Wow...you really can't fine one??? I would think the question to ask is where CAN'T I find a jade plant!! I'm so sorry to hear that you can't find one. It's such a common plant. I find more big jades than small ones actually.

Where have you looked? Look in the big box stores (Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart), and also check out your local nurseries. If you still have no luck, maybe call places that are within an hour or 2 away to see if they have one (you wouldn't want to drive all that way and not get one!). Maybe someone that lives somewhat close to you can help you out. Good luck!

Gabi

i have looked in Home Depot and Lowes - they just have little ones - and some of the other garden places I have gone to say they don't carry too many houseplants right now because they are busy with outdoor plants....

I've never seen one in the big box stores here either. I have, however, seen them in a nursery. Maybe try the Yellow Pages to see if there are any you missed. Give them a call first.

walmart has alot of them

Crassula Ovata should not be that hard to find in the big box stores but you could email here and ask for larger sizes.
hmmm...shipping or a 2-hr drive? six to one, half dozen to the other, I s'pose.

Here is a link that might be useful: Jades

They are so common here that I assumed they are common everywhere. They grow quite fast under good growing conditions. A 2" cutting I received and started Feb 06 is now at least 8" tall and at least that wide...and mine are in relatively small pots. For optimal growth, I use one oz of epsom salt diluted into one gal of water and drench -once/yr- in spring when I see active growth. Natch, growing them outside (when there's no danger of freezing) will help them to grow faster. hth - Jo

Wow, I have 8 very large jade plants. I would love to sell some of them. Sorry you live so far away. I'm in Gulfport, Mississippi

@marme1844 do you still have? Are you willing to ship?

For larger ones, perhaps a high-end garden center. Then you're talking $75-100. Maybe Sneed's in Richmond.

Just incase you guys hadnt noticed.......you're commenting on a 4year old thread ;)

zombeh

hahaha got me!

Too bad you aren't in California. I bought a house and found about 15 large Jade plants all over, mostly in pots. I'm in Thousand Oaks. Any one want a jade plant? I hate them. I used to pinch the pods as a child and I'm just not a big fan. They are free if you come pick them up.

.....and now this thread is almost 10 yrs old! Pods....on a jade?

Yeah - what are the pods??

Hi Crenda....I'm now wondering if it was a typo or an autocorrect for 'pads'.....as in leaves?? This silly autocorrect does some horrendous alterations at times, you really do have to be vigilant in spotting what it's written on your behalf as it can make utter nonsense of your writings at times!

Gill

You're probably right, Gill. I thought maybe it wasn't a jade at all. LOL

And now I'll stop posting so this thread can slink back to the archives. 10 years a long enough.

No, it must live (zombie thread)! :) Too bad there isn't some overseer power to 'retire thread'.

Anne, many people don't look at old threads any more when they are revived after a long time. Many people would love a free large jade! If you start a new thread and title it something like"Free jades in Thousand Oakes", you might be rid of your plants in very short order.

Anne speaks the truth, ya'll. Five-foot-tall jades are as common as oranges in SouCal.

• Anne, this is a fantastic offer and very kind, but I only learned of the potential fortune I threw away after I got rid of my hundreds of pounds of jade. You can't sell plants here at all, but people pay big money, I'm told, on the Interwebus auction sites. Personally, I used to send out succulent plant cuttings for postage, but if you make a million from it, remember little ol' me and the 30k I need for a greenhouse.

Ok, sorry, Canadian perspective ;-).

gd, wasn't meaning from dissuading you from posting that good information; I would have said much the same myself had I not, in my American-Canadian frisson of free-succulent-plant excitement, forgot to mention it.

Anne I would LOVE to have a big jade plant if you still have some. I live in Iowa and unfortunately you can only find small jades here at any store or nursery.