# Cuttings of Portulacaria afra **URL:** \ **Category:** Horticulture\ **Created:** [May 23, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/cuttings-of-portulacaria-afra/1035 "2018-05-23T13:08:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jurgen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/jurgen/32/656_2.png) [@Jurgen](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Jurgen)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/cuttings-of-portulacaria-afra/1035/1 "2018-05-23T13:08:33Z")
What kind of soil or substrate do you recommend for cultivating cuttings from a Portulacaria afra? Bonsai substrate (lava, pumice, akadama) or a more organic soil as for garden flowers? Any other things to take into account in cultivation of those cuttings? ---
**Author:** ![moon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/moon/32/24444_2.png) [@moon](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/moon)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/cuttings-of-portulacaria-afra/1035/2 "2018-05-23T15:01:19Z")
Take the cuttings. Let them dry a few days. Plant in bonsai substrate. DON’T water until you see new growth. About a week. Then water and carry on. I take cuttings this way when I trim out my tree. I learned from this blog. Read this blog post. Best info I have found on the Portulacaria afra. Great blog, very tropical focused. > **[Dwarf jade. Portulacaria afra](https://adamaskwhy.com/2012/08/22/dwarf-jade-portulacaria-afra/)** > > One of my favorite species for bonsai is the dwarf jade. A great deal of traditionalists don’t like them, though. The refrains are “it’s not a real tree” “the leaves a… ---
**Author:** ![Jurgen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/jurgen/32/656_2.png) [@Jurgen](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Jurgen)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/cuttings-of-portulacaria-afra/1035/3 "2018-05-23T16:41:00Z")
Nicccce! Thx so much 😃