The drooping branches do indeed signify that it is or was indeed starved for light. Jades, Crassula ovata and Crassula arborescens are all native to South Africa.

Christopher

Here is pics of baby's starts from it, even in the green house it seemed to droop, but could very well been lacking light there also, it has always been a unique looking jade, thanks for your help this hobby of growing stuff is just so much fun.

Is it the light that is making some of the cuttings look variegated, Stimey? I still think it's a Crassula ovata minor, .anyone else?

Stimey, great looking older jade...do you know how old? The familiar "U" turns and coloring looks like my Crosby's Compact. The underside of leaves are dark purple/burgundy, and tops are green. It also get very leggy and learned here last week on GW that they need pruning often.

This photo shows the usual coloring of my Crosby Compacts...

Here is a closer look at the same plant, I am sure lighting has some to do with the coloring, I do not know how old it is, I salvaged this out of a commercial greenhouse's trash dumpster 3yrs ago other than several pruning's and one re-pot it is pretty much the way I found it. Yes I have the addiction for about any plant, and will dumpster dive if necessary. LOL I gave it as a gift to a friend at work, as you can see the blinds are pulled, I am have been encouraging them to either take it home or raise the blinds, but it is the talk of the office for those that carry the same interest.

If it is a compact, I have never seen one that big! Great that you saved it, I can't say I wouldn't have done the exact same thing!

I wonder if they just used it as a mother plant to get cuttings to sell and then got tired of how out of control it got without proper care?

-Erica

It does look very much like the Crassula ovata, and maybe it droops due to the light as Kaktuskris mentioned, I am taking one of the baby's home and providing adequate light just to see how it performs, I have 4 Ft. T8's that I have over driven in the greenhouse, does it sound like that set up would give it the light required? My green house captures a considerable amount of light, then with addition of the artificial light, could I be going over board? I have a Jade in my living room that came out of the same dumpster that looks totally different, I have never seen any color other than green on it, and it grows very upright I may have to take pic this evening and post it. This particular commercial green house has provided some very interesting plants via the dumpster, I am very blessed to be able to dumpster dive weekly, in the next several months it will be like a gold rush between me and my retired neighbor he cant climb in and out as well as I do.

It is indeed a compact (small leaf), or minor, form. Probably 'Crosby's Compact,' as that is most common. Even with strong light, these will often grow long and then droop....it's just part of the habit. Prune and pinch often to keep the limbs strong.

Josh