And when you know how to prune a jade plant, you can keep it shaped and compact, almost like a bonsai. Otherwise, your plant can get top-heavy, growing leggy branches that bend and sometimes break.

Older jade may have drooping branches that threaten to topple the whole plant. You can cut these offenders back to about 3 inches before the branch bends, but be sure to spare a few leaves. Some ...

In Japanese, bonsai translates to "tray planting." The goal here is to cultivate a mini plant that mimics the shape, proportion, and beauty of a full-sized tree. This involves careful training, ...

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Originating in China thousands of years ago, bonsai was later adapted by Japanese growers who further developed it into the bonsai we know today. Translated to “plant in a tray,” bonsai is ...

Many may recognize it from the 1984 film, The Karate Kid, with Mr Miyagi calmly training ... a native plant, why not learn how to grow creeping juniper, Juniperus horizontalis, as a bonsai tree?

Jade Plant (Hybrid) Their jade-green, typically tear-, oval-, or wedge-shaped leaves are what give them their name. The edges of the leaves occasionally have a red hue. Jade trees grow in hot, ...

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