It looks like a money tree, like a jade plant but with smaller leaves. Have you looked up what kind of plant you have? The pictures make it hard to see.
Not trying to be rude, but there’s been a lot of newbies here wanting their hand held, without using a search engine to help themselves first. Nothing we could tell you here is different to what you would find on Google with your own fingers 🙂
For example “what are the different kinds of houseplants”, “how to tell what kind of houseplant I have”, and “basic houseplant care tips for beginners” would be a great start.
Medium_Hearing1490
I would put it in shallow water to root. Looks green still so I still have hope for you.
nicoleauroux
First off I wouldn’t consider it a bonsai. That’s a pretty unique specialty. I know that’s pretty pedantic.
It looks like a relatively mature jade plant. I can see that the roots are shallow, which is normal, but these are really shallow. This might be the reason that the plant wasn’t getting enough water, exhibited by the wrinkly leaves. Perhaps it was over or underwater causing damage to the roots.
If it were mine I would put it into water to help it grow some roots. One of the great things about these is that they have weak apical dominance so they will grow new leaves down the trunk.
I have a couple and they got a little bit angry being in a bright south facing window, but when I pulled them back a couple of feet from the bright light they were happier.
You’re just going to have to wait to see how it responds. It’s always a great time to experiment!
SillyLittleEntity73
Considering how much light it’s getting this looks very light starved (leggy growth and I’m assuming a lot of dropped leaves) not to imply you’re lying because I’m not 100% sure that light is even an issue here, but it’s strange that it would turn out like this, your setup sounds really good
nicoleauroux
How long have you had all of these plants?
I’m a bit worried about the ones on the second shelf from the top. They don’t look like they’re getting a lot of light and I worry they’re going to have issues in the future.
Grow lights are generally most useful when they’re somewhere between four and six inches above a plant. They’re not really good for creating wide-cast, ambient extra light.
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It looks like a money tree, like a jade plant but with smaller leaves. Have you looked up what kind of plant you have? The pictures make it hard to see.
Not trying to be rude, but there’s been a lot of newbies here wanting their hand held, without using a search engine to help themselves first. Nothing we could tell you here is different to what you would find on Google with your own fingers 🙂
For example “what are the different kinds of houseplants”, “how to tell what kind of houseplant I have”, and “basic houseplant care tips for beginners” would be a great start.
I would put it in shallow water to root. Looks green still so I still have hope for you.
First off I wouldn’t consider it a bonsai. That’s a pretty unique specialty. I know that’s pretty pedantic.
It looks like a relatively mature jade plant. I can see that the roots are shallow, which is normal, but these are really shallow. This might be the reason that the plant wasn’t getting enough water, exhibited by the wrinkly leaves. Perhaps it was over or underwater causing damage to the roots.
If it were mine I would put it into water to help it grow some roots. One of the great things about these is that they have weak apical dominance so they will grow new leaves down the trunk.
I have a couple and they got a little bit angry being in a bright south facing window, but when I pulled them back a couple of feet from the bright light they were happier.
You’re just going to have to wait to see how it responds. It’s always a great time to experiment!
Considering how much light it’s getting this looks very light starved (leggy growth and I’m assuming a lot of dropped leaves) not to imply you’re lying because I’m not 100% sure that light is even an issue here, but it’s strange that it would turn out like this, your setup sounds really good
How long have you had all of these plants?
I’m a bit worried about the ones on the second shelf from the top. They don’t look like they’re getting a lot of light and I worry they’re going to have issues in the future.
Grow lights are generally most useful when they’re somewhere between four and six inches above a plant. They’re not really good for creating wide-cast, ambient extra light.