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Drooping jade plant
I have just been given this jade and I’m not sure how to look after it! It's incredibly top heavy, and not sure whether it's best to cut the stems back, try and tie it up to a support, or whether I can safely leave it hanging like this. All the leaves look healthy and there is new leaf growth. There's no root rot or issues there. Is it safe to leave it drooping like it currently is please?
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I don't know.
Well u can cut the parts from the empty space on the limb and plant them in a pot, and the one in the pot u can add more dirt to stable it. I love jade and have many and they are easy plants to take care of, the one in the pot you can transplant it in that white pot that it’s in that way the roots have more space. I LL send a pic to show u mine.
And also they can hang if that’s how u want them to be u just got to make sure the root is stable. Hope this helps you, have a great day!!!
Jade is so resilient, it will grow from a bare twig if you give it minimal care. If it’s alive and stable, and you like the look, you can leave it as is and maybe top up the soil and care for it as usual (drown and drain when the leaves start to soften). If you want to bring it back to a more traditional look, I have three ways to share, depending on your comfort levels, how much time you have, and how much of it you want to save. Multiple replies below, for character limit issues:
1. Chop and repot upright, chuck the rest. 2. Chop and repot upright, then chop and repot the rest of the stems into multiple planters (after they callous over)
3. The third way is less time consuming in one session, but takes longer over multiple sessions, so the slowest process. You would prune the ends, maybe 15-20% of the plant - a few of the longer stems at the ends, just above a node. Remove a few leaves off the bottom of the detached stems for repotting then leave them out to callous over for a few days. Drying time depends on how dry/humid your place is.
3. Continued - Then you can stick a few of them into a pot of fresh, dry, succulent/cactus mix, and let them stand for a week or so before you water them (drown and drain). I like this because they like to compete and usually all end up rooting. You can use rooting hormone or not, up to you, they will still root and stabilize into new plants, that you can share with unsuspecting black thumb friends if you get overrun, like me - haha
3. Continued Bright, Indirect light until they root. When you tug on them and they won’t easily come out, you can move them into a bright window. Then maybe 6w later you can repeat with a few more of the end stems of this plant, rinse and repeat until you’ve left with enough that the plant can support itself. It’ll still be leaving at this time, so you’ll have to eyeball it.
3. Continued If you want the end result to be more bushy, every time you prune it, you can pinch off all the bay leaves on the remaining branches, to encourage the plant to grow leaves on the bare portions of the stems. If you want a more tree-like look, leave the babies in place. Then, when it’s small enough, you water it a couple of days before repotting, to make it easier on yourself, then repot it upright. You can use the same pot, or a new one, and top it up with new succulent soil mix.
3. Continued Like before, don’t water it right away, let it adjust for another week-10days, again, depending on your humidity levels, then enjoy your new jade forest!
I’ll repeat some stuff above to make sure i didn’t miss anything important: Jade thrives in bright light with regular trimming and drown and drain watering when the leaves get soft. Keep water off the leaves. Seems to do well in a dryer environment than too humid. Light deprivation and underwatering (too little water when the leaves are soft) can make it look ratty but usually won’t kill it. Not pruning it into the shape you want it to be will get it to look like the one you were gifted.
To kill it off, overwater it: - drown and drain too often, or drown and don’t drain A resource I found helpful (no affiliation) is plantswithKristal on Pinterest. She has a few jade specific videos :) Hope you post an update for us, I’m invested now 😅
Repot this in a large pot filled up to the bottom leaves, and don’t over water with really good drainage. That top will even out with the trunks better supported
