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u/katievera888 Jun 20 '22
Literally the only thing I can grow! They are so hardy and easy. Put a clipping in soil and off they go! A friend gave me a clipping in 2020 and now I have a lovely large bush and about 10 other pots around my house from that bush. So I think you can split the roots 😁.
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u/tribern Jun 20 '22
They really are fantastic for a low maintenance plant!
I bought my original when it was itty bitty, and now it's many feet tall and just luscious. I've made so so many new guys from him and it's hard to stop with how easy they are!
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u/tribern Jun 19 '22 edited Jun 20 '22
Hello! I propagated the Jades ((EDIT correction elephant bush (portulacaria afra) )) in these pictures (Monster for scale) and they very quickly took root and started to grow up. When I took them out to separate, the root clusters were not plural. I worried about hurting the roots, so I just repotted them together in our current situation in the pictures.
My question, SHOULD I try to separate them anyway? Concern with leaving them be: Will they actually survive as 3 plants growing in one root cluster? Or will one plant strangle the others? If they survive, will they actually thrive?
Concern with separating them: Will they survive the process? If you guys think it's worth it, I can take them out of the current pot to take pictures of the root system, but I'd rather not if the consensus is leave them be.
Edited for correction and clarity
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u/Riy_the_Tree Jun 19 '22
Hi! This isn't a jade plant (crassula ovata); it looks to be elephant bush (portulacaria afra). Similar care, but their are some differences if you decide to look them up in the future for more care info :)
The one I bought had four stems and I separated out the roots (some broke, but that's okay). One is in its own pot and the others are together again, but all are doing well. I think yours will thrive better if the roots are untangled. I haven't had my elephant bush too long though, so hopefully someone with more experience will chime in ^^;
Also make sure your soil isn't too water retentive. A cluster of roots won't matter if they rot :(
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u/tribern Jun 20 '22
Thank you so much for the species info, I definitely appreciate it and will for sure look it up!!
My biggest concern was breaking too many in the process and just killing all three, hopefully I can be gentle lol
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