Portulacaria afra or The Jade Plant is a small leaved succulent that is a semi-evergreen upright shrub or small tree.
It is similar in appearance to the Crassula ovata which is also called the Jade Plant - though this one has much smaller leaves and is more compact in its growth form.
It has small, fleshy, jade green leaves that grow in opposite pairs on purplish to reddish stems.
It seldom flowers under cultivation and can withstand mild frosts when fully established.
Quite popular for bonsia it is also popular for xeriscaping.
And this is THE PLANT for carbon sequestration - absorbing around four times more than other plants and turning it into oxygen. OK, everyone re-plant your entire garden with this and we will save the planet in a few years !!