Is it 20 feet or 20 inches?
Just kidding. The 14 inch one is sweet. Take your own cuttings off that one.
In FL, these should bloom great, I think. Don't know how humidity might affect jades.
When small jade branches fall off my plant, I just let them lay there til roots form, then I pot them up. With a big old thick branch I would think that might be a good idea too. I don't think you need a deep pot neither. Anyways, have fun. A big good-looking jade plant is the coolest.

So you've met Tor! I just love him to death and his plants are the best succulents I have. His plants are really healthy and prolific. Believe me, you'll purchase more and more of them. You'll be just that happy with them.

I'm going to be buying a large jade cutting from him too. I can't wait. Enjoy your jade!

Amanda

Deep_roots, thanks, I believe I'll let it callous over then plant. Also, I've noticed many plants in the bonsai pots and have a question. I'm wondering what keeps the plants from falling over. The bonsai pots look so thin and some of the plants I've seen are so tall I'm in awe as to why they are standing straight up intead of falling over.

Yes Amanda, I've "met" Tor!! Thanks for telling me about him. He's great. He was very accomodating for the duration of the process. I just emailed him and said what I wanted yesterday and he gave me exactly what I asked for and then some. I'm on pins and needles waiting for my plants to arrive. He's already put it in the mail!

Very nice pieces!

Just wait, you'll have so many that you'll be distributing them to neighbors and friends till they get sick of you. ;)

I hope so. I can't seem to get enough of them. I have some but keep buying more. Wait til my husband finds out. ha ha.

Oh yeah, the blooms...

I don't know if they will continue to bloom or not. Last year I got some cuttings from him that had blooms. I snipped them off because I wanted the cuttings to put all their energy into growing roots. In hindsight, I should have left the blooms on at least one just to see.

I would let one that size callous over for 10 - 14 days. It's probably more of a judgment call though. You want to make sure the cuts are "sealed". I think we were all too busy sharing your enthusiasm to answer your questions. ;-)

Oops...

I just realized that deep_roots answered your question already.

It's ok. I really don't mind hearing it again. It would just be nice to see the blooms on a plant I can call my own, even though they didn't bloom for me, at least I can say it did bloom once and may bloom again. Do you have any help with the bonsai question? Also, on the 20" should I cut some of the trunk down? I mean does anyone think it's too long?
Thanks again,
Tricia

I know nothing of bonsai. Sorry!

I don't think it's too long. Personally I would cut off the side branch on the left and root it. Then I would pot the large cutting about halfway to two-thirds of the way from the bottom of the cutting to the "V".

Stay tuned. I'm sure more opinions will roll in. :-)

It should not flower again until next year. Prune the rosettes off Oct 1 and stop watering then. Keep it on the dry side or it will grow lanky also give it full sun with out burning. It will get moisture from Florida's humidity. Norma

Thanks again Amany for the advice. I do believe I might cut that branch on the left and try to root it. Also, I think if I do plant the trunk halfway or 2/3 of the way down it would definitely give the whole tree balance. I plan on doing exactly that.
Norma, I will have it in my back screened south facing patio. That is considered full sun right? The only thing between the plants and the sunlight is the screen. My husband says I need to find another place for my plants because the table in the patio is supposed to be for eating. Oh well, he's getting ready to deploy for 6 months so he won't know the difference:) I'll definitely need my plants to keep me busy and sane!!!

To root jade cuttings, I fill a glass with perlite and just enough water to keep it moist. I use 12 oz beer glasses, so a little water in the bottom isn't too bad. Put the branch in that and you should notice root growth in 4-6 weeks. I suggest using a glass because you are able to observe the root growth to know when the plant is ready to be potted. You should see roots growing out from the plant to the wall of the glass. For a 20' cutting, I don't know that I would submerge more than 3 inches in the substrate. Once you transplant to soil medium, it may be necessary to secure the plant for a bit as the roots get established.
I've recently given this treatment to a 15' piece off my larger plant. I plan on giving it the bonsai treatment, but it's now in a 4' pot until it gets better root development.
Hope this helps