Hello Paul, it looks like roots to me as far as I can tell anyway! Some will send out immature roots first, others can grow leaves first with very little sign of rooting. Lots of jade info on here, it gets almost like a Jade forum at times.....and I'm partly responsible myself as I grow many types of Jade. A word of warning though....watch out, they can, and are, very very addictive, lol.

Gill UK.

Roots. The leaf usually roots itself before making plantlets. After they grow and take nutrients and water from the leaf, it will naturally dry up leaving only the new plants attached to those roots.

I'm a little surprised that particular leaf is growing roots at all. You need a bit of stem tissue at the base of the leaf, usually accomplished by twisting an intact leaf from the stem. This leaf is damaged at the base except for that little bit making roots. It would be good to slightly bury that end in the soil, and be patient.

I agree with Paracelsus. Make a sort of "dimple" in some soil...lay the rooting end of the leaf in the dimple and sprinkle additional soil on top. Not too much, just enough to cover the rooting end. That should double your chances of it developing a plantlet. And, as was stated to you..be patient : )

I thought that they may have been roots but wanted to be sure.

I'll take the advice and slightly bury it, thanks for the tip. It always helps to have expert advice and is appreciated.