I am sure it will survive. How cold did it get? They are tough plants that really only have one thing that will do them in. Cold conditions combined with wet soil. Mine has survived 28F but the soil was bone dry. Would be nice to see a pic of a 25 year old plant!

HD, I too would like seeing a 25 yr old Jade.
Hope yours survives the frost..Are its leaves frosted? Did they turn gray/soft?
One thing I'd do, if you decide to prune, save as many healthy stems/leaves as possible and root. (In case)
Like John said, they can survive 28F degrees if soil isn't wet..Was your soil wet, dry, or moist?
Good luck, hope it works out..it'd be sad losing such an antique plant..Toni

the leaves definitely got frostbit.they are mush.they were mush.camera is in a snit;hope to have it up and running soon.but the old jade doesn't look too good right now.she was left to me a few years ago when mama passed away.mama had her for as long as i can remember.the soil wos moist when the cold snap hit.jades are tough;i think with some tlc,she'll be ok.i've probably grown at least 50 jade trees from her past cuttings.everyone i know has at least one of her babies.i give them as gifts.thanks for all the input and interest.

Leave the leaves on. It will protect the others, new leaves will grow, just thank nature for pruning the plant for you, don't prune now, the new leaves will then get frost bite as well. I prune the 1st of October, so new leaves have a chance to harden up. Norma

Hi, I have a plant that must 14 years old now. I left it outside last night along with two of it's ten year old babies and they got frosted. The temp got down to about 17F. I am devastated. I know that they come back to life. I am just worried because the soil was moist. The weather was beautiful for about two weeks so I put them outside. They were taking up too much room in the house. Shall I leave them with wilted branches and leaves on. They are indoors now.

Did you register 17 degrees on a thermometer next to the plants or are you going by the news? Micro climates and different locations and elevations never are the same. If the plants were up on a porch next to the brick of a house, it might not have been that cold.

But 17 degrees should have been enough to kill your plants. Wet soil will be the nail in the coffin. Sorry. It won't hurt to see how it turns out, but don't have high expectations.

randy

It was the low measured on my thermometer which is hanging from the roof under the porch in front of my door and about six feet above my plants. I've done that with a baby before but I don't know what temperature it got down to. It came back and thrived. I am not holding any hopes for this. I'm rather annoyed with myself actually. My 14 year old plant flowered in 2003. That was the year my Dad visited from the UK and he had never had his own flower. My tree was a cutting from his.

Well all you can do now is wait and see if it comes back. Don't water it, don't prune it. Any frostbitten tissue will probably just drop off back to healthy tissue if there is any left. Even if it was frozen to the soil line, there is still a chance and you'll just have to wait to find out. Good luck and let us know how it turns out!

If you are really worried, take it out of the wet soil, and let it dry out completly. Then cut off the dead stuff. It may take a month, you might want to set it into an empty pot with no soil. This is the growing season for new growth. If you think you can save this plant. Hang in there with it. If you think bad weather is coming and heavy rains, just set the pot down on it's side before the rains come. Or put under an overhang to protect it, or in a garage. I have a 30 yr old variegated 'Jade' in a crock pot. I take it out, cut off 1/3 of the roots, and put it back in fresh soil, I also then trim the leaves and shape it up the way I want it to look. It works for me. Norma