Pruning My Large Jade | Cleaning Up Some Bending Branches

Pruning My Large Jade | Cleaning Up Some Bending Branches. There are some branches that starting to bend over the side of the pot. I want to cut them back so the stems continue to grow upright. Thanks for watching my videos!
#jadeplant #succulents #everythingplants

[@mochigirl444]

Incredible advice! I'm taking care of my mom's 20 year old jade plant and this is so helpful!

[@EverythingPlants]

Wow! I wish you could share a picture of that plant. I have many more Jade and houseplant videos if you are interested.

[@lizp5242]

What a beautiful Jade. I pruned mine a few weeks ago after watching your video and can't believe how much it's grown since.

[@EverythingPlants]

That is so awesome to hear!!!

[@holly782]

Yeah same here! I did mine after the other video and it's grown loads!! I'm so pleased now I'm doing it with all of mine 😍

[@elinorcollinjensen80]

I love your jade plant pruning videos!

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks Elinor.

[@storeboughtramonaflowers]

Really love your content! Straightforward plant content is somewhat sparse on here so your channel is always refreshing.

[@storeboughtramonaflowers]

@@lindam9018 seriously. While I love plantube, I feel like some forget we're there for the plants and not the intricacies of their life lol 😂 not that that isn't nice every now and then, but the 5 min ramble between each plant is killer. 😩

[@EverythingPlants]

@@storeboughtramonaflowers This is exactly why I film this way. I want the channel to be about plants....not me lol. Well maybe a bit about Pickles (my dog), but thats it hahaha Thanks so much to the both of you for the extremely kind comments.

[@storeboughtramonaflowers]

@@EverythingPlants haha Pickles is great 🙌 looking forward to your uploads!

[@minglee4121]

It's so large. Maybe will be a beautiful. Floor tree. Interesting 🤔 thought. Have a great evening 🌆.

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks Ming Lee!

[@minglee4121]

@@EverythingPlants your channel,has some great content. Take care. 👍😃🦋🎍🆒

[@AngelWarkentin]

Thank you for the great pruning advice and videos! I was so, so nervous to prune my Jade that I've had for 4 years now, but you said in your other video that it's normal to be nervous, but that pruning is so helpful to the plant. You helped me be brave enough to do it! It is growing so much already and looks great! Thank you! ❤️

[@EverythingPlants]

Thank you for this comment. These are the ones I love reading and I'm so glad it worked out for your plant. I was petrified the first time thinking I just killed my plant, but it grew back fuller then before.

[@AngelWarkentin]

@@EverythingPlants This plant also has a specially place in my heart. I bought it 4 years ago to remember when a close friend and coworker passed away from cancer, so it is known as the "Jacob Jade." Thank you again for sharing your wisdom! 💚

[@EverythingPlants]

@@AngelWarkentin thanks for sharing and sorry to hear about your friend. A few people that I have chatted with about older Jades have similar stories, including myself, who share memories of family or friends and the special meaning of these trees. They are something more then just a plant. Take care friend.

[@k-mcgee6715]

A Jade can take pretty much any amount of abuse you want to give it. Keep it watered and fed and sun it'll continue growing. Shape it any way you want. Propagate any part of it and it will grow

[@stylewithlaurieburley3707]

That’s a beautiful Jade!

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks so much!

[@holly782]

LOVED THIS!! 😊 That is one HUGE beautiful jade 🥰

[@EverythingPlants]

I've had this one now for about 12 years and it has been pruned many a times lol

[@AntonUSA]

Another great video. Makes me wish for a large jade plant now.

[@EverythingPlants]

It only takes 5+ years...lol

[@lolitanoval8266]

So pretty, I wish I could have that big jade plant. Loved it .

[@EverythingPlants]

Keep watch for greenhouses and even FB marketplace ads...you will see mature ones from time to time.

[@eulaliabuhay8339]

Nice vlog.Thank u sir for sharing with us.🙂

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks for watching! Hope you stick around for more videos.

[@dontchatbob5249]

Really appreciate the video, I have a great collection of jade plants and four monstrous ones. But I am really worried about pruning bro. Thanks to this video, I will brave it.

[@EverythingPlants]

You can do it!!!

[@goldenheartkoh]

Wow so beautiful and green leaves. I wish that I could have some jade plants at home because I don't have plant like that.

[@EverythingPlants]

Can you find these plants where you live? They are in every store in Canada.

[@SuperCIBoo]

i would really appreciate a video where you show how to develop jade plant into a shape that you want when it's just a few inches tall

[@EverythingPlants]

That takes years. Let it grow for a couple years and then start pruning.

[@kaytlynmisspelled9159]

@@EverythingPlants How tall before I should start pruning? I foolishly bought 2 jades without knowing much about them and I want to do my best to grow them

[@EverythingPlants]

I have a bunch of Jades, so of you have 2 you are doing okay hahaha. I took small cuttings from my larger Jade maybe 2, almost 3 years ago and didn't start pruning until around the 2 year mark...maybe a bit less. You can always let them grow a bunch then cut it back to wherever you want it to, but if you make the cut too soon you can't take it back.

[@kaytlynmisspelled9159]

@@EverythingPlants The jade I got yesterday is about 6inches and one of its branches is very heavy and drooping a little. It has much bigger leaves than the others and I just want to make sure it's branches are okay with the big leaves. It's a one branch plant but I'm hoping to turn into a bush someday so I was also thinking of trying to propagate those leaves as well... I just dont want to hurt the plant in the process. Also, thanks for responding :)

[@EverythingPlants]

If the branch is bending slightly then you can remove a couple of those larger leaves. You'd be surprised at how much it helps just removing a couple leaves. Here is another Jade video if you are interested. There is an update one to this as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6bGh4pvmrqBq7s

[@SuperManning11]

I was given a plant a few years ago that was very similar to the one you are pruning. I have propagated lots and lots of new plants through cuttings, but also by pulling out a few of the small plants at the base. Yesterday I noticed that I was down to three main trunks in the pot and I finally was able to separate them so that each trunk is growing alone in its own pot. Somehow I thought this was what needed to be done. But now looking at yours and seeing that you did not attempt to remove the smaller plants from that pot, I’m wondering if I screwed it up. Is it better to have several plants growing in the same pot? Does it just look better, or do the plants grow better? Should I put them back together, or just start some of the new cuttings by placing several of them in a pot to grow together? Sorry for the barrage of questions, I just don’t know that much about this plant, but I’ve seen that it grows great where I live, (desert SW of the US) as every cutting has taken and I have more jade plants than I know what to do with! I have learned that I have to bring them inside during the hottest months of the summer, but otherwise they do great outside during the rest of the year. Thanks for these great videos! They are very helpful!

[@chrystalsabin4091]

Now that's a jade plant.. Huge

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks!

[@minijadebonsai464]

Wow, really bigger jade plant

[@EverythingPlants]

Yes it is! Thanks for watching!

[@ThisnThat54]

Is that one jade or is it several? If it is one, how in the world could we encourage branches coming from the root system like that? I've had my jade for about five years now and I only pinched leaves off the tops to encourage growth. It got to be pretty big and a bit unruly because I didn't know all you've taught here. Well, it fell over last week, so I had to do the damage repair. I've got quite a few broken branches now rooting after they dried off a bit. The main jade looks pretty sad but I remain very hopeful as there are leaves at the top of three remaining branches. Thank goodness it happened now and not in the dead of winter. Thank you for all the information.

[@JamCanGurl]

I would like to see what the basement set up is looking like now. Looks like you added more grow lights. Maybe a short Video clip?

[@EverythingPlants]

Have you seen the basement plant tour from about a month ago? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIe5eo2dfc5njq8

[@JamCanGurl]

@@EverythingPlants Yep I think I’ve watched all your videos so far .

[@EverythingPlants]

@@JamCanGurl awesome! I will definitely make another one!

[@tracymarratto7186]

I have a huge Jade plant that is 1 thick trunk and very top heavy. I received this plant and it was out of control. I recently pruned it back, pretty drastically, the plant stands about 4 feet tall without any low branches. Id love a fuller more compact bush almost. How do you suggest achieving that without killing the plant and leaving it to just the trunk?

[@sarahkrank2590]

I have the same question. I already have two large, 20 year old, 3 foot jades that I want to be shaped more like shrubs. Both are healthy. I hope both of us can find a way to do this without killing the plants!

[@No-sv6mu]

All my Jade cuttings and props are now taking over my classroom! The students love seeing the plants grow and have babies throughout our school year. But the number of plants I know have is getting way out of hand

[@EverythingPlants]

That is so awesome to hear!!!

[@reedrobb]

When planting those cuttings, does a dry tree root better than a moist one? Ie, do you water well before a hard prune or do you want to have it be dry? Those new developing roots must have a hard time establishing themselves if overall everything is pretty dry. Advice? Thanks

[@boltb3706]

How do you fertilize your succulenrs? Your collection is stupendously lush and green.

[@EverythingPlants]

Honestly I used just a regular old houseplant fertilizer and it loved it. I have now switched to much succulent liquid fertilizer diluted in water. In the spring and summer I water with that mixture about once a month when it is growing

[@vettegeez7476]

Hoping you see this a year later. Why are my Jade plant branches drooping 🤔 they are not loosing any leaves and they are not heavy. I divided it two years ago into three plants, other two are fine this one started dropping about six months ago. All treated the same. Why the drooping? Shuld I remove all the drooping branches? Or is there any hop for them to rise again. They are not dried or mushy or dropping any leaves. Please help if you see this😄

[@EverythingPlants]

Hello Vette. You'd be surprised at how much those leaves weigh and end up causing some branches to droop. What I've done in the past is remove some of those leaves to reduce weight. Give it time and hope it corrects. You could also do a small prune of the top to encourage branching as well.

[@vettegeez7476]

Thank you so much for responding, Will do.😊

[@philthepowerhouse]

I love the smoke machine

[@EverythingPlants]

It's a humidifier

[@markmullinsii7026]

ive got my first pot of jade. a 4 inch pot that's got 6 or 8 stems in it and now that I've seen this I'm thinking how awesome that is. maybe I'll try to keep them together. anyway, mine are about 4 inches tall. how large should they be before I start pruning to encourage branching and growth?

[@EverythingPlants]

I quite like the full pot look as well... With this large one I didn't start pruning it until it was about 10 years old. Branches got really droopy and we're hanging over the side of the pot. I built up the courage and I did a fairly hard prune and all these stems straightened up. How it suggest just letting it grow for a few years and see how it grows naturally

[@susan-fd4kv]

New branches will grow out at a node even without leaves there? I know they do with leaves. I just had to cut some of mine back cause they fell and wanting to tip my pot over and kind of concerned...

[@beverlydeardurff5366]

I had to start my Jade over. It was really doing well and had wood stems. I think that I had it in a pot that was too large and it developed root rot. There are small stems growing now.

[@EverythingPlants]

I killed my first Jade plant because of the same issue....pot was too large and over watered. Hope the stems do well for you.

[@melaniesharpe949]

Can’t wait to see how your plant grows after the pruning! How old is that plant?

[@EverythingPlants]

I've had it for about 12 years. I've pruned it many times previously. LOL

[@GardeningInCanada]

How old is it do you think? It’s so huge

[@EverythingPlants]

I've had it for about 12 years.....give or take a year lol

[@bettytang1238]

Hey Jeff, Betty in Vancouver here. I recently inherited a jade plant that looks like yours before you hard pruned it (pictured). Do you have a video of how you did that hard prune. Can I send you a picture of my inherited jade for some advice?

[@EverythingPlants]

Yes, of course! Send it to my IG @everything_plants_ca

[@cgonz4274]

Beautiful jade you have there! I’ve lost a couple of jades due to rot forming on the area where I took a cutting from. I use a clean and sterilized blade, so I’m not sure why it happens. Please advise.

[@EverythingPlants]

I have as well....I let them callous over for a couple days then lightly water (don't soak the entire pot) and then let it dry out completely, like you would with an established Jade. What was your routine?

[@cgonz4274]

@@EverythingPlants Hmm, it could be that I don’t let it callous over long enough and water (or even overwater) too soon. Thanks, I hope that solves my problem.

[@mq3018]

Hi, love your videos on jade and pruning jade. I just got a nice pot of jade. It looks like the pot where you propengated the cuttings with the stem. But I'm wondering how did you get this large jade plant to have such a thick stem and one plant? And if you could do a video on how to do it?

[@EverythingPlants]

Hello....like this video??? LOL kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6bGh4pvmrqBq7s

[@mq3018]

Hmmmm, the jade plant I got doesn't look like the one in the video you recommended. The stem is green. Plus the tips of the leaves are red. And I read that it's distress? I actually looked for the reddest tips thinking it's beautiful, silly me. 😞

[@mq3018]

drive.google.com/file/d/1whprPv-eIJIE10xRVQ7bNvr_Soc3ExWG/view?usp=drivesdk drive.google.com/file/d/1wkybgAi5sePl39KM2r_3jk-pcsSPVk1x/view?usp=drivesdk This is the plant I got today.

[@EverythingPlants]

@@mq3018 that is all cemetery normal. Your Jade, as it matures, will change from the green stem to a woody stem. And those red edged leaves are not distressed, but sun stressed which not harmful to the plant. Just means it's been it warm or sunny conditions. That is one healthy jade....don't over water and make sure it gets a bright spot.

[@mq3018]

@@EverythingPlants do you recommend that I repot them? Seperate them into individual pots? Or they are ok? Sorry I'm new to keeping plants.

[@lindamastropietro4429]

I have a large jade.. There are many stalks leaning . One part of the jade is very sparse.

[@naspacerze]

Thank you for your videos. I can't find the film where you explain why putting stones on the bottom of the pot isn't actually a good idea. Could you please help? Also, how many days should I wait to put my jade plant back outside after pruning? Is it ok to prune now, at the begining of June? thanks

[@CC-wo3tb]

Is it normal for jade plants to grow roots all over the plant around the stems and leaves? That's what mine does and it looks so tacky. Is it ok to cut off the roots? Will they keep growing back if I do trim them?

[@EverythingPlants]

Yes, those are aerial roots and I believe they are searching out for moisture.

[@nuneh9359]

Hello, Hello! My grandma cut/pruned some leaves several weeks ago and now our jade plant seems to be dying. What can we do? Please help, thank you in advance. It always sad to see any living organism to die. I wamt to save it so much.

[@funkychicken49]

do you seal over where you cut off the branches? I saw on another video where they advised putting cinammon over the cut.

[@EverythingPlants]

Hey Lynn. I have never sealed any of the ends. If you are propagating the cutting into soil just let it callous over for a day or so....that will seal the cut end.

[@funkychicken49]

@@EverythingPlants thankyou, very helpful and reassuring.

[@lindawood507]

what a big jade plant. Can i have one of the cuttings

[@EverythingPlants]

I gave them away yesterday 😬

[@lemusiciensolitaire8792]

@@EverythingPlants so jealous!!!!!! I have a small jade plant i bought for 5 cad. She has grown quite a but ever since I repotted it a month ago! But your cuttings are like 10x larger hahahaha.

[@vivianchiem6773]

What is kind of soil do do use for that ? Please show the picture? Do we have to use Bonsai soil

[@EverythingPlants]

I can't show a picture in this post, but I use a cactus/succulent soil mix from promix

[@DARWINZOO]

That's what mine looks like

[@christa_Bella_]

Gorgeous jade tree !! If you are serious about selling some of your recent cuts, how can I get a hold of you??? 🌱🌱🌱

[@EverythingPlants]

And I just gave a bunch away.....

[@karen867]

Do you notice any difference in water requirements among your Jade varieties? I ask because my "regular" Jade seems less finicky than my hobbit jade.

[@EverythingPlants]

I haven't noticed, but it also depends on the soil, plant and pot size too.

[@adelecampbell9687]

Jeff, how old is the plant? And how many Jade plants do you have in total? Only curious. 😇🍀🦋👍🆒🕊️🐶

[@EverythingPlants]

It's about 12 years old (or more lol) and I currently have 7 jade plants haha

[@adelecampbell9687]

@@EverythingPlants oh my gosh. Lol 12 or more years old . And you have 7 total. Wow. That's nice to know. Saw you and Pickles. 🏕️ Camping and hiking. Great companion dog. Keep up the good content. Have a nice week.

[@kendravoracek3636]

💚💚

[@chachagd3820]

💖💖

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks!

[@lemusiciensolitaire8792]

Goals!

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks for the comment!!!

[@gaylech]

I’m dealing with a very large floppy jade that’s starting to become a bit of a problem. If I pruned it back hard ( which is what I want to do) I will have sooo many cuttings I won’t know what to do with. I don’t have the heart to just throw them out😢 Your video was informative but I still think it’s looking too top heavy.. I just realized, I guess you can’t catch the large stems falling because you’re holding the camera! Thank you for the video

[@sabinevaivode694]

If you want it to be bushy and you have space in the pot you can just stick those cuttings in the soil in the same pot, they grow in nice and fast and you'll have a bushy tree without throwing cuttings away. You can also plant them in a new pot and have a second plant