Landon Jeffery wrote:

Howdy all!
Well here goes! I am thinking of getting a jade plant(Crassula
somthing i just forget) to train into bonsai. Does anyone know if this
plant is suitable for a begginer? Well any advice will be much appreciated.

Well, I can't think of a plant that's much easier to keep alive/healthy. About the
only way to kill a Jade is to:
A) overwater
or
B) let it freeze.

There are those who will say that, for bonsai, the leaves are too big, the branches
too coarse, etc. All pretty much true. That said, I have some Trumpet Jade (
Crassula something or other 'Gollum') bonsai & pre-bonsai that I enjoy quite a bit.
A nice fat trunk and stout branches will help to mitigate the general coarseness of
the foliage. Wiring is probably pointless - it's a clip-and-grow plant, and you can
cut them back pretty hard with impunity. So go for it, have fun, and work your way
up to more 'respectable' trees as you gain confidence.

Have fun,

Jay

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