Ok Now you guys are all just taunting me with all those great pictures, and wow, my gollums are just little guys.. thats awesome!
Ive done everything that everyone has suggested, and it still doesnt work.. Could it have something to do with my camera settings? I do make sure they are all the right size. Well, anywho, the pics I really want to show you guys is of the big guy! I whacked a bit more off today, and before I did, noticed that where every branch/leaf was that I took a good 6 weeks ago, there is really nice sets of new growth. Took off all leaves that looked bad, but as of today, the leaves are soo nice and healthy, thick, shiny and strong! And it was with everyones help here on this forum that got us (Big guy and myself) thru it! Hes thriving and doing GREAT! oh yea!
I'll try another pic.. Thanks to all!!

This latest attempt I thought for sure I had it.. showed up in the preview and everything.. pblt! nope! One more time before I go to bed..

Photobucket. Select the image/s you want to share. Scroll to bottom of photobucket page, and click "generate html." Then, when the page loads, you'll see several boxes of message code. The first code, at the top of the page, will create a small thumbnail, which can be clicked to take the viewer to a larger version of the image. The second code option, immediately below, will create the full-size image.

Keep Trying!

Josh

my big buy.. hopefully..

*drools* I love all the pictures posted here.

Hi Dragonstone, Nice to see you! It's been a while!

How are your Jades/Succulents doing?

Now are you please that you wacked it. Nothing happened to the plants except make it fuller and probably enlarge the base. (Trunk) I am so glad that you took the big junp and did it.
Gcngratulations. Tumbs up, Norma

Hello All,
Well, Ive given up on posting pics, but I do have few questions.
Norma, (or anyone for that matter) On a few of the clippings of my large jade I pruned, there are sets of leaves that are different shaped. At first I thought that it may have been knicked while budding out, but they are all about half the size of the rest, and have pushed out normal growth after these leaf sets. Ive taken a few of them to try propogating, so I guess I'll find out what happens soon enough. My second q is, Is it possible to "fuse" two clippings together. I have two that I have lightly tied together with soft yarn as to not damage, and am going to pot. Will they grow together where tied?
..Thanks. I will post a pic of the heart shaped leaves on the main photo gallery (because thats all I can do here!) lol..
again, Thanks all!
Christina

Thought I'd join in

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When it quits raining I'll transplant into a bonsai container.

Thanks Norma, yes I am very glad I "whacked it"...I am enjoying it(maybe a little too much,lol) whacking my Jades/Succulent actually...

Christine, no expert but mine does the same thing. When I trim mine, the new leaves always comes in smaller(sometimes different shapes, too)...but in time it grows to its normal size or near normal size later after its all done growing and matures. This has been my experience with my Jades...maybe others can offer a better explanation.

Hi Caudex...you can join in anytime! Your plants are always welcome(they're beautiful). You did a nice
"whacking job" with yours. Update us later...

Hi puglvr1! :) It's been a bumpy ride. There's been miscommunication and it ends up with the heater not running at night when it drops below freezing. Some of the plants bit it. I'm certainly waiting for spring because I don't know why we're struggling this winter. Some of the jades lost little branches during some freezing nights but.. ugh. It's frustrating.

Hey dragonstone,

Sorry to hear about some of your plants :o(

I hear ya, its been a rough winter even for us here in Fl, and you know if we're complaining...you guys must really be hurting! I am so ready for Spring myself...Hope your Jades recover, but I'm sure they will!

Pug,
Thanks for the info.
FYI to all, Im going to be moving on the 27th in town nearby, only 7 miles or so. My plants will be on the first trip. I'll be upstairs so dont have to worry about being by an open door. I have great south and west windows there, and its actually the same apt. where the big jade was started. I am hoping when I get there my connection is better, and maybe by a miraculous act of God, I will be able to post pics. Im crossing my fingers for a somewhat not so cold day. Any ideas on plant travel if it is very cold?

New leaves on my jade "Gollum" after its whacking in January. *Almost* in focus.

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Very cool citosa, thanks for the picture!! Isn't cool to see the new growth after you "whack" it?

It sure is. Tiny "pearls" of green showing up all over.

Given this whole thread, I have a jade I am considering "whacking" this spring. Does anyone ever have problems with sunburn on new leaves? This question is really for growers in areas where the plant started off the season dormant and inside.

Yes, I have!! When I first "whacked" my Jade, I had it in full sun...just like I always had, but our sun here in Fl is very intense at that time, I never even thought about it since I've had it in full sun the whole time before I pruned. When the baby leaves started to come out and got a little bigger I noticed some of the "new" growth were a little sunburned, so I moved it and placed it underneath my palm tree, where it got direct...but filtered sun from the palm leaves. I'm sure the damage will be worse if you take an indoor jade and place it in full sun...you should slowly acclimate it to full sun and take 7-10 days to do it. I would be especially careful not to place in full sun after "whacking" it, if it were mine.

Pug - Thanks. I am particularly worried, because after a whole winter inside my plant is usually subject to sunburn in the spring. It takes a long time before I feel comfortable putting it out in significant direct sun, and I am concerned that it would be worse if it lost its leaves.

Hi Pug, just thought I would stop by and comment on your "pug" I have two females, what a fun creature, they mix right in with my rotweiller. I think the smallest one thinks she is "bigger" than the rottie.

Nice jades,your efforts are rewarding you nicely.

Thanks Maidinmontana,

I just LOVE pugs!! They truly are such great companions, and a personality to boot!! I was blessed having such a mellow, sweet and loving dog. I just bet you love yours to pieces...

In keeping in line with this thread, Here is a picture of "Max"(he is my model,lol) posing in front of my Desert Rose right before I "whacked" it, pruned it very hard...

Hopefully in 6-8 weeks it will flower more and get bushier?
It needed a haircut...getting a little too tall for me...

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That Desert Rose should really be winning contests, Pug!
The caudex you've developed and exposed just keeps getting better.

And Max...with that perpetual face of worry....always cracks me up.

Josh

Josh, Thanks!! You are so sweet to say that...

Isn't Max just the little ham, lol...

Well, I think my Jade is done growing for the season...its starting to get in the mid to upper 80's, that's when my Jades and Succulents go almost dormant. I went ahead and repotted to a rectangle bonsai pot...I am always changing my pots, lol...

Here's the final outcome.
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Pug,
How about a shot of your jade straight on instead of looking down on it. What size is the pot it's in?

Caudex, hopefully this is a better angle, if not I can take it tomorrow...its pretty dark now. The pot is 9"x7" and appx. 2 1/2" deep.
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Much better angle! Plant looks bigger in this view, well done!!

Thanks Caudex!!

Since the original picture from the beginning of this thread is gone, I thought I would repost it. You can see what it looked like a year and a half ago.
Taken 11/07
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Anyone else has any updates on their "whacked" jade?

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Pug.. Youre jade is looking amazing!! along next the cute pug of course! Is yours going dormant right now? My jades, and all other variations, are now growing like madd.. I think I'll be putting the large one outdoors soon.. Hopefully we are finally past the threat of frost..*as I keep a watchful eye on the Farmers Almanac* lol

Crassula cutting and Puggsers - a combination that hitherto had been limited to a few in its almost excessive joyfulness, but thanks to the power of the Interwebus we all can experience a kind of succulent puppy joie de vivre.

Hi Chris, thanks! My jades are all pretty much dormant right now...just sitting there not doing much! All of them lost all their pretty colors, back to green mostly. I will have to wait till end of Oct or early Nov. before I start to see any growths and then another month after when our temps start to cool off, the pretty colors will come back. Right now, I just water them when dry and try to keep them out of excessive rain and our brutal sun temps. This time of year, I try to give them a little shelter from the hottest afternoon sun.

Thanks Cactusm...pugs are a delight, a face only a Mother could love :o)

Puglvr1,

Personally, I make it a point to pet each and every pug I meet.

That's odd - here in Kamloops they're in growth mode. I wonder if they slow down/stop when there's excessive moisture in the air as a defense mechanism for not getting too bloated with water. They are not tropical plants, after all.

Here's a pic of one in habitat - I've flipped the original:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/cactusmcharris/South-Africa-Eastern-Cape-Addo-Elep.jpg

Here's the original link:

http://mirror-uk-rb1.gallery.hd.org/_c/places-and-sights/_more2005/_more03/South-Africa-Eastern-Cape-Addo-Elephant-National-Park-jade-plant-and-aloe-plant-DHD.jpg.html

And once upon a time I was known to grow a few Crassulaceous plants - the one behind me was a little over 4' tall until I started giving it some water and food - it became known as the Great Wall of Jade, Where Kitties Lurk, although I had removed four other half-trees like it.

I'd expound further but (1) I don't know if I have any more worthwhile to say and (2) a spreadsheet for work is whispering its name into my central cortex.

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Thanks for posting, Cactus! I had no idea that you are the "Great Wall of Jade (Where Kitties Lurk)."
Alas, I had a cat that would perch on my shoulder...
but she was hit by a car earlier this year.

Here in northern California, the Jades are in growth mode. When the summer heat peaks, my Jades will slow growth to a crawl; then, 'round the end of August, they'll go into growth again.

Josh

Cactusm, great to hear from a fellow "puglover"! I've heard of you, your reputation preceeds you, I had no idea either you are the famous person of the "Great Wall of Jade". very nice to meet you!

I honestly am not sure why my Jades go dormant this time of year, other that the fact its super hot and muggy! Humidity is very high and the heat is stiffling! It must be the humidity, our night time lows don't cool down lower than 70° Like Josh says, his grows in the summer time and their humidity is much lower than ours, right Josh?

BTW Josh, I love your kitty...super cute! Of course, your Jades too!

Hi, Pug!
You're right about the weather! When the temps are too high, right in the middle of summer, my Jades close down shop. They stay "dormant" for about a month and a half - beginning somewhere in July, and ending somewhere in August.

We're having a long, true Spring this year, however. Can you believe it? Here in northern California we've had significant rainstorms every month since last November.

Today, the skies are grey:
53°F, with 88% humidity!!!

May I digress and clutter your Thread just a bit further? ;) These are the two cats I have left: Cinder and Ash, sisters. They are my huntresses, prowling the garden when they're not too busy sleeping... Cinder:
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Ash:
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Hi Josh,

Your Cats are adorable!! What cute poses,lol...You can clutter my posts anytime you like :o)

Many years ago, I lived in CA...Redwood City...I think its appx. 25 miles? south of San Francisco. Its been many years ago, but I do remember the humidity being very low. Unfortunately for me I wasn't into plants back then. Funny, now that I live in Fl, not exactly known for growing Jades...I decide to start growing Jades/Succulents. Well, better late than never, right?

I also remember you guys aren't suppose to be getting this much rain this time of year, this is normally your dry season isn't it? Strange weather everywhere! We had a very cold winter here in FL...breaking all sorts of freeze records from as far back as 20+ years ago, Crazy!

Thanks for posting those great pictures of your cats.

It must be the jade-meets-grey-cat thread

Here's Emma Grey Belly being cute...

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Emma is a real Cutie!! Looks like she enjoys her pictures being taken. Jades, Pugs and Kitties...what else do we need?

I was thinking bison.

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randy

Suddenly, I am reminded of Monty Python's famous sketch: Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition!

Only this time, it's Nobody Expects the American Bison!

Amazing :)

Great cat pics....and bison ;)

Thanks, Pug!
(p.s.
I received your recent e-mail...I'll send an update soon)

Randy, that is a really COOL picture!!

Thanks Josh, looking forward to it :o)

How about a cocker spaniel:)

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Mary

I love its HUGE furry feet, reminds me of a stuffed bear, thanks for sharing a picture of your dog. Cutie!!

Don't remember the name of this one...but I like the rose shape and pink hues.
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Does anyone know if this is an Aloe? Thanks.
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Hiya PugL,

The first is an Echeveria, don't know which but maybe E. elegans, which has gotten good light to get that pinkish hue.

No, 2nd is not an Aloe, don't know what it is, but what it reminds me of is an Orchid, some kind of Phaelenopsis, beautiful those marked leaves.

Maybe if a couple of folks confirm that here, you might then post the pic to the Orchid forum for more specific ID.

The first is an Echevera, the second a Ledebouria [perhaps L. socialis. Ledebouria used to be known as Scilla.

Aye, my spelling doth stink. It's 'Echeveria' and not that mess above.

The Scillas (Led..) I've seen had much more slender, narrower leaves (more straplike) -- at least that's what I remember.

Thanks for the ID's PG and CactusM!!

I had the Echeveria in full sun up until the last month or so...our temps have been in the 90's and above, so I've moved it in bright indirect south wall for now to give it a little shelter from the brutal sun.

That last picture had a bloom spike(the flowers have sinced died off) I think it was white? You can see that long thin spike on the plant. I wonder if I should cut it off now that the flowers have died?