Elephant Bush, Spekboom (Portulacaria afra)

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Dec 04, 2008

Elephant Bush, Spekboom
Portulacaria afra

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blupit007 Clinton, CT(Zone 6b) May 20, 2010

Hello,
I don't know if you could help me or not. I have one of these plants. I have had it for about 5 years, and know nothing about it. It is alive, but sadly a very poor sight right now. Its about 10" tall with 4 shoots off it, potential to be a pretty formed tree I think. However, it has only about 15 leaves on it. I repotted it just yesterday. I would love any input you may offer to me to bring this poor little thing back to life.
Thanks so much!
Kristen

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) May 20, 2010

I would carefully dump it out of the pot, hose off the roots well and repot it in new soil in a pot that drains better (no plate below the pot- allows water to stand and rot the roots).

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blupit007 Clinton, CT(Zone 6b) May 21, 2010

Thank you so much. Can I use regular soil, or would it be better if it were cactus?

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) May 21, 2010

better if were not only cactus soil, but cactus soil ammended with extra pumice.

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