Jade Emergency - December 29th, 2003 at 08:43 PM
I have had a large Jade Plant that did very well with little attention for 3 years. I am not sure how old it is, but am guessing that it is pretty old, as the main trunk is 3-4 inches around. In November, after moving it to a spot with less light, I noticed that the stems were getting mushy, so started doing some online research. I cut off the bad parts, but the problem continued.
I then tried repotting it (same pot, new soil - 2/3 potting soil, 1/3 sharp builder's sand) after letting the roots air dry for a week. I also moved it to a spot with more light. I now know it has been in shock, and am trying to save it since the trunk is so big. I have been saving as many good branches as possible, and most are doing OK. I had to cut off a large trunk (1-2 inches around) yesterday because branches had been cut off too close on either side, which weakened it. Does anyone know the best way to root a large woody Jade trunk?
Also, I am hoping to save the main plant, but do not know how to get a trunk with no foliage to put out new growth. There are now 4 good sized trunks with no foliage, and only one trunk that does have foliage. The large trunks have also been growing mold where they have been cut, I assume because it is taking so long for the wound to scar over. I cut the trunks back more to get rid of the mold, and applied a dusting of Rootone with fungicide because I haven't been able to find a plain old fungicide.
I know that I am probably going to lose this plant, but would like to try to save it. Does anyone have any advice for me? I have searched here and elsewhere on the web, but have not found much information on large Jade cuttings and attempting to revive such a large Jade. Any help would be much appreciated. I have attempted to post pre and post rot photos (I'm a newbie). Hopefully it works. Please help! Thanks...
Carolyn
PS: There is a new website dedicated to Jade Plants. It is less than a month old, so there isn't much posted, but the webmaster is looking for contributors. Please visit and contribute: http://www.jadeplant.org
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I then tried repotting it (same pot, new soil - 2/3 potting soil, 1/3 sharp builder's sand) after letting the roots air dry for a week. I also moved it to a spot with more light. I now know it has been in shock, and am trying to save it since the trunk is so big. I have been saving as many good branches as possible, and most are doing OK. I had to cut off a large trunk (1-2 inches around) yesterday because branches had been cut off too close on either side, which weakened it. Does anyone know the best way to root a large woody Jade trunk?
Also, I am hoping to save the main plant, but do not know how to get a trunk with no foliage to put out new growth. There are now 4 good sized trunks with no foliage, and only one trunk that does have foliage. The large trunks have also been growing mold where they have been cut, I assume because it is taking so long for the wound to scar over. I cut the trunks back more to get rid of the mold, and applied a dusting of Rootone with fungicide because I haven't been able to find a plain old fungicide.
I know that I am probably going to lose this plant, but would like to try to save it. Does anyone have any advice for me? I have searched here and elsewhere on the web, but have not found much information on large Jade cuttings and attempting to revive such a large Jade. Any help would be much appreciated. I have attempted to post pre and post rot photos (I'm a newbie). Hopefully it works. Please help! Thanks...
Carolyn
PS: There is a new website dedicated to Jade Plants. It is less than a month old, so there isn't much posted, but the webmaster is looking for contributors. Please visit and contribute: http://www.jadeplant.org
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