Wow. That is gorgeous. Congratulations! It's beautiful.

That was a good deal on Ebay from an honest dealer. Nice plant!

Thank you teatree, I love it.

Jeff, yes it really was a great deal from a good seller, I am very impressed. Thank you.

Mary

I wanted to say that it seems your plant proves there are exceptions to the rule (at least what I hear about from this forum) that the plants from Ebay are suspect - I guess it's like anything else, but I hear about problems more often than not.

So, I bet you haven't put away your pruning shears yet...

Yes I admit this plant has given me some new found hope in ebay..LOL

Ya know I did think about some pruning but I am going to leave it just the way it is, I really like it and I tend to get to prune happy, I dont want to ruin it..LOL I will leave it till spring and maybe then prune it a little. It is already starting to fluff out a little since planted this afternoon, I cant wait to see how nice it looks in a few days.

WOW!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!! Can I ask what seller you went through because I've seriously been contemplating about risking it on ebay!

Specifically, someone is selling a Raphionacme flanagani that looks very promising! I might have to get it!

This was the first time I had bought from this seller, he does have a few jades on ebay, I got the best one though..LOL
If you want you can email me privatly and I can give the seller name to you. But I cant vouge for him being a good seller or not, I can just say he did very good for me on this sale.

Mary

It is just beautiful!!! I wonder how long it will take my 3inch tall 'gollum' to look like that! lol. Good find!

Mary,
Love that plant.I have been looking for that size forever it seems. I buy on eBay all the time,sometimes the plants are smaller ,but from an online nursery they are small. How did I miss it?
Sharon

Wow, what a Jade indeed!

I think it needs some pruning...but you should live with it for a while first ;-)

Josh

That is an amazing plant! How on Earth did they ship it to you with only one branch breaking? That must have been some pretty tricky packing.

Penny

Julie...thank you..Yours will grow no doute. I have one I have been growing from a leaf since summer of 2010 and it is looking really nice, it has 3 nice branches and 3 brand new growth spots on the trunk that will in time be more branches as well..it is 4 inches tall and 5 inches wide. So fun to watch them grow and change into such awesome plants.

ssk22..this was actually the second one I saw on ebay, the first was a little smaller but not by much and had really nice form. I did bid on it but lost it. The next week I found this one. This one had a BIN on it so I got it right away. I too have wanted a gollum like this for long time and never thought I would have one.

Josh, ty much:) Well I dont want to do any pruning on it for now I like it just the way it is, but in the spring I am sure it will get a little hair cut:)

Penny, thank you girl:)The guy did a really great job with the packing. He put pieces of styrophome in between ALL the branches, then put it in a HUGE box with bubble wrap and lots more broken pieces of styrophome. It was really messy to unpack but well worth it, the plant came through very well and only lost the one branch. That branch is really nice to and will make a nice plant in itself.

Mary

Penny,

It isn't that difficult - the proper placement of wads of crumpled-up newspaper sheets* would cushion it quite nicely in a little-bit-larger-than-the-plant box. And that's only one method (I was trying to think of an alternative to stick it in a box and fill up the annular space with Styrofoam peanuts) - there are no doubt others.

*experienced with literally thousands of plants packed for customers at the monthly and semi-annual SDCSS plant sales - it's a moldable winner of a packing medium

Prayerrock, don't you feel good when getting a deal?
I love your jade. Wow...very good deal.
Marie

Wow! That is a nice Jade!

Marie oh yes absolutely! I dont think I have ever had such a nice plant deal. Thank you for the nice words.

whip1 thank you I am still in awe of it..lol

Mary

Nice score Mary.

It is a very handsome plant.

I am sure it will do good in your care:-)

Mike

GREAT Gollum Mary...I love Ebay. Most of the plants I've gotten from them are awesome. Just make sure you order from vendors with over 95% positive feedback(you can't please everyone every time), plus if you pay with Paypal you have a guarantee that if you're not satisfied with your purchase you have an excellent chance of getting your full refund.

Congrats Mary! Its a beauty!

What a beautiful Jade! AND an amazing deal! I too have been lucky with Ebay plants! I add the seller to my favorites if the plants are exceptional in quality... the last succulent order I placed with someone I had bought from before came with 5 freebie aeonium and echeveria babies!

Cheers Mary~
Sara

Hey Mike thanks, I knew you would like this one:)

pugluv1..thank you, yes I am carful on ebay, I know of a list of good and bad sellers. Some times there are some we just dont know about so we take the chance but I have done pretty well. This was such an exceptional find.

sara..thank you much, its always nice to get a food deal and then be surprised with bonuses too!

Mary