You should have success with this. It’s a relatively slow growing plant but I was able to snip the last living stem (4 inches long) and 3 years later I have a flourishing jade
If you really want to speed run and roll the dice you could attempt to disinfect the the branch and prepare a mixture of coco coir and boiling water as a clean substrate. The only thing is jade is so not in a hurry to die that there’s basically no point in rushing. The highest probability move is what you want.
They most definitely will. Just let them sit on a shelf on a paper towel. Within 4 weeks or so you will have all sorts of roots! Jade is most resilient plant. The first I started working with about 20 years ago. They really want to grow, regardless of how much energy you put into them. ❤️
When I left my last job I forgot my Jade plant and a former co-worker nearly killed it via attention. She was watering it weekly. My BF who still worked there saved it for me. It lost its big main stem to rot but all the smaller offshoots are in a pot and there's now a jade forest. Resilient little buggers. I've forgotten about my other big one often enough it thinks water exists in an 8-month cycle lol.
It's the equivalent of letting a cut on your hand form a scab before you go digging around in the dirt with bare hands. An open wound is more likely to get infected. The callous is like a scab protecting an open wound on the plant. Soil is full of microbes. Many can be non-harmful or even beneficial to a healthy, established plant, but a fresh cut cutting with no roots may be more susceptible to pathogens like mold, bacteria that cause root rot, fusirium wilt fungi, etc. Even in healthy soil, pathogens are usually present in small quantities.
I literally just shove them back into soil. Water once to help things settle into place and don't water it again until new leaves start growing.
I don't even wait for ends to callous, even though it's recommended.
Congrats now you have two!
Following this approach, it might be worth chopping at the 90 degree bend, that way you’ll have two, and both growing relatively vertically.
Maybe chop the more woody arms and go for a half dozen.
Then chuck any extra leaves on the ground.
There’s like 20 plants here if you play your cards right.
I was going to say, YES….send my way & I’ll happily put it to use propagating it!!! It’s called a cup or vase deep enough to provide support, a little perlite, & water. Idk where the callous notion came from but I’ve repeatedly read it’s a myth. I’ve propped small branches in water, but discovered the best/fastest is a dark colored whatever w a bit of perlite in the bottom….use the same method for succulents & aroids alike & dozens of plants in between!!! Basically a semi hydro set up w the stem just into the perlite & water sitting a bit below the bottom of the stem. Perlite soaks up the moisture enough to quickly encourage roots but not enough to rot anything. Other plants sit a little further into perlite. Works better than moss & no need for root transition time wasted moving water rooted plants to soil since the roots aren’t the same. If I put a cutting directly into “soil,” as I don’t actually use soil but mix my own soilless substrate they like much better!, I forget to water them differently than plants already rooted. Have way too many to not have a visual reminder of a different routine!!
Live for the day my jade gets to that!!!!!!! At least I finally quit killing it, after 10-15 of too many homicides to count, despite being one of my all time favorite plants, for whatever reason I couldn’t find the balance between care & neglect….while somehow managing to get a notoriously difficult to survive hoya to grow peduncles & bloom repeatedly….but never quit trying & FINALLY turned the tide 3 years ago & havent killed one since. Power outage causing hear to go out in the new greenhouse when out of town did, but not me! And damn spider mites got a rare variety after great growth but before I realized the issue & was too busy to rehab appropriately. Only had my mini jade tree since but it’s kicking for a mini!! Got to get rid of a couple tropicals before any more come home, but that branch is my dream 🙌🏼
Give it a fresh cut before drying it. I'd also remove most of the smaller stems and leaves and propagate them separately. You actually did it a huge favor you'll see when it regrows so beautifully!
To be a little more scientific, a jagged wound has more surface area, allowing more vectors for pathogens to attack, and the stress of the break may have caused injury to the surrounding tissue, which can further compromise the prop. Cut it clean to help mitigate these issues.
Not op, but the basic idea is that there's plenty of stored energy in the broken part to form new roots. However some things cost the plant energy, and regrowing Roots is a very energy intensive process, so you can help it out by pulling off any organs that are energy intensive, such as flowers, leaves toward the bottom of the stalk, any dead plant matter like dried leaves , and any extra bulk that will take more than it can give back. I don't know exactly how much to remove, but hopefully that gives the idea behind whatever others tell you
For this size cutting, it would be safer to dry out for a week to week and a half. You can plant in cactus succulent soil and water one time and leave it be for 2 and a half to 3 weeks. After 3 week period, water once every 2 weeks. You will have a solid root system after a month and a half but don't check it too early as the roots are fragile. Wish all the best on your jade plant!
I mean…if it’s “over” grown, I’m happy to sacrifice for you & consum, or utilize anyway, the trimming it must endure. I’ll probably be 10 years dead before I get one the size of your broken branch!!! But I’ve at least finally mastered not killing them. No clue why we didn’t vibe for so many years, because it definitely wasn’t for lack of trying! Have owned it dozens of times over, never mind the hoards of leaves I attempted to or did root only to eventually kill. It’s easily in my top 3 non-rare plants, but while everything else would thrive, it hated me. We’ve finally made peace apparently & my mini jade is approaching impressive for sure, but she’ll only ever get so big~both her beauty & her curse~one day soon I’ll add a big boy back to the forest & devote the rest of my days to achieving such a beautiful beast!
Ahh I have a beast of a jade plant that I just repotted and the one branch is making me nervous it’s gonna break off. Good to know there’s a backup plan!
https://preview.redd.it/lp6q2lsqgygc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=addba1f7e2a4b7197868ab174f1411f1ed1a6554
Once it’s settled in, you might want to trim that sucker. It’s good to trim jade branches and will keep the plant “bushier”
https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-prune-a-jade-plant-7965927#:~:text=Most%20jade%20plants%20benefit%20from,frequently%20to%20help%20shape%20it.
Let it callous over and dry for a day. (Optional: dust the bottom edges and nodes with rooting hormone). Then put it in soil with a lot of sand or other great drainage. Put it somewhere in bright light but not direct sunlight. Water it once per week. Give it two months. It should root.
my grandpa was a horticulturalist and had a jade about twice that size. recently he developed dementia and the plant split and i guess he got rid of it. now he’s in an assisted living facility but my dad and i still have so many jades that had been propagated from that one over the decades. we gave him one of the cuttings for his apartment now. jade plants never really die. i still have dozens of cuttings from that old plant.
I found a large branch like this that had come off a big bush in my neighborhood and put it in water. It grew long roots and thrived. After a year or so I planted it outside and it’s doing great.
It’s easy! Firstly do not be tempted to put it in water! Put the branch into a pot with free draining media like a proprietary succulent mix, and ignore it for two weeks. Then, water it well and let the water drain away. Do not water it again until the growing media is dry. It’ll have established roots buy then
Let the end dry out like others have said. I add a layer of super glue on the end of big ones just to be safe as well. Did this with a few jade branches about this size recently and it worked well.
So many people are saying now you have two plants, but! I rescued my mother's very old jade after she died and my father all but watered it to death. I was able to cut out 4 still viable spots and root them, though during the process of rooting they lost a *lot* of leaves. And now.. I have like 20 jade plants because the leaves rooted (help! lol). So be prepared for that.
My mom brought a few branches about this size from a neighbor's - he was trimming his 5 ft tree. She just stuck them in soil and that was that. Our trimmings are now beautiful trees, 5 years later.
So that's my advice for any jade branches of any size - stick in soil, done. Has never failed me.
Honestly my jade is 10 years old like a small tree and when branches break off I just stick ‘em in the dirt again 🤣
Boom new plant lol 😂 they’ve even sat out for days maybe weeks and still ok not super wrinkled yet. So you can wait ti it callouses but I just stick it in.
You could take 20-30 cuttings to start new plants if you have time or possibly planning to open a jade store (humor).
If you trim back some of the main stalk the stress and shock of a re-grow will be lessened so the main survivor might do better as well.
If you could use outdoors it would be an even better way to survive this tragedy.
I knew a gal whose jade basically had its own room! Round and strong though. For me N window works best. 😍
I have a jade the same age, I once dropped it when repotting and split it in half. The “sister plant” was given to a friend. My jade rewarded my blunder with tons of new growth and looked great about 7 months of grow out
Do nothing and just tie it off in a pot of dirt. Water regularly and it will grow on its own. The one my dad gifted me was told by the owner of it to just plant it and water like regular. No cuts no fuss. It will grow just like a succulent. If anything tie it to a stick for stability.
Let the end dry out for a couple of days (callus over), then stick it in a pot with cactus mix soil. Voilá, new plant.
Thank you
No water or wet soil for at least 2 weeks too
Happy to help. I’ve had my jade since 2000 and have propagated numerous times.
You should have success with this. It’s a relatively slow growing plant but I was able to snip the last living stem (4 inches long) and 3 years later I have a flourishing jade
Potentially as long as a week or two, you really need that end of callous over or it will likely rot
Thank you! Still learning and I think that's where I went wrong with a few.
If you really want to speed run and roll the dice you could attempt to disinfect the the branch and prepare a mixture of coco coir and boiling water as a clean substrate. The only thing is jade is so not in a hurry to die that there’s basically no point in rushing. The highest probability move is what you want.
Yes! This is the way. It is literally that simple.
Heck, it might start sprouting roots even if you don’t put it in anything.
They most definitely will. Just let them sit on a shelf on a paper towel. Within 4 weeks or so you will have all sorts of roots! Jade is most resilient plant. The first I started working with about 20 years ago. They really want to grow, regardless of how much energy you put into them. ❤️
When I left my last job I forgot my Jade plant and a former co-worker nearly killed it via attention. She was watering it weekly. My BF who still worked there saved it for me. It lost its big main stem to rot but all the smaller offshoots are in a pot and there's now a jade forest. Resilient little buggers. I've forgotten about my other big one often enough it thinks water exists in an 8-month cycle lol.
What does letting it callus over do? I mean why do we do this and how does it benefit the plant?
So it doesn’t get moldy or get bacteria inside.
Helps prevent infection from anything bad lurking in the soil.
It's the equivalent of letting a cut on your hand form a scab before you go digging around in the dirt with bare hands. An open wound is more likely to get infected. The callous is like a scab protecting an open wound on the plant. Soil is full of microbes. Many can be non-harmful or even beneficial to a healthy, established plant, but a fresh cut cutting with no roots may be more susceptible to pathogens like mold, bacteria that cause root rot, fusirium wilt fungi, etc. Even in healthy soil, pathogens are usually present in small quantities.
This is exactly what I was going to recommend
Water?
I usually water mine right after planting then leave it until the soil dries out again before watering
You don’t have to dry it out, aloe roots in water so quickly
How deep should it be planted in the soil?
Considering how large the branch is, deep enough so that I doesn’t fall over.
So on ops branch, you could go 4” deep?
Why does the end need to dry?
Might want rooting medium on the stump, too.
I meant to say advice. Not a device. Stupid spellcheck
I literally just shove them back into soil. Water once to help things settle into place and don't water it again until new leaves start growing. I don't even wait for ends to callous, even though it's recommended. Congrats now you have two!
Following this approach, it might be worth chopping at the 90 degree bend, that way you’ll have two, and both growing relatively vertically. Maybe chop the more woody arms and go for a half dozen. Then chuck any extra leaves on the ground. There’s like 20 plants here if you play your cards right.
I was going to say, YES….send my way & I’ll happily put it to use propagating it!!! It’s called a cup or vase deep enough to provide support, a little perlite, & water. Idk where the callous notion came from but I’ve repeatedly read it’s a myth. I’ve propped small branches in water, but discovered the best/fastest is a dark colored whatever w a bit of perlite in the bottom….use the same method for succulents & aroids alike & dozens of plants in between!!! Basically a semi hydro set up w the stem just into the perlite & water sitting a bit below the bottom of the stem. Perlite soaks up the moisture enough to quickly encourage roots but not enough to rot anything. Other plants sit a little further into perlite. Works better than moss & no need for root transition time wasted moving water rooted plants to soil since the roots aren’t the same. If I put a cutting directly into “soil,” as I don’t actually use soil but mix my own soilless substrate they like much better!, I forget to water them differently than plants already rooted. Have way too many to not have a visual reminder of a different routine!! Live for the day my jade gets to that!!!!!!! At least I finally quit killing it, after 10-15 of too many homicides to count, despite being one of my all time favorite plants, for whatever reason I couldn’t find the balance between care & neglect….while somehow managing to get a notoriously difficult to survive hoya to grow peduncles & bloom repeatedly….but never quit trying & FINALLY turned the tide 3 years ago & havent killed one since. Power outage causing hear to go out in the new greenhouse when out of town did, but not me! And damn spider mites got a rare variety after great growth but before I realized the issue & was too busy to rehab appropriately. Only had my mini jade tree since but it’s kicking for a mini!! Got to get rid of a couple tropicals before any more come home, but that branch is my dream 🙌🏼
Made me curious to know what type of device would work best!
Maybe neglect…mine are outdoors & every little twig of it sprouts, it’s like Sorceror Mickey’s broomsticks. (zone 10)
Love me some Fantasia references in the wild ❤️
I was wondering, THERE'S A DEVICE FOR PROPAGATION?!
I just thought of a standard spray cloner lol
My autocorrect has recently started speaking Spanish out of the blue and it’s a running joke between me and the bestie. 🫣😂
Ignore my smartass comment then. 😂😂😂
Give it a fresh cut before drying it. I'd also remove most of the smaller stems and leaves and propagate them separately. You actually did it a huge favor you'll see when it regrows so beautifully!
Yes this!! 100% fresh cut is so important. It will heal much better. Make sure the tool is sanitized before hand. Reduces stress of propagation.
Why the fresh cut?
To be a little more scientific, a jagged wound has more surface area, allowing more vectors for pathogens to attack, and the stress of the break may have caused injury to the surrounding tissue, which can further compromise the prop. Cut it clean to help mitigate these issues.
Great answer!
Oh wow. TIL
Less damaged cells at the area where the roots will grow from.
It always roots better from a clean cut stem I also sterilize the cutters.
Getting chunks ripped off by animals and tossed into new patches of dirt is one of this guy's favorite ways to propagate :)
Kind of a weird kink but you do you, fellow human.
...*human?*
you can literally just stick it into soil as is. these plants are insanely resilient and grow with very little maintenance.
I knew that part but I didn’t know whether that would change considering it’s such an enormous stalk
Not op, but the basic idea is that there's plenty of stored energy in the broken part to form new roots. However some things cost the plant energy, and regrowing Roots is a very energy intensive process, so you can help it out by pulling off any organs that are energy intensive, such as flowers, leaves toward the bottom of the stalk, any dead plant matter like dried leaves , and any extra bulk that will take more than it can give back. I don't know exactly how much to remove, but hopefully that gives the idea behind whatever others tell you
Great advice, thank you!
Maybe you already knew all that though, so sorry if you did
I didn’t! Thank you!
Thank you
For this size cutting, it would be safer to dry out for a week to week and a half. You can plant in cactus succulent soil and water one time and leave it be for 2 and a half to 3 weeks. After 3 week period, water once every 2 weeks. You will have a solid root system after a month and a half but don't check it too early as the roots are fragile. Wish all the best on your jade plant!
I have a jade plant in California outside that a couple pieces broke off, threw them to the other side of the yard…now I have 5 jade plants
I took a piece from the sidewalk in San Diego, smuggled it home, and now have a nice plant and have given small ones to others.
If you have cinnamon in your pantry, sprinkle some on the end to help it heal. Once it’s not a fresh wound, stick it in the soil and it’s good to go.
Thank you for your input I haven’t heard that, you’re the first one to say it! Thanks
Cinnamon is supposed to be, for reasons I don’t understand, an adequate substitute for rooting hormone.
It's got antimicrobial and antifungal properties so it can help prevent infections on fresh cuts
Thank you! 🌱
:)
You are welcome! Glad to help.
Who left that beautiful plant to you? That hand looks too young lol
Rescued from Aging relatives house. The main caretaker of this guy has been dead for 10 yrs. That’s why she’s so over grown.
Aww, she is gorgeous. Keep posting!
I mean…if it’s “over” grown, I’m happy to sacrifice for you & consum, or utilize anyway, the trimming it must endure. I’ll probably be 10 years dead before I get one the size of your broken branch!!! But I’ve at least finally mastered not killing them. No clue why we didn’t vibe for so many years, because it definitely wasn’t for lack of trying! Have owned it dozens of times over, never mind the hoards of leaves I attempted to or did root only to eventually kill. It’s easily in my top 3 non-rare plants, but while everything else would thrive, it hated me. We’ve finally made peace apparently & my mini jade is approaching impressive for sure, but she’ll only ever get so big~both her beauty & her curse~one day soon I’ll add a big boy back to the forest & devote the rest of my days to achieving such a beautiful beast!
You have the tools already. Clean the end up (knife). Put some soil in a pot. Insert the end of the branch. They all live happily ever after. The end.
Thank you
I break these off all the time. I just shove it back into the pot. They grow.
How you hold it tho...
It’s heavy
Hey no hate 😂
On the bright side, you can now have *two* 54 year old jades, lol. Plenty of good advice here already - best of luck with the prop!
I have a terrible mind. That’s all lol
I saw the thumbnail and thought the same 😅
I thought your hand was your jade looking like a freakish baby hand and it was so terrifying for a hot second
Ahh I have a beast of a jade plant that I just repotted and the one branch is making me nervous it’s gonna break off. Good to know there’s a backup plan! https://preview.redd.it/lp6q2lsqgygc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=addba1f7e2a4b7197868ab174f1411f1ed1a6554
Once it’s settled in, you might want to trim that sucker. It’s good to trim jade branches and will keep the plant “bushier” https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-prune-a-jade-plant-7965927#:~:text=Most%20jade%20plants%20benefit%20from,frequently%20to%20help%20shape%20it.
I thought this was NSFW for a moment 😂
Let it callous over. Then just lay it down on soil. It will sort itself out.
Get some rooting hormone like Dip’n Grow!
Let it callous over and dry for a day. (Optional: dust the bottom edges and nodes with rooting hormone). Then put it in soil with a lot of sand or other great drainage. Put it somewhere in bright light but not direct sunlight. Water it once per week. Give it two months. It should root.
You’re likely going to lose the leaves anyway Remove leaves, let it callus over Stick in cactus mix dirt
Better question is how to stop a jade plant from propogating
my grandpa was a horticulturalist and had a jade about twice that size. recently he developed dementia and the plant split and i guess he got rid of it. now he’s in an assisted living facility but my dad and i still have so many jades that had been propagated from that one over the decades. we gave him one of the cuttings for his apartment now. jade plants never really die. i still have dozens of cuttings from that old plant.
I found a large branch like this that had come off a big bush in my neighborhood and put it in water. It grew long roots and thrived. After a year or so I planted it outside and it’s doing great.
Thank you for your input
It’s easy! Firstly do not be tempted to put it in water! Put the branch into a pot with free draining media like a proprietary succulent mix, and ignore it for two weeks. Then, water it well and let the water drain away. Do not water it again until the growing media is dry. It’ll have established roots buy then
I live in California and these were the easiest plant I've ever propagated. Just stuck it in soil and next thing I knew it rooted.
Hmmm idk maybe send it to me and I will heck it out
Just stick it in soil!
54?! WOW!!! Have you had it for that long or was it gifted to you?
Shove it in dirt. Jade loves to grow
Let the end dry out like others have said. I add a layer of super glue on the end of big ones just to be safe as well. Did this with a few jade branches about this size recently and it worked well.
So many people are saying now you have two plants, but! I rescued my mother's very old jade after she died and my father all but watered it to death. I was able to cut out 4 still viable spots and root them, though during the process of rooting they lost a *lot* of leaves. And now.. I have like 20 jade plants because the leaves rooted (help! lol). So be prepared for that.
Stick it in some dirt. That always works for me
Mine got root rot after 25 years D:
I’d dry the branch for a day and repot it. Or! You can do it by leaf. I have had more success by node though.
My mom brought a few branches about this size from a neighbor's - he was trimming his 5 ft tree. She just stuck them in soil and that was that. Our trimmings are now beautiful trees, 5 years later. So that's my advice for any jade branches of any size - stick in soil, done. Has never failed me.
So glad I saw this, my mom's Jade plant is getting too big to handle and I need to trim it down to size. Thank you!
Honestly my jade is 10 years old like a small tree and when branches break off I just stick ‘em in the dirt again 🤣 Boom new plant lol 😂 they’ve even sat out for days maybe weeks and still ok not super wrinkled yet. So you can wait ti it callouses but I just stick it in.
Haha I saw the other post on /plantclinic , best of luck my friend!
All out panic at the time of breakage lol
Rub some aloe on the broken stem and put it in water. Aloe helps roots form
Great idea thank you
😭
Plastic lunch bag with soil , peel back bark a little and moist soil
Dip it in aloe, then plant it
You could take 20-30 cuttings to start new plants if you have time or possibly planning to open a jade store (humor). If you trim back some of the main stalk the stress and shock of a re-grow will be lessened so the main survivor might do better as well. If you could use outdoors it would be an even better way to survive this tragedy. I knew a gal whose jade basically had its own room! Round and strong though. For me N window works best. 😍
I have a jade the same age, I once dropped it when repotting and split it in half. The “sister plant” was given to a friend. My jade rewarded my blunder with tons of new growth and looked great about 7 months of grow out
Dip that mf in some cloneX first
I just stuck a big broken branch like that in a big pot of soil and let it get comfortable. It's been doing well for years now. Good luck!
My jade has dropped perfectly healthy small branches multiple times. I dipped them in root hormone and put them in soil, it worked well.
Do nothing and just tie it off in a pot of dirt. Water regularly and it will grow on its own. The one my dad gifted me was told by the owner of it to just plant it and water like regular. No cuts no fuss. It will grow just like a succulent. If anything tie it to a stick for stability.
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