The Baby Jade is also known as the Elephant Bush. The trunk, leaves, and branches are 'fleshy' and are used to store water. The leaves are round, and pale green. In the wild a Baby Jade will grow close to six feet tall.



How to Take Care of Your Baby Jade

You will have no trouble at all using the Baby Jade bonsai as an indoor bonsai tree. The most important thing to remember is that it will need proper lighting so that it can produce enough food for nutrition. You can spread watering over long intervals as the Baby Jade bonsai needs relatively little water.

The dryness of the soil your tree is potted in is the best gauge to determine watering needs. You will want to monitor the soil and water your Baby Jade bonsai when the soil is dry. Even though the Baby Jade can go long periods of time without a watering, care should be taken to never go too long!

Shaping of your tree is a personal preference. It is important to remember that the Baby Jade bonsai is a fast growing tree. You will need to modify your shaping schedule accordingly. Regardless of how you shape, the Baby Jade bonsai is a beautiful plant, absolutely remarkable when flowering.

The Baby Jade's bark will go through various stages in its lifetime. It will start with a green bark. As the tree matures, the bark will turn deep red. When the final stages of maturity are reached, a beatiful, natural gray coloring will take over. The flowers of the Baby Jade bonsai are purple in color with pink borders, shaped like stars.

The Baby Jade bonsai is perfect for all bonsai gardeners. There are traditionalist that might tell you it is not a true bonsai because it is not one of the traditional species. The Baby Jade has proven it is worthy of being a bonsai. Thousands of gardeners can now attest to that!