Possible Jade Plant Rot?

11 years ago

Dear Houzz forum!

I received this Jade plant about a month ago as a gift and everything was going fine until about four or five days ago. On one of the larger, lower leaves I noticed a filmy wrinkly patch developing. It doesn't look quite like rot and I don't think it's spreading (or maybe it is but at a snails pace). Looks filmy and translucent on the outside with black (?) on the inside.

All the other parts of the plant are growing nicely and I do not believe I'm over watering (every three or four days, feeling the soil). I couldn't find any inquires relating specifically to this rot/wrinkle/occurrence, so I thought I'd post here!

Attached is a photo, thanks in advance for any answers.

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marguerite_gw Zone 9a
11 years ago
Was it in strong sun?
Polypompholyx
11 years ago
Probably was only bruised there and now the plant is scarring in that spot. Normally rot that is a serious wouldn't start on a leaf like in the picture.
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ehuns27 7a PA
11 years ago
It looks to me like the leaf was up against something, possibly something hot and it scarred. As far as that goes, not really anything to worry about. You can remove the leaf but there is no harm in leaving it there until the plant grows out a bit more.

-Erica
kaktuskris
11 years ago
If it were mine, I might remove the leaf for aesthetic reasons. But it is nothing to worry about, so leave it if you like.

Christopher
jaredasser
Original Author
11 years ago
Hello everyone thanks for the quick replies. Erica you're right I do have it on a windowsill, likely got scorched by the glass.

Relieved that it isn't any kind of rot, I think I'll keep it attached but try to prevent further damage.