Hello How can I make this fairly established jade plant nice and bushy? It’s beginning to become VERY top heavy and is thriving!! I got it from a cutting about 6 years ago and its really coming into its own in its south facing window, I moved it here about a year ago... but think I’ve neglected to see the signs that it’s too top heavy for its own good. There’s also some teeny white spots on some of the leaves, are they anything to worry about ? Photo attached...
You can prune a few inches off of the 2 tall tops which will suppress the vertical growth and allow the lower branching to begin to fill in.
The white spots I believe are excess salts as explained in this article: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/jade-plant/white-spots-on-jade-leaves.htm
Is there such a thing as male Jade plants and female Jade plants?
I cannot find ANY information on this subject, but after looking at close ups of the flowers, I notice that I see both pistillate and staminate organs on the flower. This would indicate that they are monoecious, and have both sexes in the same flower. So the answer to your question would be that they are hermaphroditic, being both male and female at the same time.
I have a Jade plant, and have removed a leave crime it to takeroot.Should I keep the soil around it moist, or lightly misted?
Here is an article that covers how to root jade: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/.../jade.../propagating-jade-plants.htm
Most people don't know about the important step of letting the cut edge dry before putting it in soil. I wish you success!
My heirloom jade is approx. 15 yr old and the trunk measures 8" around. Once brought inside for winter the heavy branches become limp and droopy. I tie them them up with supports to keep the plant stable. Is there something I can do to help the branches hold themselves more upright throughout the 8 months of indoor growth? Thanks!
This is what you will expect when you bring it inside. This happens due to the lack of light and also lack of humidity. If you can increase these, then you will likely see less of a problem in the winter. Unfortunately, this is just a natural response to the change in conditions.
Try giving it a good quaility grow light for 8 to 10 hours a day keep the light at least 12 inches away to prevent leaf burn. jade do not require a lot a water for overwintering unless you have really low humidity just a little water after the soil is completely dry. however use a good liquid fertilizer like fox farm grow big before winter gets here. Use only about half the recommended dosage. Hope this helps!
I have a very mature jade plant and lately it’s been developing these little brownish red bumps on the stems and underside of leaves. Does anyone know what these are?
Oh boy... Those are scale insects. These will have to be manually removed and then sprayed for after to kill any remaining eggs. I don't normally recommend products here, but in this case I will. These can be a nightmare to get rid of and they will kill your plant.
FoxFarm makes a product called "Force of Nature Miticide" and it is a very broad spectrum organic pesticide. (and it smells like garlic!) It comes in a concentrate, or a ready to use spray. It will do the trick.
I was just gifted a young sunrise jade plant (bought from a farmers market I believe) and it has some black blemishes on the upper side of the leaves. My older jade recently had scale insects and these don’t look the same nor are they raised. They look like blackheads. Does anyone know what they are?
Unfortunately, there are a few different things that could be the problem here. This link should help you to figure out what is going on: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/jade-plant/black-spots-on-jade-plant.htm
In my front porch I have about 15 jade plants on either side of the covered porch. The house faces west-south west and on side that sees more sun is the side turning brown. The other side is beautiful. The plants are probably 20 years old. Is it too much sun? And if not, what is it that is causing the leaves to turn brown?
Yes this does sound like it is getting too much sun. I believe that if you move it to a little more shade, or maybe hang a shade cloth in the area, then you will correct the issue.