jade (portulacca) cassade-ish

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jade (portulacca) cassade-ish

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Hi
i got this from a school fete some years ago and just done some basic pruning, no wiring of any consequence . i have just re potted it to stand it up straight- it was quite leaned
i have left the two large branches from the base area as sacrificial ....
not sure what to do here...
new pot
give up on semi cascade,
prune and keep going???
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got a nice chinese feel to it i think?
any ideas
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Re: jade (portulacca) cassade-ish

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chop the cascade branch back to the little shoot there and remove he other 2 completely or to just a stub
regrow branchine by cutting back to build ramifiaction same as any other tree.
create an informal upright i think

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This is another plant I'd like to play with, but my little greenhouse is full atm. I prefer them more compact though.

YouTube is a good place to see what's possible. Try Nigel Saunders, he has 3 vids over 3 years of a Portulacaria forrest he's working on. Lots of info and he touches on how to propagate from cuttings.

Looking forward to seeing your progress.

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i thought i'd give the cascade ish one last try....
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i think the next step maybe creating two trees by cutting it just above the highest big (second) branch ????
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Yep that cascade coems from too hight.
Chop and take that piece off as a shorter trunk on its own

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