Josh for one has a few beauties and I am sure he will be by to post a few as well as many others I know. We typically hang around the Cactus forums, but they are a houseplant, so why not here too.
I am not good at naming them but at least I can grow them.lol
If anyone can name them, that would be nice and appreciated.

Enjoy and please post your special cactus and succulents:-)

Mike

I am not sure of this one. It does have moss growing on the surface too.

Jades, Gollums, Skinny finger, some variegated, colored, green and one from Germany.

This one may look familiar with some. I received this special one from a good friend here for which whom I would of never have been able to grow these plants successfully.

In my variegated Calamondin tree Pot, I found this! I love it.

Look at what I found bring all these plants in this am! I threw a bunch of 'Hummel' sunset jades into a pot and they rooted to my surprise. I have not seen them since about April.

Have a great day all! Please share yours now:-)

Mike

Your first Jade looks like a cultivar of Crassula arborescens, probably 'Blue bird.'

The super unique one from Germany is the Crassula ovata obliqua and 'Hummel's Sunset' cross,
which is called 'Sinkagetsu' (meaning "new Jade") - an incredible Jade, and one I must add
to my collection (along with the orange-red Japanese Jade called 'Ougonkagetsu' -
I think 'ogon' means gold, kagetsu = Jade).

That familiar cutting is looking nice, too! It's grown quite a bit for you.

Josh

Great collection, didn't know you had so many! You sure have the magic touch with Jades. Nice growing!

Christopher

Do you have other Agaves? Finding a freebie in your Calamondin is funny. Hey, but it's a nice addition, especially since variegated. Can't beat that.
Speaking of Calamondin, yours is doing beautifully. The variegation is so vivid. I like the shape. Standard. Did you get it locally? Beautiful!

The leaves on your variegated Jade, 'in small pot' look gigantic. Are you feeding it steroids? lol.

Very very nice.

I found an old camera and finally was able to snap pics of plants recently brought in, or on their way.
I'll post on your other thread, though..

I see weeds/grass found its way in your pots, too. It's a pain plucking weeds out w/o the plant being pulled from the soil. Are you going to remove it?

Did you bring all your plants inside, yet? Toni

The Jades are enjoying some warm Fall weather....
the only plants I'm bringing in at night are an Orchid, a Dragon Fruit seedling, and a Desert Rose.

Anyhow, on with the Jades. A hasty assemblage of Crassula ovata cultivars (plus two Crassula arborescens).

On another table, a couple medium-sized plants. 'Hummel's Golden Sunset' (Left), 'Hobbit' (Top),
'Crosby's Compact' (Right), and my "Mother Jade" Crassula ovata (Bottom). The 'Hobbit' and the
'Crosby's Compact' were pruned a couple months back and will need more refining. These two were
sent to me by a very generous Forum member ;-0

My "Mother Jade" is my first Jade, and it was frozen down to a stump several years ago.
She's just now getting back on her toes. A nice colorful Jade with excellent grey/silver trunk.

The 'Hummel's Sunset' is in need of a tight trim.

And, for the second year in a row, this Jade from a kind fellow in Oregon is blooming for me!
Not just one bloom but two! This variety of Jade has pink flowers.

Josh

Chuy

I'm using lava rock, pumice, perlite, turface, and screened Fir bark.
The key to healthy succulents is fast, sharp drainage. Eliminate particles under 1/16 of an inch,
and eliminate particles over 1/4 of an inch, and your Jades will be happy.

You could try *lightly* fertilizing your Jades, too. That will help with growth for sure.
However, this is best done in the Spring.

Josh

Chuy. I don't know your idea of fast-growing, but Jades are, for the most part, slow to medium growers.

For one, it depends on the amount of light they get. Some, slow down or stop growing this time of year.

As long as your Jades look healthy, I'm sure they're fine.

I use well-draining soil/mediums. A combo of MG Cactus Soil, coarse sand, Perlite, smaller than Pea Gravel, (stones,) and a little slow-release fertilizer after mixing all ingredients above. Toni

Josh

PS. Mike, you always start the most interesting threads. :)

Chuy

Chuy, you're welcome!
Since you live in southern California, your Jades can grow outside year-round.
If you use a porous, free-draining mix, you can also use larger containers without fear of rot.
A large container will promote much larger growth (in-ground, with free root-run, being the
fastest means of putting on size).

Josh

Are you new to indoor gardening?

You must remember..from now until Feb/March, plants slow down or go dormant. (Sleep)
No sense fighting it..and please, whatever, if you notice one or more plants stop growing, don't add fertilizer.
The plant is speaking to you, saying, 'I need a break, let me sleep,' lol.

When the days grow longer, 'can't wait,' sometimes as early as February, they wake. I once read, 'February, is Mother Nature's True Spring,' for plants; it's so true.

What type of plants do you have? Tropicals, Succulents, others?

Some plants grow during winter months. Maybe you should look into Amaryllis bulbs?? Amaryllis produce the prettiest flowers, in different colors, singles and doubles. And, they're fast-growers, even when started from bulbs.

There are many winter bloomers, too, including succulents. Some Orchids bloom during winter months. Chlorophytum/Spider Plants.

Your plants will grow. You'll see..Toni

I never saw a thread move so fast as this one lately.
It is moving so fast, I can't keep up.

In general I will say that EVERYONES'S plants are amazing. I never realized we had such a bunch of succulents lovers around here and possibly more to come out of the wood work.

I find them all so unique in every way, easy to care for, and such amazing colors. I particulalry like the Jades that color up! I love the 'Hummels' and the variegates. I also love what happens to peoples like Josh's which trun brilliant at many different times of year.

I also love to see the shapes of pots that everyone settles their plants into. I LOVE that pot Josh!
Please keep your eyes open for me, will ya?

Josh I love teh flowering jade which I do not have and the one that you say is one of your favorites! How can I get one of those? I love it. You are right, it is perfect for a tiny container!

Paul: E-mail me. I think I might be able to help you:-)

Mike

Josh

Your plants have much more color than mine and the Gollum is to die for!
I love it!
Do you happen to know Andrew? He has some nice plants too. I just wish he would post more often. He live in PA too.

Thanks

Mike

I'm joking, of course. The thread is beautiful and inspiring. I love seeing all the different varieties.

Mike, the trunks on your jades are so nice! And that one in the ninth picture is amazing. What variety is it?

Josh, that's a splendid assemblage. What's the front-left-most one in the first photo? It's so cute! I really like the shape you have on the the 'Hobbit,' and that thick trunk on the mother jade is beautiful. It's great to see them budded up. That doesn't happen too frequently around here since it tends to get too cold too fast for bud formation outside.

Marquest, wow. I agre with the comments about the 'Gollum.' You give me hope: if your color like that in PA, maybe mine can do that in MA. THey were in side this summer, but next year...

Thanks, everyone, for the photos and discussion. I only have a few, very small jades at this point, after living for some years in a place with no south-facing windows. I just moved and I now have many south-facing windows, though...I WAS in recovery from my C&S addiction! I really was! :)

Amanda

If I had more than two south facing windows, I would have so many of them, it would look like a greenhouse.lol. Have fun with it, we only live once!

I see you live in Mass? So do I. You should check out the C&S show come the spring that I am a part of. I can notify you before it comes. Now we are talking trouble.lol

By the way, if your jades are in fast draining mixes, leave them out in the cool weather to be hit with the warm full sun by day and they will color for you!

Mike

Yeah, the trouble with the south-facing windows is that they're already full! I have a lot of hippeastrum, and I hybridize them, so I have a LOT of seedlings.

But, yes, I'd love to hear about/go to the C&S show, thanks. I'm a big haworthia/gasteria/aloe fan. May I ask where in MA you are? I'm in Somerville, in a very urban area. I don't have much outdoor space, but I do have a big, flat, black rubber rooftop. That's where the hippis went this summer. I'm a little nervous about sticking the jades out there right now, though. It's astonishingly bright/sunny/windy. Yes, they're in a gritty, soilless mix. I have a little cutting from trimming one of them...maybe I'll stick the cutting out on the roof as an experiment.

Amanda

Mine are still out on the flat part of my roof. Than goodness it is within arms reach to sit them out there.
This is the only way many of my plants will color since it is the only full sunny spot at this time of the year. They are just starting now.

Enjoy this warm sunny day. I live just south of Nashua, New Hampshire in Lowell.

Mike

Good morning, Amanda!

That Jade in the first photo, front-left, is a 'Gollum.' It was a small cutting that I rooted
in my garden. It seems to grow faster than my other 'Gollum' Jades. Here's another pic:

Josh

Josh, that is a beautiful plant. 'Gollum' may be my favorite jade (as long as I can have more than one favorite). That particular plant is just so appealing!

Amanda

There are photos of so many beautiful jade plants on this thread!

Then THIS happened at the grocery store today:

From Crassula

HOW COULD I RESIST?! Of course, the tags were of no help.
This ended up being the result:

From Crassula

The big one in the center is the adoptee that I've had for a year & I will keep the 2 small plants flanking it. The pots on the lower steps will be given away... I think 1 double pot each for my Mom & Sister; 1 single will stay at this house share & I'm not sure where the last single will go.

From Crassula

GB

All these plants are amazing and just perfect!

I am beginning to think I am drifting towards growing Bonsai and will go to class to keep mine small and healthy.

Please, keep these awesome pictures coming. I never realized so many loved or owned such small plants and in unique containers. I can't seem to even toss a leaf away without rooting it.lol

Mike:-)

HI MIke,

Since i have a few of your babies .. I wanted to share the ones that you gave to me and also show some of the others that i have received from a generous person here on this forum. Please help me with identifying these for me..

You had said that one is a small leaf Hummel, and the other is a large leaf Hummel...Im not sure of the others...

I would love if you could help me with identifying them!!

They arent as big as the others posted here, but still they are precious to me because they came from friends that like to share and waned me to have some of their Jades..

Thank you Mike and others... : )

Thanks for all of your help!!

I love seeing all of the great looking Jades!!

Josh, you have some beauties as well as Mike, TOO!

Marquest, i love all of yours... quite stunning!!!

Take care everyone!!!

Laura in VB

Are other kinds of Crassulas invited?

By sad little contrast (I'm a bit embarrassed to show this, but I'll be brave ...) the only Crassula I seem to be able to keep alive here in NYC, from Dr. J. Barad, Crassula Christina, going on 10 yrs. old if one can believe that, grows on a west window sill in NYC. Even has a little pup down on the surface of the mix, just out frame of this shot. I'm open to suggestions on how to perk this little fella up.

Mike, you only have two south windows?? How do your plants over-winter so nice?

I still have more plants to haul in..sigh. Here are a few of my plants w/some red, 'not as much as plants posted here,' but red nonetheless.

Unknown Crassula started from leaf cutting.

Oranges

Senecio

Pony Tail, variegated

Musa Banana

Mistletoe Cactus 'epi'

Klenia

Impatiens

E. nero variegata

Crassula, red undersides

C. sunset

Spurge

C. Sunset w/yellow

C. Silver Plate

Aloe Goldtooth

Jades, variegated

Sorry, got carried away..lol..Too many more pics to download.
Again, everyone has some true beautys. Toni

Oh your plants are so beautiful! Thank you for showing us a few. I was wondering what was taking you so long. Maybe bringing your plants in?lol

Your Klenia is so full! I can't wait until mine looks like that!

Love your unknown jade too!

Karen, of course they are invited. I have seen many of your Crassulas and they are all so beautiful. You certainly have a gift in these along with your Sans! Strong work and thanks for showing your beauties too.

Laura: I really miss those now that they are gone, but happy they are with you! I can already see the reacting very well to your sunshine! Oh they are looking so happy and I just knew they would.
Thank you for taking good care of them. Thank you!:-)
I do have to say the best part of all of this was having breakfast with you all:-)

Identify them? lol. I am the worst with keep track of what I own. I can tell you that they are Hummel, just smaller leaf and larger leaf ones.lol

Hey Gravy! Looking mighty fine there!

Josh, you know how I feel about your jades! You are the one that got me hooked with looking at yours. Ok, I am starting to feel good with this wine, gotta go.lol

Good night all

Mike:-)

"I have seen many of your Crassulas and they are all so beautiful."

I don't grow Crassulas other than the one I showed in this thread. Maybe you meant my Hoyas, or my Sans, or my ...?

Yup.It is the Hoyas and Sans I was referring too although that one succulent doesn't look that bad.
For some reason the painkillers had me thinking Sans were succulents at the time of posting.lol

I see them, the Sans and Hoya all the time and when I visit those forums, and I am amazed at your pics, especially the rooting process in water of all things..

Thanks again for sharing.

Mike

The Sans. Forum is a usually a very slow place & my water growing attempts started as an experiment (can't remember who suggested it). Next time you see a broken Sans. leaf, ask for it & then place it into some Leca stones & water & be amazed at the results.

Josh

Josh, forgot to mention, you're lucky living near a pottery..w/decent prices.
Someone nearby opened pottery shop. Problem is, nothing is under 50.00..lol..well, except for a decal which is 19.99. lol.

I figured your pots had drainage, but most they sell here that resemble yours are w/o drainage holes.

Mike, yep, problem is I'm still brining plants inside..lol. Those left are plants I can no longer life. My Jade weighs at least 30 lbs. I can slide it on the dolly, but lifting is the problem.

Whip, your small collection will grow in no time. Physically and by your own hand. :) Toni

PS. Mike, Sans are succulents.

I had no idea too much moisture caused leaves thinning, although your Gollum is very very full. Does the moisture thing apply to all Crassulas/Jades/succulents? Thanks, Toni

Jades, being succulent, will shed leaves in an effort to reduce excess moisture.
If the soil holds a lot of moisture, indeed, fine roots will rot and leaves or branches
in the canopy that are no longer supported by roots will be discarded as a result.

Josh

Whip: Very nice. Boy, by next year, you will never recognize them.Nice

Sclement! That is one plant I have never seen. Amazing and in just 13 years. It is greorgous!

Hey Josh!

Mike

But, what options do we have other than bringing the plant back indoors? If sheltered, when/if there's sun, the shelter will obstruct plant.

Not familiar with Pokon...What is it? lol

Anyway, your Gollum is absolutely gorgeous. It must be heavy, right?

I have a plain, old C. Jade ovata started from a leaf cutting in the 90's. It weighs a ton. It needs work, but I have no idea where to begin. I'm afraid to cut roots for fear it'll die.
I'd like to remove one or more trunks to grow similar to yours. Here's a pic..Any ideas?

Josh, that's the problem. My Jade doesn't drop leaves. lol. A couple here and there, especially after bringing indoors, otherwise they remain.
I admit, the poor Jade hasn't been fertilized in two years, 'me bad,' nor has it been repotted. I've been looking for a wide, semi-shallow pot since it grows tall but wider, too. I'm lost. lol. Toni

Toni, your Jade is jam-packed in that container! ;)
Just select your favorite trunk, remove it from the other trunks, and re-pot it on its own.
You can keep the others together, if you'd like (or until you want to separate them, too).

Cutting the roots won't hurt a thing, as long as you keep the cut roots dry until they've callused.
This time of year you can re-pot your Jades dry, and then wait a week or two until you water.
That should greatly reduce any risk of root-rot.

Josh

I know I sent you the 4th jade down (in your pics). That came from Mike. The other variegated jade I sent to you, I don't see...that also came from Mike. I sent you some with smaller leaves, I will have to double check the C and S forum to get that name. Other than that I sent you some Hummels. I Will be getting that package out to you this coming week....I will send you both of the jades from Germany and maybe I can snip off a small piece of that variegated jade from Mike.

Take care,
Andrew

However, the container it's in isn't much larger. I've been looking for the right size pot, but no luck. Shorter and wider.

So, I just cut into its roots? AWWWW! lol.
As for dry, I'm sure roots are like hay. It's mostly roots and trunks.

After cutting a section, do I then prune leaves? Thanks, Toni

Hi Andrew,

Thanks so much for the info!!!

They are all doing well and I cant thank you enough!!

You were so kind to send me these cuttings when i first started my Jade collection. Its small but i love all of them because they have come from such wonderful people!!

Thank you Andrew and Mike for all of your generosity!! : )

I cant wait to see my Jades take off like others here...

Beautiful Pictures everyone!!!

Have a great night!!!

Laura in VB

I agree with Josh. You could get several nice jades if you separated all the single stems in the pot. As for me, I prefer one stem per pot, to give the plant room to grow. But everyone has his or her own preferences.

sclement:

That is one amazing Gollum!

Christopher

Thanks for sharing them...I truly enjoyed looking at each and every one of them!

Do you have another plant at all, jade?

Mike;-)

Pug! It's so good to see you! I hope all is well. How have yours been anyway? A post without a picture of yours is not the same:-)

Laura; Aw, you are just as generous if not more! Thank you for what you do too!
Your jades will abound in all their glory with you taking them in.

Chris: I'll bet you miss the nice warm weather? lol
I wish we could just skip out on winter all together.
I have been a bit lazy about sending packages out, but going to get ready to do so coming up within the next couple of weeks.;-)

Mike

In the meantime, I can just enjoy and get envious of everyone's gorgeous Jades here.

Josh, I can't believe that little Jade is blooming for you again...SO exciting! I've never had a Jade bloom for me in FL in the almost 5 years I've been growing them. I've had succulents bloom before but NEVER a Jade! I'm beginning to think I'll ever get Jades to bloom for me :o(

Hope you have all your plants in now, with the SNOW we are having tonight! Can you believe it? Time for another trip to paradise, if only I could!

Christopher

Hey Christopher. Haven't seen you around lately. Hope you'e well.
I too prefer one-trunk look. It'd also be a lot less weight.
I'm running out of soils/mediums. The remainer needs to be used in pots that were recently brought inside, for topping.

Howdy Pug. Bet you're happy you live where you do, hearing snow is in the air..lol. Toni

Thh regular ones I pay every year to shovel couldn't even offer a hand when they saw me hopping around on crutches all summer. They won't work for me again.

Chirs...Paradise? Yes about now! 4 inches of snow on the ground has just about pushed me over the edge this time.lol

Hey Pug! Mine didn't color up that well either. I was very disappointed this year, and then it gets too cold too soon to encouarge them to do so. They have to come in just to revert back to green, unless of course I cheat and stick them under lights.lol

Andrew! I never saw your post until now. So good to see you buddy! Please stick around:-)

Oh that is just ducky! I just saw the weather and now they are saying 6-8 inches for my area tomorrow.
Get the snow baord and shovels out, and throw the plants back into the house.

Mike

I only had time to post one more before this weekend. I hope you all like it. It is one of my Hummels I started from a cutting. I love this one.

Mike:-)

Anyone: why are so many of you planting your crassulas in shallow pots more and more? Is it because you are bonsaiing them, or because they naturally have shallow roots, or what? Sorry, I cannot remember if this was ever discussed on here before.

Pat

The roots of my Jades grow throughout the container, and are quite long when unraveled.
Although these are traditionally thought of as shallow-rooted plants, I think that wet soils
are often to blame. The roots in the lower layers of soil will die and decompose, leaving only
the roots growing in the upper layers of soil; and, thus, giving the impression that the plant
has a very shallow root-system.

I do know this, though. If you want to grow a Jade large, you will need to use a larger container
(or allow for the roots to escape the container into the ground, raised bed, another pot, et cetera).

Josh

The plant you have listed as Klenia, looks a lot like my Euphorbia tirucalli 'Firesticks.' Are you sure of that ID?

I prefer one plant per pot always. When I bought my Skinny Fingers Jade last year, there were two plants in one pot. I put them in a pot of their own for several reasons. If I overwater or manage to kill one, I still have the other. If they had been in the same pot, both may have suffered the same fate. And I can experiment with soil types, locations, and pots, and see which one does better under different conditions. But that is just what I do, everyone must find what works best for their particular situation.

Mike! Nice Hummel's Sunset! That is one of the jades I don't have yet. Hope you have all your jades inside now, with the Nor'easter bearing down upon us for Saturday and Sunday! Now I am seriously contemplating a move to Florida next year, just can't tolerate these brutal winters anymore!

These are from another post of mine:

This one is getting some almost burgundy colouration, though it is hard to see in the photo.

And this one just seemed to fit my new bonsai pot so well.

Christopher

Luv: looks like you have been doing some reading about gritty mixes:-)
Your plants are cute looking.

Mike

big pot of cuttings...

thanks for looking.....linda

Now, what is that nice looking plant you left out of the bottom picture? It looks quite nice too. I LOVE the shapes of the ones in the back row on your table too:0)

Very nice and thank you. Everyone should have a few of these plants in their collection!

Mike

Pat, regarding your question. In part it's a matter of choice..I like both, big and bonsai-shaped.
Like Josh said, space is a big factor, too.
And, you know the old saying, 'money see, monkey do,' lol, j/k.

Christopher, I love your first Crassula. What type? Wow.

Yep, it's a Klenia. lol. I've had it a number of years.
Tirucalli has narrow foliage from top to bottom.

Second Firestick was a bonus gift from a purchase.

Klenia

Christopher..look at the right side. The hot dogs/cucumbers start out thick, then thin towards the top and produce leaves.
This pic was taken in 2009, thought I had an older pic, when it was still a baby.

I should take a new pic w/the bottom and tops showing. It's hard to describe. lol

Thanks, buddy!...Oh, that little jade is 'Rubra', smaller than it looks in the photo, though the leaves look like they are bigger that the compact jade, from a cutting from a kind forum member...

So how did you make out with the snow? Here I just basically stayed inside for the duration.

Toni:

So that plant is a Kleinia, and not E. tirucalli...I see it now, of course, that you have pointed it out to me...

How much snow did your neck of the woods receive?

Christopher

Thankfully, no snow, yet, but lots of rain. Cold rain, and strong, frigid winds.
I hope it doesn't snow until Thanksgiving or even Christmas. It's too soon..
I hope Halloween Day is nice and warm, w/o rain, for the kiddies to go Trick-or-Treating.

How much snow did you get? Toni

Here I think we got 6 to 8 inches of heavy wet snow, lost my cable and internet for several hours. Out in the western part of New Hampshire, one town got over 30 inches. My town and several others around here either postponed or outright cancelled Halloween. I feel bad for the kids.

Christopher

I turned on TWC and couldn't believe how much snow eastern states got. I can't recall the number of people w/o electric, but it was huge.

It's time like now, we wish we were living in warmer climates, for reasons other than our plants. :)

Hope the snow melts..What happened to Global Warming? Toni

I can't see the diff btwn the Kleinia & the E. tirucalli (firesticks?)

Do you know that last pic you posted, the 4 sided succulent, is that what you're calling a cucumber? If you don't already know this it's a Cissus Quadrangularis (aka Veldt grape, from S. Africa).

A bizarre & interesting plant. I grew one for a few years, then one summer, one of those segments grew 14" in one summer & that was rather much for me. I got scared about the potential size of the thing & gave it away, cool plant tho'.

Here's the site I bought Kleinia. In fact, pics 1, 3, and 5 came from the same nursery.

http://www.worldplants.com/Kindex.htm

I have a small C. Quadrangularis, somewhere around. I grow it as a bonsai though. Leaves differ.

They do look alike.. I Googled both, and both plants look similar...

GB

Believe it or not, that beautiful jade Linda has is a cutting from this tree I sent her a while back. It loves her care I would say:-)

Mary! Welcome! Yes, we can't wait to see some of your pics. Bring it on will you?:-)

Chris: We are still paying a heavy price for this storm. Halloween is Sunday night now. I never saw that before. Glad you are ok.

Mike

Dropped you an email, Mike. ;)

Here is my lone contribution to this jade thread.

Most of the snow is gone now, we had some warmer sunny days which helped. But some people were without power for several days.

Mike:

Yes, Halloween is Sunday night in my town, too. Let's just hope that snowstorm was a freak thing, and not a sign of things to come. Either way, honestly, I think this will be my last winter in such an inhospitable climate!

Christopher

It's nice hearing people are proud of their plants. It doesn't matter what size Jades or other succulents/tropicals are..health is most important.

GW is an escape from today's news. From all that is going on these days. It surely helps..Well, it helps me.

Reading posts, looking at others' pictures...a happy escape from reality.

Linda, I got the Yellow Sunset Jade last April from JadePoint Succulents.
Due to flooding, JadePoint is closed.

I can give you a small cutting...should we wait until spring?

Christopher...how did Belated Halloween Party's work out? Toni

Hi Chris! Can you believe the Halloween decorations are still in full gear and the temps will be warmer tomorrow night than last week?lol
I am about to pack up and leave for a place where palms trees live peacefully.lol

Toni and Linda: Hello!

Hey Mike: Yes, this has to be the craziest Halloween ever. And save me a seat on the plane, I'll meet you in the tropics!

Christopher

Hmm, how odd. Well I tried again -- emailed it through GW.

Thanks for the compliment, Mike! Though it has nothing on most, if not all, of the jades you and others have posted.

A picture of both my Ovata's indoors during winter 2010. They seem exceptionally green at the time. The small one in front started as a small twig fallen off the big one, about 4 years before. You can see i placed the big one on a trolley to be able to move it. In spring i repotted it to the wooden tub which i fitted with wheels.

About the same time, now the large one standing alone on its trolley. You can see the bowl-shaped pot it has, being already to small compared to the plant. I bought this bowl 2 years earlier for about 40 euro's to give it its definitive container, but it outgrew it rather quick.

Here the plant outside in the same bowl, late summer before last pictures. When repotting it turned out the roots at the bottom had not developed well because the soil was to wet. Hence the beautifull moss which i very much liked. (also caused by intensive fertilising)
As soil i used a mixture of about 40% clay, 40% peat, and 20% sand + gypsum, mixed well. This dense soil gave it a firm base, but does poor drainage. When i repotted it last year i filled the tub with peat soil only, on the bottom mixed with fertiliser pellets.

Some close-ups from the impressive trunks:

Here a recent picture of the large plant in its tub (November 2011). Frost has been very slight until now (-1 / -2 celsius) so it survived under blankets at night. Thanks to a record-dry November it has grown a lot of new loots this month. I hope it will stay above 0 for some time, because i dont really like to share my house with it longer then needed.

leaves

It looks giant like this. Btw i have recently been to a pinetum and took some sequoia giganteum seeds with me. They still dont do a thing... tips anyone?

The last picture, which shows both Ovata's in my pretty small and shaggy garden. A mammoth tree can fit right in

How long have you had some of those? Truly too big for my windows.lol. No wonder many keep them in the Bonsai size, since they can get quite huge if well cared for and happy.

Mike:-)

But the plants dont flower. I think our winters are to cold and to wet. Or my inside climate and lighting is not right. I wish i had a greenhouse!

The biggest 1 i got as a gift in 2002, then aged about 3-4 years. So it must be 12-13 years now. The small one is aged about 5 years.
I do not really care for them. I just put them outside, give them a well-sized container and some fertilizer in summer. In winter prevent them from freezing. For the rest there is hardly any care involved.. its such an easy plant!

But indeed, they grow tall outside. Their growing speed surprised me, and now i'm wondering what the limit of their growth will be. (they are getting hard to handle)

Josh

http://crassulaceae.net/forum/uploads/1404_b0001237-1resized.jpg

I have that jade, just without the color until the spring. I got it from a special friend that couldn't care for it anymore who actually owned a nursery. Mine looked just like that when it arrived.

If you would like a cutting of one like that, e-mail me privately:-)

Mike

Howdy All..Toni

Thanks for showing us some Dutch jades. I really like the trunk shots.

I bet as soon as you get a greenhouse for them they'll be flowering for you in December. They're certainly old enough.

Mike,

Thank you - I just might do that!

And here's what I hear called 'Lemon 'n' Lime' in Europe - I finally got around to making some cuttings.

I am curious about your Jade. It is subspecies obliqua, but I don't know if there's more to it.
If you would be so kind, click the following and have a look at the first image posted. That is
my Crassula ovata obliqua (green form), which still shows some variegation regardless.

Do your plants have enough trunk to compare? The trunk on mine is very, very distinct,
with pale internodes and rough, hairy nodes.

Crassula ovata ssp. obliqua (re-potted)

Josh

I love how shiny and pointed the leaves are. I think I tried to e-bay one like that a while back, the world e-bay of course, and that was a joke. Trying to get anything here from those places is always impossible.

I will remember you come the spring, promise.

Josh!

Wouldn't you just love to take a walk among those plants, right? It's amazing how big they can get. I wish I had one that big, but then where could I put it? I have a huge one at work, but not with reptile skin that looks like that. It's beautiful on the rough side.

Howdy Paul, Whip and Toni! Enjoy your day

Mike:-)

I am still admiring your plants! What I can't believe too is that you got them that big in POTS of all things!

Marvelous and if only I could grow one that big, lift it, and have the room for it. I am very surprised they have never flowered. I wonder really why? Nice.

Mike

Sclement,

Im so impressed with your Jades.. They are so beautiful!

The trunk is very unique, never seen a Jade that size before. Goodness...its a beauty!!! I can understand why you dont lift... You would need a couple of extra hands to help you with those massive containers!!!

Merry Christmas to all...

Nice thread, Mike!! : )

Laura

Until now this winter has been without any cold in the netherlands... the jades are still outside.
Temperatures have been just about freezing for 6 weeks.
It was pretty wet however.

Now look how my jade reacts. It really loves this conditions! It has sprouts all over... Small bright green leaves quickly followed by more, forming "little hands" that are quickly growing to new branches. Many of them form on old marks were branches fell off in summer.





















I like this 2 small ferns. They must be about 3 years old now, but growing very slow. I think they like the clay.







MERRY GREEN CHRISTMAS EVERYONE !

Thanks.. Charlie

My jades are starting to put on a little growth right now. I don't have anything really exciting to show. They're going outside next summer, so hopefully they'll show some nice color come fall.

Mine was my Mother's, before she passed away... and I usually use it to over-winter an ungainly pot of Tulbaghia, more commonly known as "Society Garlic", an ornamental.

Good advice, Josh... I would agree with your views on why Jades are thought to have shallow root systems... and, I've enjoyed the very nice pictures from everyone!

Jodi, my mom and I go to antiques auctions all the time. We see many of those. I think many are from estates.

Here's a Jade from Mike, which was discovered by Glen as a leaf propagation
from a Crassula ovata. Glen has named this one Crassula ovata 'Denethor.' It has ridged,
crazy shaped leaves, and it is also known to bloom reliably. Not the best pic, but you get the idea ;-)

I may have seen the same three legged planter at a garage sale or two over the years, but they weren't in such great condition. Yours appears to be very nice, Laura... mine has a wobbly leg or two from age, I think. It just made me smile to see another one!

Yes, lovely Jades, everyone! I do believe I killed my last one with kindness.

Josh