Congrats on your success! Leave it alone, the mother leaf will eventually wither up. Try to resist the temptation to remove the leaf and check for roots. Jades are one of the easiest plants to root and you'll just prolong it getting established if you do that. Also, be sure to not overwater it...a sure-fire way to kill a Jade. Give it the brightest light possible to promote stong, compact growth. Sun is the best! I've never propogated Jades from leaves but it's the slowest way to get a Jade. Stem cuttings are much faster. I'm guessing about a year to get a small plant from your cutting.

Thank you so much for your reply Johnh! I'll try hard to leave it alone!!!

One could look at this way: that each time one disturbs the plant, one is breaking, tearing, disrupting all the tiny little roots that we've worked so hard to encourage. Doesn't make sense to me (tho' I DO understand the excitement). I still say new growth is the surest sign of rooting without disturbing anything!

Just clasp those hands behind your back & tell yourself you're only allowed to look.

I pinch off leaves frequently on my jades. Having a little bit of the stem and 2 leaves make such a cute looking pot. I hold them in place with tooth picks. The hardest thing for me is to not water-no roots mean no way to drink. So I spritz them with a bit of water every now and then. Once the days start getting longer again you will see more growth.

I do love to see the little plant growing off of a leaf. My favorite was a sanseveiria leaf tip that I accidentally broke off. It took almost a year for a little baby to show up. I could not stop myself from peeking every now and again

Kaykay,
leave the mother-leaf alone for the time being, and don't disturb the new little leaflets. The roots are small and delicate still.

This summer, I had a terrible time with raccoons biting, bending, breaking, and even uprooting some of my jades. In the morning, I'd find plucked leaves scattered about. One of those leaves came from a 'Hobbit' jade, and so I thought I'd try to root it - since it was a big leaf that had been snapped off cleanly from the trunk.

I stuck the leaf into a little planter I've been using for cuttings, and waited. Then, one day, I noticed that the mother-leaf had turned brown at the soil-line and was leaning over against the edge of the planter. I thought the leaf had rotted, so I looked closer....and I saw new little leaflets!

Here are a few pics of my leaflet in progress...
First pic, bottom left of the pic, you can see a single leaf standing up....this is the 'Hobbit' leaf that was plucked by a raccoon and planted by me. You might be able to see bite-marks on some of the other jades, too.

Second pic, a shot of the new leaflet in the planter, between two other jades.

Third pic, close-up of the new leaves emerging from the soil.

Josh

Thank you all so much for your advise!
My hands have been clasped tightly behind my back while excitedly looking every day for more progress!
Josh, thanks for the pics! My battle now is I live in Michigan and the weather has been dreary and snow is on the way :

You're welcome, Kay!
A picture paints a thousand words, and brightens up a Thread! I always like to see what others are up to, and if they're having success.

Anyhow, my little jades are inside now, too.
In northern California, I keep them as close to the window as possible, in a full East-Southeast exposure. Yes, indeed, provide them as much sun as you still can, without chilling them by the glass (sounds like you've got this covered).

Now that the leaflets have sprouted, there will be a slow-down in growth. The mother-leaf started by putting out roots, which then put up new leaflets. Now, those leaflets will put out more roots, which will then support the next leaf-growth in the spring.

I wouldn't expect much growth over the winter.....leaf-grown plants are notoriously slow to start, even during the spring and summer of their first year. Limit watering significantly.

Good luck!

Josh