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Jade Plant Losing Leaves and Branches
Comments (14)CVIS, are you in the always-rainy/cloudy weather pattern some people have had this summer? If so, that may be why it's been happy before but struggling this year, lanky growth and using less water. That could help explain why, if the problem is that it's been too moist. Is the pot is so packed with roots that water can't penetrate, in which case it might actually be wilting? It's so hard to tell from a pic, too dry and too wet look can look the same on the plant. This pot just looks parched to me. If the blinds are always at half-mast, maybe it's not so bad, maybe it's leaning down toward the light? The color of the leaves is pretty good. The trimming is not something I would do all at once, but gradually, starting with the lowest material to be removed, so it ends up looking like a tiny, well-formed tree again. The first thing to go are the flimsy green things coming from what I think are inappropriate places on the main trunk, and any in a wrong looking spot, or going a wrong direction. Then the main branches that are not right, just before the point where a branch starts to go in a wrong direction, that's where to trim it. Finish by finessing the smaller remaining branches so that anything not contributing to the overall structure in a pleasing way is removed. This is vague because we can't see the whole plant, but trimming any woody entity that has a natural general 'correct' shape to it is the same procedure. But that's just my opinion, I like a jade that looks like a big oak tree. Some people like to trim it back to a main stick with some shorter sticks and like that appearance better. But none of that matters, what people think. It's your tree, so what you want it to look like is what it should look like. When you have a pic in your mind of what it should and will look like when finished before making the first cut, you're ready to go with the pruner. IMVHO. I do not nor have not had a big ol' jade like that, just some much smaller ones, but have been told over the years I do a good job trimming in general, leaving a strong, pleasant foundation for rejuvenated growth. I would think new soil after that amount of time is a great idea, but you'd want jade repotting advice from someone with more experience than me. Definitely a huge fan of chunky, porous, well-drained soil for the replacement though, no doubt....See MoreWANTED: Gollum Jade - small branch cutting
Comments (0)Would really like a piece of a gollum jade.. i cant seem to find any for sale here and they look adorable! Also another thing i can never find is Red Aloe. even a tiny pup would be awesome! I don't have much to trade yet other than healthy cuttings from a deep green coloured jade, or hens and chicks from around the yard. Thanks!...See MoreJade cutting has new leaves
Comments (13)Hey, Ann! I'm glad to hear that your Jade is growing. Congratulations! As for the cutting....there's no need to pot it just yet, but you certainly could if you really had the desire. I'd let it continue rooting in the perlite, and water it as Cactus said. If the container is very small, you might want to water once a week. A picture would help... I, too, started a large Jade cutting recently (at the end of April, the 29th). I made a perlite and bark mix, which I kept dry, and then I filled the lower half of the pot - just enough to hold the cutting in place and provide a substrate for the roots to grow. You can kinda see the mix make-up in the first pic, below. (I hope you don't mind me sharing some pics...) Here it is, in the pot: Twenty days later, growth at the leaf-tips had resumed: And new leaves growing from where the cutting was pruned: Then, on May 30 (1 month later), I took these pics of new growth emerging. Josh...See Morenew pics of my jade branch rooting....
Comments (3)Hey, Linda! I remember that Jade branch alright! Nice! Those roots growing from the nodes mean that the Jade is actively looking for water.....so, please, go ahead and water. I wouldn't disturb the roots in the potting medium yet, since you can assume that there are roots growing in there - as above so below. ;) I'd also advise that you prune off some of that foliage, eventhough it looks very nice and full. I'd prune off any drooping or pendulous growth, and I'd try to preserve the vigorous new growth tips. I'd let the plant continue growing through this summer, then I'd pot it this autumn. If you're in zone 4, you might do this around September. In my area, I do my autumn pruning and re-potting in October-November. You might have seen the update on my large Jade cutting in one of the other Threads floating around this Forum, but I'll post it here, too. I got this cutting from Joscience (he's a really great guy!). I left the cutting out of soil for several weeks, then before putting it into rooting-mix I pruned off excess foliage (mostly to help balance the weight of the cutting/keep it from leaning too far one way or the other). Many of these branches I consider "nurse branches," which I'm using to establish the cutting. Once I have plenty of new growth for photosynthesis, I'll begin removing/shaping the older growth. Here's a shot next to one of my cats - and then a pic after I'd potted the cutting. The large stones in the pot were merely to prop the cutting up. Josh...See MoreL Evve (Miami)
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