Portulacaria afra dropping leaves 5 months 4 weeks ago #51775 This is a bonsai forum, so your question is off topic, but I'll try and answer anyway: The plant looks OK to me. It is still producing nice new shoots on most of its branches. But the growth habit of the tree and the eating habits of the elephants ensure that the plants never get overgrazed. Ensure that the container you choose has wide drainage holes. I am fairly new to bonsai … I am fairly new to bonsai … I have my succulents for two months and i just realize that my Portulacaria afra leaves are falling down. plantkiller_sc Camden, SC(Zone 7b) Nov 04, 2010. However, both species are often referred to by the common name of jade. My dwarf jade recently started dropping its leaves. Elephant bush, Portulacaria afra, is a perennial succulent shrub from South Africa that is a popular succulent garden plant around the world. Best offers for your Garden - https://amzn.to/2InnD0w ----- The Leaves of My Bonsai Tree Are Falling Off. Root rot can also develop when the tree is watered too frequently with not enough light. I've kept it relatively dry, although watered more frequently during the warmer months, as it seemed to be thriving. BABY JADE (Portulacaria afra) The Baby Jade or Portulacaria afra, also known as Dwarf Jade Plant, Elephant's Food, and Elephant Bush, is a small-leaved succulent found in South Africa. Portulacaria afra Variegata. I live in NYC and I have my plants near the window so they can get light. Portulacaria afra Pests and Problems Scale will wreak havoc on a jade. See the photos below to see the difference between their leaves. Leaf Drop on an Elephant Bush Indigenous to South Africa, the elephant bush (Portulacaria afra), also called elephant food and miniature jade plant, gets its name not because of what it … BONSAI BOY OF NEW YORK bonsaiboy.com . It is still producing nice new shoots on most of its branches. Help. Will pop this plant back outside next year – I may yet manage to get a Portulacaria bonsai worth talking about. However some of them instead of producing new shoots are dropping the leaves. Portulacaria afra healthy Leaves turning yellowing and dropping off. Portulacaria afra ‘Variegata’ (Rainbow Bush) is a form of the South African “Elephant Bush”. Because the leaves on Portulacaria afra are so thin, it can handle more frequent waterings than other succulents. It's dropping leaves like crazy - up to 10 per day on some days. My Smallest Trees, The Bonsai Zone, June 2018 - Duration: 28:49. If it's getting less sun and its gotten colder then it is going to get ready to go dormant and prepare for growth whenever it gets warm. Once the cut has healed and dried, stick the cuttings in a well draining potting mix. How to Care for Elephant Bush. Portulacaria afra leaves are arranged in opposites, which alternate or rotate on branches. It is easily grown as a seasonal accent plant or low maintenance houseplant in our part of the world. They differ primarily in their leaf size and shape or the growth of the stems. However some of them instead of producing new shoots are dropping the leaves. This variety of Portulacaria is slow growing. Portulacaria afra is also known as elephant grass, small leaf jade and dwarf jade. sorry for my bad English. It is a soft-wooded, semi-evergreen upright shrub or small tree. In that area the portulacaria makes up to about 80% of an elephants diet. Among the succulent bonsai, it has fleshy green leaves, trunk and young branches are brownish red and operates better … If it's getting less sun and its gotten colder then it is going to get ready to go dormant and prepare for growth whenever it gets warm. ... At first it was doing just fine then after the last month or so every day healthy looking leaves (5-10) are turning yellow and falling off mostly from lower sections of the woody stems/ branches. Hi all, I bought this plant in April of this year. I live in NYC and I have my plants near the window so they can get light. Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone 69,777 views The elephants eat from the top down and make a mess, dropping pieces on the ground. It doesn't need those old leaves because those leaves are the easiest way it … It h as shorter internodes and much smaller leaves than Crassula varieties. Small Leaf Jade Bonsai Care and Development A jade bonsai created from Portulacaria afra is much easier to develop as a good bonsai than the larger leaf jade plant, Crassula argentea .