From your description, it doesn't sound too good.
But, hell, there's always hope! ;-)

My jades are still inside at night - zone 7, northern California.
I'm just not willing to risk it. I won't leave them out all night
until the temps are in the 50's. Probably not until May. I've had
some junk jades outside for over a month now, and their leaves are
all brown with frost-burn - the plants are fine (other than being
ugly plants), but they've let me know it's still too cold for the others.

No doubt you'll receive lots of good advice.
Let me start with this. If there is actual *mush* in a limb, cut it
back to healthy material and monitor the plant. Secondly, don't do
any more watering at this point. Let the plant dry out. If it's in
fast-draining, low-peat soil, then the moisture might not be as much
of an issue.

Thirdly, did you gradually introduce the plant to sun?
Putting it in a direct southern exposure might have been too intense if
the plant hadn't been outside previously. Plus, it's still cold at night,
so the cold nights and warm days might have done it a treatment.

Josh

I'd bring it indoors and put it in a sunny window, if you have one.

All you jade lovers need to move to California. I had some cuttings in a plastic bag in a shady spot outside where I forgot about them for several months. When I found the bag buried under a bunch of other junk, the pieces had all grown roots and even tried to grow some.

You might be doing your plant a favor if you just ignored it for a while, provided it's dry and warm.

I figured it would be okay as long as it doesn't go below freezing. It seemed to double in size last Fall when it got cool. Kept it out until October.

I just put it outside. But this being New England, any day could be sunny, cloudy, partly cloudy or all three in a one day. Sun is 'springlike', I wouldn't call it intense - but what do I know.

Go way back to November - I am reading 'I Whacked My Jade' -67 responses.

I'm hoping I didn't kill it - my hope is that by Father's Day it would be an incredible plant.

I will probably protect it from rain for awhile - if the weather here doesn't present any 'surprises'.

Jades usually grow in Spring and Fall, so it makes sense that the plant
put on a considerable amount of growth. Let it dry out to avoid rot, and
the pruning should have excellent results. I pruned one of my jades in
November and the leaves are now growing full-force!

Any chance of a picture?

Josh

I took a 'before' picture (the stem with no leaves) with a regular camera - have to have it developed and uploaded - maybe I'll have an 'after picture' as well.

On response from the November postings - Jades seem to like being root-bound - that would have been my next question - should a repot, but I'll keep it its Purple Pot (nice contrast with green leaves and crimson tips) for the rest of the year and we'll talk about repotting next year..

Nice day today, temps day and night gradually getting warmer, 60s today close to 80 by next Thursday. No rain in sight.

After reading many posts on Jades I feel confident this thing will rise again!

Next purchase - a Silver Dollar Jade, a tiny one so I can watch it grow!

Yes, they'll tolerate being root-bound. Another advantage to a smallish
pot is that there isn't a great deal of potting medium holding onto
moisture and potentially causing rot.

Josh

I would definately bring it indoors.

This plant hs been indoors for months. Still no sign of growth. At a C&S show last month a Jade guy, told me it could take up to a year.

I can't believe I killed a Jade....

Just put it in the sun and it will probably surprise you. Mine lost all the leaves a few years ago from hail and it revived itself and did great until I moved last year. During the remodeling it was destroyed unfortunately. Need to get some starts from someone that I gave starts to!!!

Good luck!