Well, you could take some cuttings...*just in case*

If you have rotten or truly mushed out plant parts,
I'd say get rid of them.

The most important question is going to be What are the soil conditions like?
The big three: potting medium, drainage, and the pot itself.

Loose, gritty, fast-draining potting medium (with as little peat material as possible), in a pot that is not
too large - otherwise, the extra soil will hold onto moisture that might rot the surviving roots.

You might need to re-pot the plant that has roots.

I'm watering my jades approximately once a month now that it is winter in northern California.
If you're in a hot region, you might need to water a *little* more often.

How often have you been watering?

Josh

p.s.
Where are the plants located?
- Temps, light conditions, proximity to windows/floor registers (air vents), et cetera.

I have it in the same soil that it was in when I purchased
it from HD. I had it in light, and for some reason I moved it . So its kinda tucked away in a corner. As for watering it, I just do it when I take a notion. I think that I may have over done it during the holidays. I pulled the other piece out of the dirt. The soil is sopping wet. The roots look good, very good in fact. The mushy piece that I had, the root were like thread. The temp in that room is usually 70 degrees. There is a floor vent that blows on it. I have been watering it a couple of times a month.

Thanks, Nana

Whoa! Yikes! That's alarming news!

Okay, in my inexpert opinion, you must take action:

New soil, maybe a new pot (if drainage can't occur), and no watering for at least a week after re-potting!

The soil needs to be gritty and fast-draining, not wet! (Especially if mush is already becoming a problem!). Imagine that you're re-creating the habitat conditions of rocky slopes in south Africa. To get a good gritty mix, use a cactus and succulent soil as a base, and then add some real course sand - you could mix up to a third of your soil as perlite, with a bit of charcoal, or some volcanic grit/fire clay granules.

Get the plant away from the heat register/vent.

Put the plant in an east or south-facing window.
I've read that jades like it cool and dry, with bright light, during this time of year. So, if you have a cool windowsill with good light, put it as close to the glass as possible without touching directly.

The smaller the pot, the less soil; the less soil, the less moisture retained; the less moisture retained, the less rot.

Good luck! I'm sure others will offer their advice as soon as they log in! And if I've overstated anything, I'm sure they'll temper my suggestions!

Josh

Thanks Josh, I'll get right on it!

Nana

Hey Norma,

Aren't you going to come along & discuss the fact that there's no such thing as a 'Hanging Jade'? I keep wanting to, but thought I remember you talking about this. Am smiling & teasing at you Norma, hope that's OK. I responded to your Happy New Year Wishes on another thread, but Happy New Year & Hugs back attcha!

Nana, sorry to digress your thread, but for those of you who don't know, our friend Norma is supremely knowledgable about Jades & Crassulacae.

Karen

nana,
Put Trailing Jade into the search box and you will get an earlier discussion in this forum about the name of the Kleinia petraea (=Senecio jacobseni) you seem to have. Yale