tj:

I like the look but I think I'm among the few.

Linda

I like the look also,also like that trough,did you make that or buy it.Whatever ,it sure is nice.Like all those other plants as well.
TFS
Kathi

Some drooping jades just look unhealthy, but yours looks like it's getting lots of light and healthy. Did it possibly get lower light levels earlier in its life, causing it to flop? I say it is your plant, grow it however you like.You could of course take cuttings and start some upright forms if you really wanted to.

There are some jade plants that cascade na
turally. My grand mother had a trailing jade for
60years! Before it died of old age.

I also like the looks of it...it certainly appears to be very healthy not at all showing signs of poor light. I think you do have that type of Jade that cascade like teengardener mentioned...I've only seen a few pictures but have never seen one in person.

Trim it...but only if you want too...because it really is a very pretty Jade just the way it is. If it were mine I would let it grow this way.

I really like the way that looks and would leave it as is. Maybe take one cutting and try growing it upright to see if it is really a cascading jade or not?

The trough you have it in is great, too.

Hey, TJ!
Thanks for sharing your Jade! :-)

This looks like Crassula ovata 'Crosby's Compact,' or some other small-leafed Jade variety.
I do not think that you have a "Trailing Jade," which is in a separate Genus entirely.

The drooping foliage is from periods of lower light, indeed. My sister has a small-leaf
Jade that has a similar habit when growing indoors (particularly during the Winter).

Judicious trimming will alleviate some of the weight on those stems and allow for more upright
new growth. Entirely your choice, of course!

Josh

Thank you all.

I stumbled upon the trough several years ago at an auction. It is made of cement. The other plants are conifers with a barberry and a Gaultheria procumbens. The plants are planted in two storage containers about 8" x 12" x 14" which are lifted and sunk in the ground in winter. The jade, of course, comes inside. The trough and stand go into the garage.

The whole trough...

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Yes, the low light in winter (even in a south facing window) must keep it from gaining height.

Thanks, Josh, for responding (I've read your jade postings here). I now have at least a semi-ID for it and a possible course of action.

And, thanks to all of you, I now don't feel like a neglectful jade grower. ;-)

tj