You can beat the crap out of Jade plants and their cuttings root incredibly easy. I've got a bunch of them at home and have butchered them like this. They just keep right on kicking along, no problem.
Came here to say this. He is definitely talking about a Portulacaria Afra near the beginning. It’s easy to confuse portulacaria afra a for jades (crassula ovata) because they can be called “dwarf jades” even though they aren’t actually a jade / crassula.
@@CoryandStuff --You are absolutely right - the jade I worked on in NOT - Portulacaria afra so this tree does not take to wiring at all. Very difficult species to use for bonsai. The P afra is a better one to use.
Should be a very interesting experiment . . . so, I look forward to seeing which media will work the best, Peter. I know you enjoy these experiments as well as sharing them with us. I have been following you on RUclips for many years now, and I still find your videos fresh, interesting and no in the least boring. So, bring on the challenges and experiments . . . I love to watch the "Master at work with his craft!"
The one tallest branch left now seems very bare, it'll be interesting to see what this ends up looking like when new growth starts up. And also excited to see how the cuttings fare
Crassula Ovata is surprisingly vigorous and resilient, as long as its warm and not over or under watered, you can remove every growing tip and leaf, and it'll still backbud and carry on growing. If they're overwatered, they rot, if they're underwatered, they tend to drop limbs to conserve water
@@ImNotAProfessional Completely safe to eat portulacaria afra leaves, but crassula leaves are not safe. Portuacaria afra leaves kinda taste like an apple to me.
so glad for this video - I’ve been waiting ages to see you work on a crassula bonsai. I have a young jade tree which is about 2cm thick at the base and I recently wired the trunk into a curve without any problems. In my experience if the branch is supple enough, and you’re careful, it should be ok to wire without breaking.
Years ago, I used to steal Portulacaria and jade leaves from my neighborhood and now I have really an army of succulent!! I have so many cuttings that I will arrange a forest! They are generous plants, perfect for bonsai and if you walk around nurseries, you can find a lot of big material relatively cheap
Thanks for doing a video on jade trees very interesting.. got a tree that I inherited from my grandmother still going strong .. take care and have a great day
Thank you.... 🙏 😔 🙏 Dr. Chan it is a great honor to be allowed to participate in your research. I look forward to the end results, but it will be interesting as we peek into the pot from time to time. You are very brave with your cuts. You just seem to know where. Enjoy the season of the harvest. 🙏 🖖 🙏
I also experimented: in water they form the best roots and also it is the fastes way. After a couple weeks and some waterchanges you can put them into a cactus-mix
Bonsai mix is great for rooting succulents, because for both good drainage is the goal. Perlite and volcanic gravel help a lot, and so does keeping the soil very shallow. A good rule of thumb for Crassula and Kalanchoe is to wait for the plant/cutting to tell you it's thirsty before watering. Portulacaria afra on the other hand struggle with taking up enough water until they root, so with those mist them frequently.
My experience with these plants and similar to it (these tree succulent things, jades and others like it) is that directly after pruning they always look odd but they quickly bud agian and look amazing. There is always that moment of regret but you gotta trust the process and trust the pruning. Even the thick cuttings I'd attempt to root, but then again Im a home grower so I don't worry about the upkeep getting too much. They do need watering but very rarely. I water mine once every few weeks, but only like a little splash from a glass. If you are in high humidity (I suppose like a greenhouse) then it's probably fine. But in a central heating house the air is much dryer. Also tropical succulents require higher humidity and more water then desert succulents, so there is some caution to be taken there.
My heart nearly stopped when he cut off so many branches . Especially the larger one.. But, since he is the master of bonsai, I guess he knows what and what not to do.. I will be anxiously awaiting the new growth on the mother plant, and also the cuttings.
Lovely plant story. New to southern most CA USA from the northeast I am converting to cactus & succulents outdoors. Unbelievable ability to come back from neglect. Thank you.
My son had sold his house and the new owners didn't wand the very old and very large Crassula ovata which was growing in the garden. So I carefully cut it into manageable "trees" and transported to my place where I immediately potted these cutting's into buckets of my succulent mix. Some of the big cuttings had thick trunks up to 12cm in diameter. Within no time they all developed roots. Since that time I have bonsaied them and taken hundreds of cuttings during the shaping process. Best, most forgiving plant ever.
I can't wait to see the update. Bonsai are are constant reminder of how short and fragile our lives are. If only we had more time to be with them..... thank you sir.
They can take less than 10C in winter, but cold tolerance depends on climate and also soil. Where I live they're frequently grown outdoors and in pots without much care and experience 0 to -2C a few times each winter. This climate is also much like their native climate which is summer dry, winter wet. Growing in a heavy, wet, and clayey soil is likely going to cause root rot, but in sand they're pretty tough as nails.
Absolutely brilliant I watched many of your vids & little is more & bite the bullet is the way to go, love too get my hands on that large cutting lol Regards Wayne Keep up the good work
I have the variety you mentioned, it was discarded by neighbour, tall ungainly, around that time I discovered you & air layering, now I have 2, both look excellent (even if I praise myself) . I wish I could send their pictures . The variety you showed here doesn’t tolerate very high temperatures too, mine have always rotted in summer
I live in Durban, South Africa. Summer temperatures are often in the 30's (Celcius) and all the Crassula Ovatas I've seen seem to enjoy it. I have a few that get direct sunlight for 12 hours per day and they are doing very well. I suspect the high humidity helps a lot.
@@shivangnisharma9448 - uhm.... just soil. Nothing specific or specialized. It's inside one of the concrete blocks used to retain soil, so it was backfilled with whatever was available. .
would love to se an update on this! I Have just started to take an interest in bonsai and have a jade plant. This looked extreme, but I trust the process and would love to se the result this far! :D
"its the trunks thats most important. In bonsai you are trying to make tree like images....and trees have trunks" - Little piece of gold everyday from the great master splinter
These are amazing plants; really easy to propagate from cuttings and easy to prune. I had one that belonged to my grandmother in the 1970s that I inherited. It wasn't in great shape but I took a cutting that grew into a huge specimen with a trunk that must have been more than 18 ins in circumference. Unfortunately I watered it a little too much one winter a couple of years ago and the whole thing rotted. Fortunately I took some cuttings which are now growing well.
must be the season for trimming jades, as a i brutalised all of mine today and yesterday, i also prefer the dwarf jade over the money tree, as its quicker to rebound from trims too
I'm halfway thru tbe video... ALL the cuttings...WHOA! I'D love to watch this Dude, @ his propagation techniques. To JUST STICK in sand!?! Lol. Hoping some propagating b4 video is over. Ive tried SO many ways w so many succulents. YEAHhhh, he's showing us....
I just trimmed mine yesterday because we have to bring it in for winter. We call it a jade, I think it’s the same variety you have there....keep it up guys
I need to see if you have a video on the different types of yews. I have LOTS of cuttings from different ones. Hick's (red berries). Podacarpus. Densiformis media (something). And spreading ones too. Some have short leaves and others are longer leaves. Seems they get broken a lot during transportation so that creates an opportunity for me to get cuttings.
Definitely not for the faint of heart! lol I have a large jade that I should do something similar but am chicken. It's not even for a bonsai but just maintenance. I see the branches that are being pulled down and a couple that are crossing another but I have not gotten up the courage to go in and cut away. After this video, maybe I will be able to do a couple of the branches. I was holding my breath as he was cutting, I'm surprised he hasn't hurt himself cutting so fast. I'm sure he has a vision in his mind as he's cutting but, wow, so fast! Great video.
What works best for me for that particular family of succulents is to leave them out for a week or so after cutting to let the cut end callous. Then stick them in cactus/succulent soil.
The other species with the smaller leaves is not actually a Crassula. It is Portulacaria Afra which is classified in the Didieraceae family and previously in the Portulacaceae family.
Mr. Chan- Thank you for sharing the value and beauty of an "ordinary" plant. Even something as common as C. ovata, when tended throughout the years, can become something extraordinary. The story of its journey only makes its presence all the more beautiful and inspiring. Can there really be such a thing as a "common" plant?
Hi Peter, thanks for the lesson. I just did a massive trunk cut on my 38 year old jade! What should I put on the cut to prevent rotting? I have a bad case here and I hope I didn't kill it!!!! Please HELP!
Excellent video..I am really impressed with the size and history of this tree. Mr. Chan. I developed interest in Bonsai long ago by reading your books :) good to find your chanel. I am from India we are not able to grow this C. ovata in north india as it succumbs to heat in summers... that is why you see a lot of Portulacaria afra Bonsai in India... as PA is more heat tolerant...
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I cant get over how aggressive and confident you are in your cuts. Bravo.
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You can beat the crap out of Jade plants and their cuttings root incredibly easy. I've got a bunch of them at home and have butchered them like this. They just keep right on kicking along, no problem.
@@Watcher4187 that was not a Jade plant
@@TheresaPowers If that's not a jade then what is it? Portulacaria Afra? Lol
SMALL SHRUB TRIMMING
Such a wonderful old tree!
I live in India. I've a Portulacaria afra. It's highly manageable and easy to work with. Highly recommended for beginners and pros.
Came here to say this. He is definitely talking about a Portulacaria Afra near the beginning.
It’s easy to confuse portulacaria afra a for jades (crassula ovata) because they can be called “dwarf jades” even though they aren’t actually a jade / crassula.
@@CoryandStuff --You are absolutely right - the jade I worked on in NOT - Portulacaria afra so this tree does not take to wiring at all. Very difficult species to use for bonsai. The P afra is a better one to use.
Just got a Portulacaria afra!
I thought that too
@@CoryandStuff
I will remember these 2 words from now on when pruning, " BE BOLD". thank you for that.
Should be a very interesting experiment . . . so, I look forward to seeing which media will work the best,
Peter. I know you enjoy these experiments as well as sharing them with us. I have been following you on RUclips for many years now, and I still find your videos fresh, interesting and no in the least boring. So, bring on the challenges and experiments . . . I love to watch the "Master at work with his craft!"
The one tallest branch left now seems very bare, it'll be interesting to see what this ends up looking like when new growth starts up. And also excited to see how the cuttings fare
Crassula Ovata is surprisingly vigorous and resilient, as long as its warm and not over or under watered, you can remove every growing tip and leaf, and it'll still backbud and carry on growing. If they're overwatered, they rot, if they're underwatered, they tend to drop limbs to conserve water
I love that you made a video of these, they are very beginner friendly.
first time I've seen a video from Peter dedicated to a succulent! and what a crassula ovata it was! massive!
The South African one is Dwarf or Elephant Jade - Portulacaria afra. Different from Jade and with edible leaves.
Oh wow i didnt know they had edible leaves.
Im not going to try one just in case 😂😂
@@ImNotAProfessional Completely safe to eat portulacaria afra leaves, but crassula leaves are not safe.
Portuacaria afra leaves kinda taste like an apple to me.
Love to see the process. Thanks for including us, Peter. 🌱
so glad for this video - I’ve been waiting ages to see you work on a crassula bonsai. I have a young jade tree which is about 2cm thick at the base and I recently wired the trunk into a curve without any problems. In my experience if the branch is supple enough, and you’re careful, it should be ok to wire without breaking.
@Jay Edwards thanks!
I found when decorating behind a cupboard a pruning I’d dropped growing quite happily in the fluff build up and rooted into the carpet.
Years ago, I used to steal Portulacaria and jade leaves from my neighborhood and now I have really an army of succulent!! I have so many cuttings that I will arrange a forest! They are generous plants, perfect for bonsai and if you walk around nurseries, you can find a lot of big material relatively cheap
The crunch as the succers came out was a delicious sound
Yes indeed Josh "Oh my God!"-still wonderful result. Thank you Mr. Chan.
Thanks for doing a video on jade trees very interesting.. got a tree that I inherited from my grandmother still going strong .. take care and have a great day
Very curious to see how the crassula will look in a few months!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and wisdom on bonsai.
I think so too
Hi heron! Thanks for the amazing videos. I have learned so much from you ❤️
Thank you.... 🙏 😔 🙏
Dr. Chan it is a great honor to be allowed to participate in your research. I look forward to the end results, but it will be interesting as we peek into the pot from time to time. You are very brave with your cuts. You just seem to know where.
Enjoy the season of the harvest.
🙏 🖖 🙏
I also experimented: in water they form the best roots and also it is the fastes way. After a couple weeks and some waterchanges you can put them into a cactus-mix
Bonsai mix is great for rooting succulents, because for both good drainage is the goal. Perlite and volcanic gravel help a lot, and so does keeping the soil very shallow. A good rule of thumb for Crassula and Kalanchoe is to wait for the plant/cutting to tell you it's thirsty before watering. Portulacaria afra on the other hand struggle with taking up enough water until they root, so with those mist them frequently.
My experience with these plants and similar to it (these tree succulent things, jades and others like it) is that directly after pruning they always look odd but they quickly bud agian and look amazing. There is always that moment of regret but you gotta trust the process and trust the pruning.
Even the thick cuttings I'd attempt to root, but then again Im a home grower so I don't worry about the upkeep getting too much.
They do need watering but very rarely. I water mine once every few weeks, but only like a little splash from a glass. If you are in high humidity (I suppose like a greenhouse) then it's probably fine. But in a central heating house the air is much dryer.
Also tropical succulents require higher humidity and more water then desert succulents, so there is some caution to be taken there.
Yes absolutely right !
thakns for sharing sir
GIANT Crassula Bonsai, this is a very good bonsai sir, the character is amazing
Dramatic pruning? I’m in 💚
Man my heart just about stopped when he sawed off that big limb. But I saw exactly what effect it had I'm inspired
I really really Love this video
My heart nearly stopped when he cut off so many branches . Especially the larger one.. But, since he is the master of bonsai, I guess he knows what and what not to do.. I will be anxiously awaiting the new growth on the mother plant, and also the cuttings.
Remember his 2 words, " BE BOLD".
4:48 the "Oh My God" is hilarious! I love a great bonsai design he does so effortlessly - that's what 30+ years of experience does!
He is an 🫏
Lovely plant story. New to southern most CA USA from the northeast I am converting to cactus & succulents outdoors. Unbelievable ability to come back from neglect. Thank you.
Fantastic as always. Thank you for your continued sharing of your knowledge Peter. It is much appreciated.
Oooh magnifique 🌺
My son had sold his house and the new owners didn't wand the very old and very large Crassula ovata which was growing in the garden. So I carefully cut it into manageable "trees" and transported to my place where I immediately potted these cutting's into buckets of my succulent mix. Some of the big cuttings had thick trunks up to 12cm in diameter. Within no time they all developed roots. Since that time I have bonsaied them and taken hundreds of cuttings during the shaping process. Best, most forgiving plant ever.
How thick was the trunk? Mine is (i hope not was!) 6 inches. I have rot where the trunk and all branches were! what do I do?? I don't want to kill it!
Wonderfully informative video! Thank you Sir Peter!!
I can't wait to see the update. Bonsai are are constant reminder of how short and fragile our lives are. If only we had more time to be with them..... thank you sir.
They can take less than 10C in winter, but cold tolerance depends on climate and also soil. Where I live they're frequently grown outdoors and in pots without much care and experience 0 to -2C a few times each winter. This climate is also much like their native climate which is summer dry, winter wet. Growing in a heavy, wet, and clayey soil is likely going to cause root rot, but in sand they're pretty tough as nails.
agreed, I leave mine outside in an unheated lean to, in winter it is often between 1-5C,
Where’s that?
same here
sometimes 0 C.. no problem..
been out for 2years..
a young plant too.
Absolutely brilliant I watched many of your vids & little is more & bite the bullet is the way to go, love too get my hands on that large cutting lol
Regards
Wayne
Keep up the good work
Thx for sharing Peter....
Interesting story. I can’t wait to start creating bonsais.
I have the variety you mentioned, it was discarded by neighbour, tall ungainly, around that time I discovered you & air layering, now I have 2, both look excellent (even if I praise myself) . I wish I could send their pictures . The variety you showed here doesn’t tolerate very high temperatures too, mine have always rotted in summer
I live in Durban, South Africa. Summer temperatures are often in the 30's (Celcius) and all the Crassula Ovatas I've seen seem to enjoy it. I have a few that get direct sunlight for 12 hours per day and they are doing very well. I suspect the high humidity helps a lot.
@@naphom thanks, what growing medium are they planted in? This year I’ve switched to cinder let’s hope it works , will know only by august 23
@@shivangnisharma9448 - uhm.... just soil. Nothing specific or specialized. It's inside one of the concrete blocks used to retain soil, so it was backfilled with whatever was available. .
As always love your beautiful job 👍
Wacaouwww.....giant crassula bonsai....jade !!!!
would love to se an update on this! I Have just started to take an interest in bonsai and have a jade plant. This looked extreme, but I trust the process and would love to se the result this far! :D
"its the trunks thats most important. In bonsai you are trying to make tree like images....and trees have trunks" - Little piece of gold everyday from the great master splinter
Would love to see the tree and the cuttings today.
These are amazing plants; really easy to propagate from cuttings and easy to prune. I had one that belonged to my grandmother in the 1970s that I inherited. It wasn't in great shape but I took a cutting that grew into a huge specimen with a trunk that must have been more than 18 ins in circumference. Unfortunately I watered it a little too much one winter a couple of years ago and the whole thing rotted. Fortunately I took some cuttings which are now growing well.
I like Torpedo sand to use in rooting. Excellent video.
Them cuttings alone are decent plants! Nothing lost with that aggressive prune :D
Giant Crassula Bonsai is wonderful n beautiful Bonsai
Good job Sir 👍🏽
must be the season for trimming jades, as a i brutalised all of mine today and yesterday, i also prefer the dwarf jade over the money tree, as its quicker to rebound from trims too
Ohh you showed us this long ago when you showed us your exersize room. Cool to see it again
Is there a follow up video of this ? As the video was posted a year ago I am curious what all the pruning had done to the plant ?
I'm halfway thru tbe video...
ALL the cuttings...WHOA! I'D love to watch this Dude, @ his propagation techniques. To JUST STICK in sand!?! Lol.
Hoping some propagating b4 video is over. Ive tried SO many ways w so many succulents. YEAHhhh, he's showing us....
I just trimmed mine yesterday because we have to bring it in for winter. We call it a jade, I think it’s the same variety you have there....keep it up guys
I need to see if you have a video on the different types of yews. I have LOTS of cuttings from different ones. Hick's (red berries). Podacarpus. Densiformis media (something). And spreading ones too. Some have short leaves and others are longer leaves. Seems they get broken a lot during transportation so that creates an opportunity for me to get cuttings.
He knows what he does👍🏻👏🏻🌹
Definitely not for the faint of heart! lol I have a large jade that I should do something similar but am chicken. It's not even for a bonsai but just maintenance. I see the branches that are being pulled down and a couple that are crossing another but I have not gotten up the courage to go in and cut away. After this video, maybe I will be able to do a couple of the branches. I was holding my breath as he was cutting, I'm surprised he hasn't hurt himself cutting so fast. I'm sure he has a vision in his mind as he's cutting but, wow, so fast! Great video.
What an amazing plant.
Any updates?
What works best for me for that particular family of succulents is to leave them out for a week or so after cutting to let the cut end callous. Then stick them in cactus/succulent soil.
Good morning Mr. Chan. I'm wondering if I should seal the big cuts or not. Usually I'm not sealing only the conifers. Thank you for the video.
thank you so much! i will give this a try
The other species with the smaller leaves is not actually a Crassula. It is Portulacaria Afra which is classified in the Didieraceae family and previously in the Portulacaceae family.
I can’t wait to see the results
Best quote: 8:54
"Teaching you how to make cuttings out of crassula would be like teaching grandmother to suck eggs." LOL!
I'd love to have one of those cuttings! 🥺
Thanks Peter. A big plant.
there is a afra crassula? news to me. im a jade and portulacaria nut too lol thansk peter! beautiful ol jade you have here sr
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Mr. Chan- Thank you for sharing the value and beauty of an "ordinary" plant. Even something as common as C. ovata, when tended throughout the years, can become something extraordinary. The story of its journey only makes its presence all the more beautiful and inspiring. Can there really be such a thing as a "common" plant?
Yes - weeds are common plants.
Do you need to prune the roots? Or how should I go about containing it. I have a 16yo jade and it is starting to outgrow my pot
The ones you seen in India are most likely portulacaria afra, they're very popular for bonsai there.
This is amazing
Love you Pete x
Amazing!
Looks good
אלוף העולם ❤
Absolutely beautiful fantastic Money plant to have it , my favourite plant and always feel happy to have it .
Is this the same as a jade plant? It looks like it. Thank you for the video!
Unusual specimen for a bonsai.
Love the warning!! Lol
This is amazing! Please can we have an update?
Hi, what type of soil you use for that type of plant?
I did wire it with a rubber coated aluminum wire for a couple of years with minimal marks left when I removed it yesterday
That thing is going to make new buds all over
They grew from single leaves that fell on the soil. I have one that is 25 years old now. I love it.
Great Bonsai Love!
This title is hilarious 😂😂😂
I believe it is Crasula Sarcocaulis you are referring to. I have two growing in the soil in my garden.
Can someone answer does anything have to be put on the wound on the jade after like a powder? Or does it heal itself
Hi Peter, thanks for the lesson. I just did a massive trunk cut on my 38 year old jade! What should I put on the cut to prevent rotting? I have a bad case here and I hope I didn't kill it!!!!
Please HELP!
Do you put a sealer on the cut?
Trying to grow my own crassula from leaves, I left one lying around but it just rotted. Next I will try with water too :)
Mine always rot too. No matter what I try or don’t try.
Hello, is there any update video available? I really looking forward to see the cutting progress.
There is indeed an update video on the cuttings:
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@@noyoujanemetarzan1677 thank you
Hi, could you comment about that hexagonal pot? The u.
Is it normal for the leaves to shrivel up on cuttings when letting the cut marks seal before potting.?
Don’t fully agree on the minimum viable temperature. I keep them outside until temperatures drop below 5 C at night. They are doing fine.
Excellent video..I am really impressed with the size and history of this tree. Mr. Chan. I developed interest in Bonsai long ago by reading your books :) good to find your chanel. I am from India we are not able to grow this C. ovata in north india as it succumbs to heat in summers... that is why you see a lot of Portulacaria afra Bonsai in India... as PA is more heat tolerant...
You can wire if yo let dry out so it limps and use heavy wire you can shape even large branches give it a try
You should do an update video!
That random egg yolk just chillin.