A picture would sure help but I'd stop misting. Why are you doing that pls? Jades hold moisture in reserve in their plump, fleshy tissue, so if one is having overwatering or rot problems, I'd stop the watering immediately, see what happens by just giving it a week or 2 without water, hopefully in good light (increasing its exposure gradually if one must) & see what happens.

I agree with PG - Jades don't need to be misted, at all, ever. Unless, of course, you're just trying to wash dust off the leaves. Then a good spraying in the shower will do the trick - when it's time to water, of course. Jades should be watered only when they're farily dry. When you feel the soil, it should feel crumbly-dry, then water until it comes out of the drainage holes, dump the excess water, and wait until it's crumbly-dry again. And like PG said - give it ALL the light you can. I see you're in zone 5, which is the same as me. I keep mine in a south window all winter long (unobstructed) and then put them outside in summer, acclimating them slowly until they're in full sun all day long. This keeps them compact and gives them a little color.

Denise in Omaha

You know its funny,. Id never misted my jades, and then read somewhere about it,.. thought Id try it.. Wayyyyy wrong!@!!!!!! and I wish so badly I could post a pic.. Im going to have to try a different host site because P-bucket just doesnt work for me.. As of yesterday I ended up having to remove (in tears,lol) one of the main limbs which held a good third of the tree.. This time Im positive I got it all and did the alcohol swipe with each half inch cut.. Im just praying now that it hasnt started in any other areas that Im unaware of. Thanks PG and Denise!
Christina

I use Photobucket & don't have a problem. From there, one takes the 3rd line of code & copies it into a post here. Then when one hits "preview" one can see it & it works just fine!

What are you using the alcohol for? 'Cause of course that too is wetting the plant. Could you perhaps stop doing ANYTHING that wets the plant for a while?

Chris, I am into misting, big time, but when it comes to succulents, the only misting they get is from the heavens.
Rain. (summer)
Don't get me wrong..because our house is a dust magnet (mostly from plant soil,) bird feathers and dog fur, my Jades go to the sink or shower, 'Once,' throughout the entire winter.

There's a reason your Jade branch rotted..You need to get to the source. Over-watering, over-potted, heavy soil, cold temps/prolonged soggy soil.
Whichever reason fits, you need to work on.

GW has a forum that explains dl'ing pics. I think it still exists. Toni

Hi, folks.
This is the same Jade, I believe, that we "helped" Christina re-pot
just a short time ago. So, essentially, we know the soil that she has it in.

Christina,
this is that big Jade, correct? The one that hadn't been watered for something
like 8 months? My advice is to elevate the pot by an inch or two, so that air
can circulate beneath the pot's drainage hole/s. Put the plant in as much sun
as possible, and cross your fingers. Hopefully, the rot will be localized on
the branches, rather than spreading to the roots. If the roots are rotten, the
issue becomes a bit more complex.

About the picture posting...
can you provide a link to your photobucket account? I'm pretty sure that
your pictures will post, it's just a matter of getting
the right code.

Josh

Misting and squirting things with a spray bottle are not the same thing. I learned this the hard way. Misting involves some kind of fancy apparatus that [from my understanding] creates a fog-like mist. I guess this mimics the daily fog coming in off the water that a lot of coastal succulents see in their natural habitat. (Did that make sense to anyone else?)
So, christoula, if you were using a spray bottle this may have been part of the problem. Also, when a plant out in the wild gets rot there's no one to save it from seeing anymore water. You were just trying to help so don't feel too badly. I bet your jade will spring back to life and be twice as healthy for all of the lessons you've learned along the way.

People with more pruning experience - is cinnamon a good idea when cutting off rot or only when cutting into healthy sections?

Cinnamon is good for cuts!
It can be used on fresh cuts (root-pruning for instance) or on rot-sections (once the rot has been removed). The key is to apply the cinnamon while the cut is still moist/fresh.

Josh

Thanks so much to all.. As far as the pics go.. I think Im going to try picasa.. Ive done everything w/ PB aside from physically going there to deliver the prints! lol
Josh,
Yea.. its the bigg'n.. its been a while since Ive been on so I will update you. sorry, wish I had pics.
I had gone out and gotten a nice (open bottom) stand for it. The liner that came in it was supposed to have drainage holes. Im guessing a factory screw up, or missed inspection didnt see that the holes were covered in a thin layer of plastic. So needless to say when I did water it (four to five weeks ago now) all that water just sat in the clear liner. I never noticed because I normally just let him do his thing.. When I noticed the first branch rot, Id posted this thread.. two days later.. saw the water. Then tried to just fluff up the soil, removed the liner, and put a little space heater in the room just to try to dry out the room. A few days later..another branch.. This is when I decided to make a new mix, and check for root rot. I really didnt want to but the soil was just NOT drying out. Three days ago I removed the tree, let it dry out overnight, put the new mix in (basically the same as what you told me), and the next morning checked the roots.. Thank goodness, NO ROOT DAMAGE! So he is now back in his pot..nice, dry, sunny and doing very well.
One thing I was pleased seeing.. When I repotted back in December, the poor thing had practically no roots.. just a stump.. when I checked the other day, there are roots sprawling out every direction a good 5 inches!!
Thanks everyone!!
Christina (and of course "Big Guy"..lol)

Follow up.. pics, maybe,.. I see them in the preview..