does this Jade plant need pruning?
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Pruning and Mailing my Jade plant
Comments (5)Safest way to ship would be potted. Cover soil with tissue paper and tape it down so it does not move. Next put a wad of tissue paper between the branches, not too much, just enough to keep them from being pushed in. Once that's done wrap the entire plant in more tissue paper, over that do a couple of layers of news print. Get a large box and put some packing peanuts in the bottom, place your plant in the box on top of the peanuts. Then add the remaining packing, before taping up the box close it up and give a good shake. If you hear or feel no movement inside there is sufficient packing, if you do and more peanuts. Won't hurt the jade to go bareroot, unpot and wash all soil from the root. Let dry completely before packing as described above....See MoreHow to prune a jade plant
Comments (7)If you are serious about wanting a more tree like appearance, you have to provide this plant with way more light. Over the course of three weeks or so, gradually introduce it to more and more light. Ultimately it should be getting full sun for a minimum of half a day, but would even be better all day. You plant is currently etiolated (severely lacking light) which is why it looks so stretched out and the leaves are elongated. Pruning it now will only result in more of the same, unhealthy growth. The other thing the plant needs to get thicker stems is time. Not a year, not two years, but many years. In maybe five years you could expect to have a plant that doesn't look like a cutting anymore, assuming you start giving it an appropriate amount of light. When properly grown, the stems will be much thicker and the plant will generally look much more substantial. Despite the fact I've recommended against pruning at this point, no one ever wants to do things the patient way, so here are some quick tips about pruning Jades. Always prune just above a leaf node. The stem will die back to the node, so there is no reason to leave any more than necessary. Jades will almost always branch at the node you just pruned above. So, if you want it to branch in a particular spot, prune just above that node. You can prune as little or as much as you want. You could prune all the way down to the soil, and as long as the plant had some roots to begin with, and is kept warm, it will produce new leaves and go right back to growing. Spring and early summer are the best time to prune. That second plant is "Elephant's Food," Portulacaria afra. Everything I said for the Jade goes for that plant too. Finally, welcome to GardenWeb!...See MoreHow to grow tree-like jade plants - pruning question
Comments (15)I'm in the process of figuring out how to post a picture here. The Jade plant photo I wanted to post is 5.5mb and 5mb is Gardenweb's size limit. I think I have to change this on my camera before I shoot the picture. I thought I could change the size of the photo in my Picasa software program of pictures I've already shot, or maybe in the import process in Gardenweb's photo gallery, but I don't think I can. Once I get it figured out I'll be able to post my pictures on this website. . . Hopefully!...See MoreHuge jade plant! Need pruning help
Comments (11)Hello stephlmccoy1, That's a very nice big Jade that someone left behind, lucky you :-). I would start by trimming off all of the branches that have any down curve to them. Take a step back after that is all done, and see what it looks like. Try to invision what you want it to look like, and go from there. Good luck, and post pictures what you decide to do!...See Moremejemaka
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