Portulaca oleracea (Latin: Portulacaria afra[1]), namely: golden branches and jade leaves, is a perennial evergreen succulent shrub of Portulaca of Portulaceae, with fleshy stems, purple-brown to light-brown, nearly horizontal branches, and the new branches are purple-red in sunny conditions, and green in case of insufficient illumination.

When pruning the branches and leaves of the Golden Branch and Jade Leaf Bonsai, one or two branches should be reserved selectively, because the Golden Branch and Jade Leaf Bonsai need to be pruned frequently within one or two years after its modeling, and these reserved branches can be used to make up for it, so as to form a perfect Golden Branch and Jade Leaf Bonsai.

Natural form: Trim the branches of golden branches and jade leaves into clouds, such as the miniature of trees in nature. You can also trim the golden branches and jade leaves into branches with slightly higher middle and different sizes, and the outer contour is like melon seeds, which is more beautiful visually. Bonsai with golden branches and jade leaves should avoid being cut into circles, and the round shape will appear dull.

inclined dry form: the main body of the golden branch jade leaves is trimmed to one side, generally slightly curved, and the branches are spread out of the basin. The whole shape is dangerous and stable, vivid and vivid, reflecting the unified artistic effect of the balance between dynamic and static changes of the tree. However, the branches of the golden branches and jade leaves are brittle, so it is necessary to step by step, not to be light before and heavy after, so as not to break the branches.