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cwtreecontractingcwtreecontracting Posts: 1
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Hi all..am I right in saying this is a jade plant? I feel it needs repotting..also.. is this plant a good specimen of said species? Thanks all.

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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    It certainly looks like Crassula Ovata aka Jade Plant. Repotting couldn't hurt unless it's been done in the last year and it looks like it needs a visit from the tree surgeon but otherwise it's a good looking plant.
    I've just pruned mine today actually. Any long thin branches have gone and anything drooping or showing air roots. It feels a bit brutal but the only way to keep the structure robust and get a nice think truck is to keep it pruned. Some people like the droopy look though so you don't have to follow my lead. I've found it better to get a good structure before allowing it to go wild though.
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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Welcome to the Forum.
     I rather like the shape.
    Devon.
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited April 2023
    It just doesn't need frequent repotting.  But your plant would look good in a bonsai pot.

    I think wild. has the right idea, but "nice think truck" is a an ambiguous error.  For a bonsai,  thick would be preferred.  Yours is too advanced in its current shape to make a single trunk tree quickly.  Perhaps make it look like a group of 3 or 5 separate trees.

    Do I see water in that saucer?   That would be a no, no.

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