Coppertone Stonecrop Bonsai & Prebonsai for Sale

Pickup, Delivery, and Shipping Options/Policy

            Local pickup is free in the Columbus, Ohio area, or pickup is also available when I road trip, especially to bonsai shows around my area of the Midwest. Delivery is also free if not more than 15 minutes out of my way from home or on any of these trips. See here for the most updated list of pickup sites/delivery routes I will be making in the coming months. 

            If you would like to have any of my products shipped to you, see my Etsy page invivobonsai.etsy.com (almost all prices include shipping) or contact me if the item is not listed on my Etsy and I'll look into a cost estimate. Contacting me can also get you a cheaper price than buying through Etsy as there will be fewer fees and shipping multiple items can be combined.

These Stonecrop are also available in Columbus, OH at one of my In-Person Bonsai Partners (casa cacao).

Stonecrop Bonsai Available in Columbus, Ohio from In Vivo Bonsai

Last updated, 12/31/2025

Sections:

1. Coppertone Stonecrop Care Guide
1. Basic Info
2. Watering
3. Lighting
4. Varieties
5. Propagation Info
2. Sale Info
1. Coppertone Stonecrop (Sedum adolphi)
2. Mature Starters/Workshop Trees (not in ceramic pots)
3. Sold Example Gallery + Pruning Tips

I. Coppertone Stonecrop Care Guide:

A. Basic Info

            Crassula ovata is a highly beginner-friendly tropical succulent that can be styled as a bonsai due to the woody appearance of its stem. Because it is tropical, it can be grown indoors year-round or outdoors in summer and indoors in winter to avoid freezing. The advantages of this species include its hardiness, ease of propagation through cuttings, and rapid growth rate in ideal conditions such as when placed outside over summer. The disadvantages of this species as bonsai include a tendency for plants to become top-heavy if they are not properly pruned and the relatively large leaf size which may be undesirable for styling them as smaller-sized bonsai.

B. Watering

            I water my stonecrop 1x/ 1-4 weeks in the winter, depending on the light intensity of their spot in the home. If the soil is dry to the touch, you can water. You can assess if the tree needs water by holding the leaf in your hand and feeling its turgidity. If the leaf is firm, it does not need water. If the leaf is soft, it is because the plant needs more water to properly fill its volume. The thick, waxy cuticle on the leaves as well as the regenerative and propagative properties of this species are evolutionary traits that the species obtained in their native desert environment.

C. Lighting

            The plant thrives in full sun or under intense grow lights, but it also can survive in winter with very low light. It does not need to be near a window, but if it does not at least have window light then it will hardly grow at all. , Thus to continue their bonsai transformations, I'm sure to put them back outside each summer or under a grow light to keep them healthy.

D. Varieties

            There may be other varieties but I am not yet familiar enough with them/do not have others at this time.

E. Propagation Info

            DO NOT propagate branch cuttings of this species in water, it will rot. Stick branches directly into soil, it's the best method. No root hormone is required, but it may help. Water even more sparingly than the rooted plants. Individual leaves of stonecrop can also propagate to grow roots and become entirely new plants. Leaves are more susceptible to rot so instead of sticking them IN soil, I simply place them on top of soil.

II. Sale Info

        These stonecrop beginner-friendly bonsai starters I sell quickly for a low price so the stock is always rotating. This makes them not great to put online since that is a time-consuming process but some available are pictured below. If interested in buying one, please feel free to contact me for pictures of the latest options or come in person/see my In-Person Bonsai Partner locations where you can find them.

New stock added November 2025. Updated photos available on request,

A. Coppertone Stonecrop (Sedum adolphi)

CS1 - Slanted Stonecrop potted in orange mug with a drainage hole

    Propagated 1-2 years ago from a cutting, recently pruned and potted (November 2025). It will become more full in the coming weeks with its first branches in response to the pruning. 

Available at Casa Cacao cafe in Columbus.

Slanted/twin trunk stonecrop pruned to promote more branching.

CS2 - Semicascade copper stonecrop

    This semicascade copper stonecrop is ~2 years old and now. The trunk is thickening and branches are becoming more dense. Going forward, I will try to experiment with thinning it strategically to show the trunk and branches more. But for now, it is a healthy and full plant. $20.

Photographed late 2025.

B. Mature Starters/Workshop Trees (not in ceramic pots)

            Typically, I propagate my tropicals in shallow pots as this saves space and not all cuttings survive (although for stonecrop, branches or even individual leaves are a near guaranteed success). Then, either in workshops or on my own, I separate the mature ones into individual pots, but I've found that after ~1 yr, the stonecrop do not have a very developed root system, so lately I think additional time in their own pots will improve the ease of their use for workshops. So I am starting to separate my workshop trees/prebonsai into individual plastic containers before using them in bonsai pots. Smaller prebonsai will need another year in these pots before being recommended for workshops or being made into beginner bonsai, whereas more established prebonsai can be used straight away.

• Smaller prebonsai stonecrop generally ~$5/each.
• Larger/more established prebonsai stonecrop generally ~$10 each.

I have more in process of propagating which I just haven't separated into new pots yet. Available on request.

III. Sold Example Gallery + Pruning Tips

            As I get more mature examples and organize my pictures, I will add them here. The styling is pretty basic and similar with other broadleaf species. Cut after 2-3 internodes so dense branching is formed. This also gives you the chance to use clip and grow to alter trunk/branchlines. Wire will work to some extent but because these are succulent, the bends cannot be too severe or they will snap.