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title: "What is happening in this area of my Portulacaria Afra?"
description: "What is happening in this area of my Portulacaria Afra?"
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author: "BrianDaWheelman"
published: "2025-09-07T21:08:04.615295Z"
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# What is happening in this area of my Portulacaria Afra?

_Posted by BrianDaWheelman on 2025-09-07_

What is happening in this area of my Portulacaria Afra?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/a939J0yZcxUxjJul39WDAnUPU4gTT1_I7cAcyW-AErk/zFpHViBNSN-IPl5uhjwJ8A.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### El Oso Polar commented on 2025-09-08

Maybe some dried out back budding?

### Lachlan commented on 2025-09-13

Is it a cork bark? They have weird looking bark

#### BrianDaWheelman replied on 2025-09-13

I don’t know what that is. It’s a Portulacaria Afra.

#### Lachlan replied on 2025-09-13

Look up ‘Cork Bark Jade’ on google. It’s a type of Portulacaria Afra that has old wrinkly cork-like bark. They are rare and the bark helps make the plant look like an old tree. Normal Portulacaria Afra has smooth bark, yours looks like a Cork Bark.

#### BrianDaWheelman replied on 2025-09-14

I’m not sure. Here’s the trunk with the first split.

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