" as well.
Thanks for adding your comments. I learned something else about these plants.
These plants grow like weeds in San Diego, California USA. You see them all over everyone’s yards as a groundcover! 😊 I used to have some that grew a beautiful dark purple almost black color with bright yellow flowers in spring.
I'm so excited! I have two black aeoniums I was given as a bonus when I bought another succulent group. ( might be short black variety if I'm lucky)They are still single seemed but I am looking forward to playing with them.
ان پودوں کو اگلے اقدامات کرتے ہوئے دیکھ کر بہت اچھا لگا۔ کچھ کراسولا کافی ٹھنڈے سخت ہوتے ہیں کیونکہ یہ ان کے قدرتی رہائش گاہ میں کافی ٹھنڈا ہو سکتا ہے۔ کچھ (جیسے C. sarcucaulis) 0 سیلسیس سے بھی کم درجہ حرارت لے سکتے ہیں۔) وہ جو مغربی کیپ کے موسم سرما کی بارش والے علاقوں سے آتے ہیں یہاں تک کہ موسم سرما میں بھی بڑھتے ہیں جب درجہ حرارت کافی کم ہوتا ہے۔
Great video wow -23c I hope you got good heating cheers
That's amazing that they're thriving in 6C, wow
Aeoniums go dormant when the temperatures go over about 25 degrees Celsius! They are from the Canary islands and grow during the milder seasons there. I have a different species and every winter, it just explodes with growth in my basement (10-15 degrees C). Also, it got really awesome aerial roots!
Beautiful 😍
Hey Nigel! If you haven’t tried a lavender step bonsai you should! Aka Senecio crassissimus it’s probably one of my favorite succulent bonsai I have atm!
And if you’d like to coordinate I have a spare lavender step I’d love to send to you!
Hi from Nigel the Canary islands where the Aeonium arboreum grows wild and many other endemic Aeoniums only found here!!
Love these , I think I have a hobbit one somewhere which will now become a bonsai thanks Nigel 👌👍
my two little hobbit jades seem to want to make bonsai with no help from me. I also have a couple three-year-old Crosby's compact jade that are well on their way. (Crosby's compact is a variety of the common jade with smaller leaves and it doesn't get so tall.) last summer, I took some cuttings from my Cosby's, and I think I'll try making a little jade forest with them.
@@emmitstewart1921 I thought the hobbit ones were gollum’s, and it turns out they aren’t :) , I have all three of those ones in the video , so that’s pretty cool , though I’m six months out of kilter with Nigel I can get great tips from him , I will be doing forests for sure now too 😃
Good job sir keep it up god bless
Any of those green leaves you reomoved can be grown as cuttings. I have even gotten as many as 6 plants from a single leaf.
I know, but leaf cuttings take a long time to grow. Stem cutting are much faster. Jades are so very easy to clone. When I moved two years ago, a little branch about 4 centimeters long broke off my Cosby's compact jade. I was busy unpacking, so I set it aside until I was unpacked. 4 weeks later, I looked and found that it had rooted laying dry there on the table. All I had to do was pot it up, and four months later, I had a nice plant to give to a neighbor.
the leaves that have been cut are missing the part that grows roots so that wouldnt work anyway
Staying with your theme of looking back Nigel, I thought as its cold and dark, it might be quite educational for you to look back on some of your early video's and point out some things which you now do differently. Maybe you've found an easier way, or maybe you discovered a shortcut to how you used to do something.
Its always very instructional to see someone evolve, especially when its a master like yourself.....
Wow Nigel! I can’t believe those ones in the foam pot survived. Your a ninja. I definitely would have killed therm. I always appreciate when you talk about the weather you’re about to get. I figure I’ll probably get it a few days after that. In northern Minnesota.
Their parent plant sadly didn't survive as the woody bits just died for no discernable reason. But I took off all the rosettes and they've all propagated successfully :)
I love this video!!
I love the normal jade crassula ovata but i have the small leaf crassula ovata minor aka crossbys compacta cus my indoor temp go down to 10c 15c at night and my jades cus grow on all winter
Those are really neat succulents! I love that Hobbit Jade! I'm Still jealous of your temperatures!! It's -31C here! Hahahahaaa!
Hello nice vlog . New friend here
Hi Nigel aim from Souf Africa were they grow in their natural habitat. to keep them from them to be kame leggy u must reduce the watering. and more sun and higher temperatures to grow it in to a three
Thanks Johan!!!!
Nice work on these plants. Good that you were able to get these to grow in your environment using your growing practices. BRRRRR! You are surely going to get a COLD SPELL there.
Have you ever tried Pepperomia for a bonsai?
These are beautiful! Thank you. For succulent bonsai, what kind of soil do you use? Can you talk more about what is a bonsai soil? I am new to all these, and I am fascinated. Thanks. More power to you.
The soil differs from person to person, but anything that is very free draining and dries quickly for succulents, with some organic matter for most tropical and traditional trees. Nigel uses a mix of primarily safe-t-zorb and perlite in a 50-50 mix, maybe with 10-20 percent pine bark in for the organic mixtures. Scott Winnard, a mutual bonsai friend of mine and Nigel's opted out of the type of clay that safe-t-zorb is made from as if it is somehow allowed to be exposed to a lot more water, it could possibly go slushy and harden around the roots, so he uses akadama instead.
As for me, I use half perlite and half horticultural grit for my succulents and add 1 parts out of 5 for each orchid bark and coco soil (both which I borrowed from my tarantula supplies). Hope this has helped!
- Ashley Bonner
@@ashleybonner5423 Thank you for all this great info. It is really helpful. I am excited to try to make my first bonsai tree out of my jade plant 😊. Thanks again.
@@chat4888 no worries, hope all goes well. I haven't any bonsai myself yet but getting some pre training work done, experimenting with a small jade cluster myself at the mo!
- Ashley Bonner
@@ashleybonner5423 thanks. I think I am in that pre-pre-training stage.. Good luck to you too.
Ive never had much luck with pine tree jades how do you do it?
Can we grow aerial root in this plant like in ficus
If you mean the tetragona, then yeah, they aerial root rather easily. The parent plant of Nigel's has aerial roots growing from the lower branches and even a bit up from the root base on the trunk. Not even going to try to make a traditional pine bonsai from it, I'm going to try to accentuate and focus those roots!
👍👍👍👍
Hi
Sorry to disturb you
I’m looking for a Pordacarpus tree ) I prefer between 8 to 12 years if it’s possible if not no problem) but not in S shape
I don’t like the S shape ☺️
I live in Montréal
And I’m looking to buy one but it’s not easy to find
So please if you can help ??
Thanks
Kia Ora Nigle,
👍🍎
How can anyone send plant material from out of the country?
You can if you have a certificate that states it's free of insects and disease. I think they have to go through quarantine to get this.
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IMO, these are houseplants, not bonsai. A great job of pruning as usual. Stay Warm 🙂
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Let’s see the massacre to this full plants😬
"..so i'm gonna style it like a pine tree." *styles it like a deciduous tree* xD Since when pine trees have main branch dividing? :D i think you forgot how to traditional shapes after all that natural styling :D