I'm developing this Jade (Crassula ovata "Gollum") in the African Baobab style and today it gets a repot. To see previous videos of this Jade bonsai, click on the playlist here... • Baobab Style Jade #TheBonsaiZone
As you say Nigel, "couldn't ask for better ...." Pot, tree, video, styling - you certainly raise the bar! I've been waiting for this video for a while now....masterful job, old chum. Time for me to start waking up my Jade bonsai's methinks....thank you, again.
Nice choice about pot. Personally, I use wood stick with rounded tip to gently separate roots from the soil or to eliminate air pockets after repotting.
I believe that one is a 'Gollum Jade because of it's tubular leaves. The Hobbit Jade has more curled shaped leaves. The Gollum Jade will have reddish tips when in brighter light. I just purchased two small Hobbit Jade that I at the time thought were Gollum lol. All Jades are beautiful regardless. That one you're working on in this video looks great. Should turn out to be a fantastic tree. Great video as always Nigel! Thanks for sharing!
The Gollum jade is, I think, my favourite succulent. I must start one as a bonsai. Yours is looking fantastic in its red pot. Perfect pairing and I look forward to seeing it later in the year.
Thanks for the follow-up, Nigel! Since your last video with this one, I have been training a couple of my gollums with the intent of replicating your baobab and recently performed a trunk chop for the first time. The "bare-ness" has been giving me anxiety! It's nice to see when and how such drastic moves pay off. Keep up the great work!
I have a Jade in a Jade colored Bonsai pot just like that but oval ,only a year old now but when Its ready I'll use that soil in that and my Pony Tail Palm ,Thanks Nigel
@Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone They are doing fantastic!! I'll have to do an update episode! I absolutely love that Gollum Jade... My precious 💖 You are the best!
Superb pot and a cracking tree. Nice one Nigel! About drainage screens - have you come across plasterers' scrim tape? A bit finer than what you were using in the video and very cheap. You get a big roll, self-adhesive and lasts for ages.
Wow Nigel, this tree goes very well with this pot, and it's super promising. I can imagine those branches sorted out, and ramified, can't wait to see it in 2-3 yeas time :)
Heya Nige, loving that baobab style jade! You mentioned in the vid that you're not completely sure between gollum and hobbit - - the gollum is what the baobab style is. Also known as shrek ears, ogre ears and even ET's fingers. The ones I sent you months ago are hobbit, they tend to have leaves that are more spoon shaped. Sometimes they can be confusing cos some of my hobbit have a few gollum-like leaves before they fold out and some of my gollums grow out the occasional folded out leaves but still greatly outnumbered by the tubular leaves. Hope this helps, mate! And hope you're well! - Ashley Bonner
Wow Nigel such a nice tree! Thank you for sharing hte information about the pots for jades. You are right, they are absolutely top heavy. I've been trying to find a pot for my large gollum jade and now I know to get a lip. Are there oval pots that have that curved lip?
I've waiting for this kind of video. I love this "baobabish" fat little Gollum. nice soil and pot, i like the tradition around Tokoname. greetings from germany!
Hey Nigel, what caused the soil of this jade to be so organic looking? Is it just the fine roots broken down and looking almost like peat? Just curious. Thanks for another great video! Catch you on the next one.
Cute intro with the kitten. Is that one from the litter you/your family cared for? Name? What a transition with that jade.....thanks for featuring the flashback to when you last pruned/styled it. Like the pot that you have selected for this bonsai. (And, the info about the maker.) Wonder if you can seal the cuts on jade with cinnamon without drying out as we do with orchids? Enjoyed watching your video. Well done with this plant.
Yes, I'm sure the cuts would heal well is sprinkled with cinnamon! Yes, we kept two of the kittens, a male and a female. The male in the video always hangs out with me, his name is " Stripy Stripe" They are 6 months old now!
1. Just out of curiosity, is it really safe to wash the roots of jade or portulacaria afra? I've observed that, some people even don't water jade or ports after repotting and root pruning because they are succulents... Personally I've had mixed results regarding the same. Just wanted to know the proper technique... 2. I've also observed that these jades and port afras have weak roots if compared to other trees. When i comb away, they get seperated away from main root base 😅🤣
Washing the roots is safe, even if you cut the roots. If you do cut the roots, you need to have them callous over before you water the the soil. They need a at least a week to dry and form a protective skin over the cut. Cleaning and washing the roots has no effect on them. If you haven't pruned any roots, the soil can be watered right after repotting, but then let the soil dry out before watering again, keep repeating this water cycle! I find only dead or rotted roots will break away easily when washing and combing out the roots! The healthy roots are quite tough!
They tend to grow much faster if the tree is placed outside for the summer in full sun. You do have to transition them slowly to sunlight, or the tree will burn!
Hi, if you don't mind me adding my opinion about those grow kits. They are well assembled as a bonsai kit. The biggest issues I have with them is they start with seeds. Starting with seeds is incredibly slow. And if a person isn't skilled in growing from seed it's very easy to lose an entire year of attempting to grow bonsai without anything to show for it. Hardy trees have special requirements to be successful. Then you have to watch out for fungal issues like damping off. I grow hundreds of trees from seed. It's a lot of fun but you could easily spend 2 years of effort before you even put it in a pot. Then it might be another 25 years before you have something decent to look at if you've done everything right and the tree has cooperated. My suggestion is if you are really determined to start a bonsai from a kit I wouldn't let that be your own point of effort. I would also purchase a tree from a nursery center or tropical tree from ever you can get them and start working and caring for a live tree or shrub just in case the seeds fail. You can easily buy a live plant for the cost of a bonsai kit and it will give you something to study as you gain skills in the mean time. Anyway I hope that gives you something to consider. Take care. DK
@@johnb58 I don't want to discourage you from trying! But I wouldn't want you to be discouraged after trying! I think Nigel made a suggestion once that if you want to start than start with a lot of stuff. Killing trees is kinda the price for learning bonsai.
u again i cant escape u. u look like a mad scientist lol help help me know wonder u didnt show ur face till th end Einstein. one thing u know ur stuff. my poor poor jade looks terrible as i trimed it back and makin further
