Pointy jade

9 years ago

This little thing is almost 3 years old. It grew from a fallen leaf on a plant that I don't want to get much bigger, so it hasn't gotten much fertilizer ever. I keep waiting for it to start growing "normal" leaves, but it's on it's 6th set now, and they're all pointy. Does anyone else have pointy jades? I would love to know if you have one that started out like this and normalized, or see a bigger one if yours continued this leaf shape.

This is the plant that dropped the leaf this grew from. All of my jades are clones of my parent's, and all look about like this:

Show me your pics!

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greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
9 years ago
Often, juvenile leaves look different than mature leaves, however the pointed leaves are not uncommon. I think the plant has a cool obliqua look to it. Time will tell if the leaves change.

Josh
Amynoacids (z6 MI)
Original Author
7 years ago
Still pointy! Would this be considered a specific mutation?
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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
7 years ago
Not sure...I have few grown from leaves and they are pointy like yours. They are just about 1yr old, yours is older.
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
7 years ago
Hello, Amy! Thanks for the follow up.

What you have there is a Crassula ovata obliqua, the standard green form (as opposed to 'Tricolor'). Very cool. Keep an eye on it, as they're known for producing the 'Solana' mutation.

Josh
Amynoacids (z6 MI) thanked greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Here is pic of few of mine that have pointy leaves:

Some were grown from leaves of Triclor - I didn't mark them and do not know which ones...have to see if I can find out somehow. There are few more, some grew into Tricolor, some reverted to green.