Frank Yee Bonsai
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Frank yee bonsai. The jade bonsai is an evergreen succulent that can be grown indoors however does best when placed outdoors. The trunk of the cork bark jade is thick and flaky like cork and structured with round green succulent leaves. The cork bark jade makes a wonderful bonsai. Jade succulents or elephant food succulent or portulacaria afra cork bark.
Portulacaria afra cork bark has all the qualities of a good bonsai. These trees are trained to arrive with more refined branch structure. The cork bark jade also known as portulacaria afra frank is a rare cultivar of jade developed by frank yee that features a cork bark trunk. Frank yee a huntington botanic garden bonsai specialist friend rooted cuttings to provide for this release and we were fortunate to get a few to start our production on this interesting addition to our succulent offering.
Frank yee will be at the golden state bonsai federation convention this october in riverside. The california bonsai society cbs had its exhibition the last weekend of march. Rough bark good branch structures good leave structure able to live in a shallow pot drought resistant and easy maintenance. Frank yee is probably known as the gate keeper of cork bark jade.
For more information on the species see our listing for portulacaria afra.