Prune a Jade Plant For Bushy Growth & Thick Trunk
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2022
- How you prune a Jade Plant to get bushier growth and a thicker trunk
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I have a Jade that's never been pruned and is now really tall. Do you have any suggestions on what to do with it?
@@JadeStorm prune it back to where you want it to branch out. You can’t go that far wrong
Your videos have been so helpful bro. A couple of months ago I was at a target store and I saw that they had one on sale for 3 bucks. It caught my eye. So I asked the guy that worked there why was it on sale and he said because it was beat up, it was dying and now one wanted it and I thought to my self "me too plant, me too". I don't know anything about plants I didn't even know the actual name of the plant. He said it was called a succulent. But after a few of your videos I figured it was a jade plant which is a succulent. Thanks to your video on how to propagate I was able to save it. It grew even in the winter. Now I'm looking to save other plants and bring some light to my home. Keep it up 👍🏻
Wow that's amazing. Love stories like that and I'm glad you found inspiration to save a plant! Let there be many more 😁
Wait what state was this in!? I live in New England and have never seen any live plants at any locations around me 😢
@@Purelylia Texas! Every major store down here sells plants 👍🏻
Aww ty for saving it!
The actual name for this plant is Crassula Ovata! And the name jade is just a common name also known as money tree, in china Crassula Ovata is seen as a lucky plant and is given to someone who has just moved into a new home as it’s seen to bring luck and money to the new owner !
I could be wrong with that “fact” i’m sure that is what I’ve heard from the lovely lady at the Chinese Takeaway hehe
Love the idea of thickening up the trunk and learning how to cut stems so new growth direction is determined. Wow. Excellent instruction. And, then using the stems to make more plants. I see lots of gifts for friends happening. Thanks very much.
Absolutely. Potential for lots more plants
Look into Jade Bonsai 😊
Cuttings from pruning will reroot. Don’t throw them away! They root really quickly. ❤ I’ve done at least thirty plants like this. Always feel bad when I have to throw any. Usually when I run out of containers to use!
Sure 👌
I wish I knew that pruning trick long ago. My jade plants are 30 and 25 years old and i pruned them back a month ago, they look beautiful 😍
Great stuff 👍
My jade naturally prunes itself for years, looked gorgeous if not a bit heavy in the middle. My new stems have all grown vertically now?!
Same .. I'm just starting this. Had no idea pruning helped in this way 🙂
I had a monster sized jade for years, now I have just a little sprig. Let’s hope it takes to the pruning well. Thanks for the tips, I never really pruned my big one other than taking off bad leaves and branches that stuck out. Sure hated having to downsize. 💖😁
What happened to the big one?
Do it, if you're in a dry climate, prune away, I have 2 jade bush, she was pulled out pretty roughly, we threw it down the slope behind our backyard fence; they're established again within a year and bushy again by yr 2. Jade are tough, make a bonsai, it's the easiest and the best!
All cuttings will reroof, don’t throw them away. I’ve done this for years and give to friends, neighbours and family. They’re very auspicious and the health of your plant is meant to represent your wealth. I’ve never been without money in my life since my plants are looked after. Strangely my branches have started to grow vertically. It looks beautiful.
This was really helpful, our Jade insists on growing in one direction and has taken over the windowsill. Just one thought; when it comes to directions, you could just say that the new stem will grow in the same direction as the leaves right below the cut; it was difficult to tell which way your scissors were moving
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Thank you, ten thousand times, over. I've been afraid to trim my Jade Plant for many, many years. I need to give it new soil because it's been in the same pot for a good 17 years. But it looks awful because all of the limbs are jutting toward the window. Thank you so much for such a great video. Wish me luck. DA
Good luck 🤞 it will be transformed
Fun fact!,
Jade plants emit positive 'chi', the powerful energy which is known from east culture: Fengshui. Fengshui is a power that draws parallels with nature. Based on nature to figure out this power 'Fengshui'. You might be heard 'chi' before in Chinese Kungfu. That is the exact thing that martial artists get from nature. Jade plants as a plant, come from nature and the eastern believe that jade plants are the symbol of wealth, luck, and prosperity. So they are often used as gifts for housewarmings, particularly for businessmen.
The Lucky jade indoor plants that influence the culture have been established as the trend of plants. So, the main reason for keeping the plants at home or office is to welcome luck. Many Chinese establishments, restaurants and enterprises have jade plants right to the door. They are considered to bring in customers, which will boost the revenue.
Thanks for sharing 👍
Richard on this third jade video. I’m listening to you !
I've inherited two 65 year old jade plants...they're about 80 cm high. Would love some tips and tricks for caring for old jade plants 🙂
My gosh what great plants 👌
Fellow Sheffield plant lover, just getting into care for houseplants, this was brilliant! ❤️
Super! Thanks for watching
Thank You, Sheffield Made Plants 🌱
You bet!
I actually got a type of variegated jade plant from ikea just a day ago, because I got interested in them from your videos. In general, all of your videos are helping me a lot in becoming more efficient with my plant care as a new plant person. A lot of things I never knew and I've even been surprised about. Your root pruning video also encouraged me to root prune my murdannia and it's doing really good with perky leaves now! My monstera also grew a huge new leaf and I have mostly your videos to thank for. Thank you for your content and being informative and to the point.
Awesome! Glad you like the videos 😊
thank you for educating me on pruning and Jade plant care. I have a Jade plant my deceased mother planted that I later decided to take on it's care. Your instructions will help me carry that on, so thank you from my heart.
My pleasure 😊
Thank you. This was really helpful and now I know why my jade plant looks so leggy as I haven’t pruned it since I purchased it as a small cutting.
Get ✂️. 😁
This video is so great, seen so many videos of Jade Pruning but it’s with massive 20 year old Jades and it’s harder to follow and put to the way smaller ones, thank you! :) 💚
My pleasure 😊
Thanks for all the tips !
My neighbours just gave me a jade plant cutting !
I know I can trust you with plant tips !
You’ve got this ✊
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thank you so much
The main thing I learned long ago prune them because when they start getting taller they become top heavy. Mine had a nice fat trunk like a tree 😂😊🥰
Got to get me one of those! great vid buddy thanks
You not got a Jade? I’m sure you can find a bargain somewhere 😁
@@SheffieldMadePlants you know me too well lol
Thinking my jade plant may need a trim as well!
Thanks! I'll give it a go.
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I'm trying to prune a jade plant into a cascade bonsai. Normally, jade bonsai are grown with super thick trunks to mimic large trees, but mine wants to grow off to the side and down for some reason, so I'm just going with it. All bonsai look better the thicker the tunk is, and it's typically recommended to grow them outdoors in large pots or even planting them in the ground for one or more seasons in full sun. Let them grow out like crazy, but keep them pruned back. Once the trunk has developed to sufficient size, uproot and train into bonsai. This is typical of bonsai in general as I understand it. Last year I had my jade growing out in full sun, and it responded well.
You’re tempting me to try bonsai. I don’t know where to start though 😅
@@SheffieldMadePlants Well, I've mentioned Herons Bonsai channel before; Peter Chan makes it pretty straight forward and approachable if you give him a watch.
@@SheffieldMadePlantsthe guy above is right. Just watch herons. I'm watching him since 4 years and my bonsai collection is getting bigger and bigger.
Mine is doing the same, its becoming a proper hanging plant. I tried pruning it as everyone says it promotes thicker thrunk growth, but the additional branches that popped out just keep extending and added more weight. Now I've just accepted that this one won't turn into a jade tree.
Im trusting you on this one
Of course 😁
I have a few 5-6 year old plants like that but I've never cut them. They're much taller, but also much less bushy. They have a few branches that happened naturally, but they would've had more if I knew that I'm supposed to prune it.
It’s not too late 😁
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A guy has a channel everything plants has good advice for jade plants
He’s the Jade guru 👍
So jade plants are the Hydras of the plant world.
Awesome
Thank you 😊
How long does it take usually for the new stems to show up after pruning? Love your content, kudos
Depends on the light etc but a few weeks
Just started your very informative videos, excellent.. I have a Jade plant that is tall and stemmy. I didn't know, previous to seeing your videos, that I should have cut back, to cultify a thicker and shorter plant...
My question is, can I cut down the trunk, leaving no leaves, or will this kill my Jade?
Pete
Nope that should be fine. jades are very resilient to cutting back
@SheffieldMadePlants Thank you...and keep on with excellent and humorous posts.
Pete
My jade plant lives outside under the shelter of the roof overhang and with southwest exposure. It is old, though I’m not sure how old, but does t look that great because it was badly frost damaged one colder winter. After watching your video I’m encouraged to prune it. It probably would benefit from new container soil too.
Do jade plants need fertilizer?
Great! Yes feed them too
Great video. I have a question. My jade plants are healthy (propagated twice) but the leaves grow downwards. They all get plenty of light. Why?
Could be restricted root growth. Is the pot small?
Just coming across this video, is there an update video posted? I looked and didn’t see one, but could have missed it. I would love to see how this plant looks a year later!
Not an update but it’s probably in my latest tour video
Please show us how to graft a jade. I saw a TH-cam video on it and did it , but I can’t find it again for reference. Please and thank you.
I’ll have a think
3:32 starts pruning
Would it matter on the season when I may prune? My young Jade plant lives outside in the southern California desert. The 3 main limbs are about 7 to 8 inches in height. i needed to add a stick for support.
You can prune anytime 👍
Three offsets now, pruning monthly because i rescued a really leggy jade
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I live in New Hampshire and the winters are really cold here so I have to get grow lights. Does this plant have to go directly under a full spectrum or does it have to be away from it?
Depends on the strength. There should be some advice from the company. I give space of about 20cm for mine
Do we need to apply any cut paste to the wounds? I recently purchased a very large dwarf jade that is in need of heavy pruning and I am a little nervous to take off some of those larger branches.
Not sure what you mean by cut paste? I don't tend to treat the wounds with anything
No cut paste. You will get rot inside the stem/ trunk. You also want to keep it really dry for a while.
I have a gollum and have the opposite problem for pruning: all the new growth came out too compacted, the leaves are smaller but very close together; and because of it's shape i've found it impossible to cut exactly were I want to.
Hmm might need to wait a bit longer to prune.
I've got a Jade plant stem with a few leaves on it. I have let it set out to harden off, now I need to know how to pot it up? do I let it set in water first to root or directly into soil? What type of pot do you recommend? Is straight store bought cactus soil okay to use?
You can put it straight in soil and yes cactus mix will work
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thanks
Should you prune your 4 inch baby jade if it doesn't have any branches? Will this encourage it to branch? Also my jades' trunk isn't very thick.
Depends on the look you want. An early prune will make it branch out quite low to the soil so you'll have a fairly short trunk. Other option is to let it grow a bit more and then prune to give it more of a tree like shape. Regular pruning thickens the trunk over time
I only have one stem. It was a cutting someone gave me. So. Can you cut where no leaves get same result??
Maybe. Depends really. How much stem is there?
@@SheffieldMadePlants About 3 inches entire stem about 10 long very leggy.
what do you recommended doing when the stems grew long and lost most of their leaves betwee in the tip and buttom? Can I still trim without having leaves above, so basically leave the stem leafless? ( Reason why I removed the leaves was because they turned brown due to overwatering most likely. I checked the room, replanted into new soil yesterday and am afraid of stressing the plant too much at once?
They can take cutting back. Should work but can’t promise it will
@@SheffieldMadePlants would the alternative be to keep one branch long with leafs and cut down the other, and to repeat the process once the cut back branch has new leafs grown out ?
@@dennisw3892 interesting approach. Should work
Great video! I noticed a large brown spot on one leaf of your plant. I have a jade outside with lots of these spots all over. Do you know what those are? Thx.
Have you got a time stamp?
Don’t know what you mean. I wrote question today Sept. 27, 2023z
@@cefiori I just meant where abouts in the video the brown leaf was so could have a look
You can see it in front at 6:39.
Whoops 2:37-39
is there any time of the year that is better to prune your jade plants?
Spring will be the best time
@@SheffieldMadePlants thanks!
Spring to summer as it’s actively growing from Spring to Autumn though jade plant is a slow grower.
I have a big one that I brought with me across the country. It's about 12 years old and I have never pruned it other than when leaves fell off. I have a massive rotator cuff tear and needs surgery so I am not supposed to pick it up. My husband helped me by bringing it out on the front porch to get some sun when it was a semi cloudy day. The next day however when he was at work it was very sunny and hot and my jade plant got very sunburned with lots and lots of leaves falling off. Now I have a forest of bare branches and don't really know where to start on pruning it. I don't know if I can cut the thick branches or not. Your video is excellent for a medium and small plant and I will definitely use it on my other Jade plants. Any suggestions would be helpful , thank you
That’s unfortunate. You can cut back the thicker stems and new branches will form where you make the cut.
What kind of soil do you use do you use for this plant??
I use sybotanica mixes now. Just make sure it’s nice and chunky for water to pass through easily
All my large trunks lean different directions.
Ive got 3 trunks. The wife it miles away from the light so I'm gonna chop it up. Can I chop the trunks where it's leggy with no leaves? Will it still return do you think. TBH I'm going to propagate from it so no big shakes but I would like to keep the mother plant. 👍
Yea you can cut where it’s leggy
It might not do new growth in those spots but you can try
I had rescued a few twigs of my BF's dying big jadeplant. The stem was rotting and the twigs had new roots, so ... jeah ... that was almost 5 years ago and I wondered why the heck I didn't get new stems ... well .. now I know. Never pruned them. Soooo ... I'm going now, pruning my jade plants ... thanks for this vid! XD
Edit: how low can I prune before I kill my plant? one of the stems is way to long but if I trim it to the length I woul like ... there wouldn't be any leaves left on this stem. I don't want to kill it.
Hi there. You can prune quite hard and new stems will grow
I was gifted a jade plant with quite a long trunk... it only has a few small branches at the top of 10" thin trunk. Quite lanky! So should I just lop the top off and abandon the long trunk? Any other ideas?
I’d be tempted to cut the lanky trunk off and propagate it and then see if the existing plant grows new stems, which it might. They grow roots easily. I’ve got a Jade propagation video on the channel somewhere
@@SheffieldMadePlants thanks so much. I think I’m going to try this!!
What time of year can i begin to prune my Jade plant ?
Honestly i prune anytime. If i prune in winter then new growth might be slow but it's fine
what if you cut a node where there is no leave growth between the cut and the trunk?
It should stimulate it to grow new stems
This guy thinking his bushy jade plant isn’t bushy enough and that it’s because he hasn’t pruned it or repotted it in a while.
Meanwhile me overhere with 2 twigs for a jade plant: never pruned it and hasn’t repotted it since i bought it 2 years ago 👀
I would love some advice about saving my very old jade. The stem is very thick and dieing at the soil level.
Does it need a repot?
@@SheffieldMadePlants it is dying at the soil line and I think the roots are dying too.
@@peggypingel6644 is it rotting then? Maybe too much water? I’d check the roots out
The roots were gone. I cut it off. See what I can salvage. It is a plant from 1984ish.
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Does this only count for Jade plants or can I also use this for my succulent?
It is a Clusia Rosea Princess
You can prune back that plant yes
Does it matter what time of year we prune?
Not really but best in spring when new growth comes quickly
what's that brown spot on your leaf?
Probably a reaction to being under watered
Did the manky brown leaf fall off? (I would have yanked it off at the time you worked on the plant most likely.) How has this pruning worked out? Looked for update but not seeing it yet... :)
@@Laurie_in_Maine plant is growing nicely. It's been a bit slow so i put it somewhere brighter and it's happier
How to propagate a Jade Plant 👉 th-cam.com/video/Tq3P1l5L0zI/w-d-xo.html
I pruned my jade plant.
Next step, (trying your method) making a propagation box with a clear plastic bin and perlite.
@@eronhonez 👍
It pains me when you and others butcher these plants 😢 They’re meant to grow wild as nature does and don’t think intended to be controlled for the sake of aesthetic.
Why is it butchering?
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