Portulacaria afra bonsai (Spekboom)

Name: Portulacaria afra bonsai (Spekboom) - Caudex Collective
Price: 850.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Portulacaria afra

R850.00

Indigenous South African succulent bonsai with red-brown branches and tiny round leaves. Tough, fast to respond to pruning and ideal for local conditions.

PropagationRooted cutting
Supplied asTrained bonsai

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Categories: Bonsai Trees, Indigenous South African Bonsai

Representative photo of the species — not the individual plant you will receive. Photo: KevgRyan, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Description

Portulacaria afra makes an excellent bonsai for South African growers: it is drought tolerant, grows quickly, back-buds readily after pruning and naturally develops a tree-like structure with small leaves.

Supplied as a trained bonsai in a bonsai pot.

Plant details

Botanical name	Portulacaria afra
Common name	Spekboom
Propagation	Rooted cutting
Supplied as	Trained bonsai
Photos	Representative of the batch — individual plants vary
Light	Full sun to bright light outdoors.
Watering	Water when the soil has dried out — less often than leafy bonsai. Overwatering is the main risk.
Temperature	Protect from hard frost.
Substrate	Very free-draining succulent bonsai mix.

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Additional information

Species	Portulacaria afra
Propagation	Rooted cutting
Size	Established

Delivery & arrival

Dispatch time: [Dispatch time — to be confirmed]
Live plants are dispatched: [Dispatch weekdays — to be confirmed]
Delivery costs are calculated at checkout from your address before you pay.
This item can only be delivered within South Africa.
Please photograph and report any transit damage within [Reporting window (hours) — to be confirmed] hours of delivery.

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