Nice acquisitions Erica, I hope they thrive....and Connie too :)

Gill UK

Very nice Jades, Erica!

The 'Denethor' does tend to shed lower leaves as its branches grow up and out. Mine has become quite open, but there *is* backbudding occurring on those bare sections of branch now, so I'm hoping that the plant will fill out this Summer.

Josh

They are all so lovely and interesting. Makes me itch to get at mine. How I pray for a better summer this year. Although, the jades in all my windows are incredibly resilient, I can't believe how much so.

Christopher, definitely unusual. I have what I believe to be Waves as well and I like to watch how it grows. Yours almost looks a little monstrose the way the new leaves are coming in on that lower branch. I'll be interested to see how they grow out.

Thanks, Gill. Connie is a wonderful little cat. She purrs the instant I go to pet her.

Josh, I am hoping once these branches grow out it won't look so bare! The growth has seemed to slow now that is midway through January.

Margaret, I am always surprised at just how resilient they are. I've completely frozen one before I knew what I was doing. It dropped all its leaves and then just grew them about back when I left it on a window-sill. Than it got knocked over by cats twice. It's the common Jade in the photo above! I hope you are feeling better! The flu is supposed to hit Philadelphia soon, I'm hoping to avoid it!

-Erica

Thank you, Erica. It's a slow process. Two others with the bug here have relapsed when they thought they were recovered. I think you are cold there, so maybe you can avoid it. The warm, damp December here did it, I think. At least my jades can't catch it. ( I hope :) )

Erica,

did you self crossbreed the ovata and arborescens?

Oksana.

Unfortunately no, I did not. Oksana. I have a hard time getting jades to bloom in my climate. That is something I really want to learn how to do though, not just with jade but with other succulents as well.

-Erica