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Need help to sort out jades

9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago

I have few jades that I should make sure of their IDs. Perhaps I can get some help:

#1. This was labeled as Crassula obliqua 'Lemon 'n Lime'. It has been suggested 'Akai' is the same plant.

Plant today:

It seems to me it had more color when purchased, in spite of being outside whole Summer. Here is plant as purchased in April 2017:

#2. It was suggested that this is 'Red Horn Tree':

#3. Looks to me same as #2 - is it or not?

Here are #2 and #3 side-by-side:

Comments (12)

  • 9 years ago

    #4: ID given was 'Hummel's Sunset' - I am thinking it is just regular Crassula ovata with some color on the leaves:



  • 9 years ago

    To my untrained eyes, the lemon and lime really looks like my 'akai', from the shape of leaves and the variegated pattern. But I am no expert on Jade by any means. My hummel's sunset also lost most of its yellow, only the edge of leaves tinged with red color. Yours still can see some yellow in there.

    One of my 'Akai'

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  • 9 years ago
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    Hello Rina, you’re asking for help in ID’ing, that’s unusual, it’s usually you who are giving ID’s out by the score!

    To me anyway, 2&3 do certainly look like immature Red Horn Trees. Mine started off with leaves of around 2inches, but once they got going they now produce ones of more like 4 inches long...way bigger than any on my regular Hobbits. They colour up so much more also for me, especially so at this time of the year, it’s already been down to 3.2C outside...they’re in the g/btw, currently with no heating and door and windows still open most nights.

    As for 4, I’m going to hedge my bets and say it is a HS. My own can look similar with little colouration at certain times. The stems of HS are pinker than regular jades and those leaves that have that yellow tinge, that is also reminiscent of a Hummel’s. You may well find that during the year you will get the dramatic colour changes, but only time will tell, a bit more maturity may also help it along.

    Gill

    edited to add....I also find very little evidence of mixed leaf shapes on RHT’s, unlike the promiscuous Hobbits and Gollums which can both have a mixture of types. I usually cull the ‘wrong leaves’ to keep them true to type, but have never had to do this with my RHT’s at all.

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  • 9 years ago

    Rina, I am going to say whet ever they are great score and very nice..I never see any sold here like those..Boy can jades be addicting..As I do, always looking for different leaved, shape and rare colors..

  • 9 years ago

    Gill & her promiscuous jades!

  • 9 years ago
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    Thank you all for the comments and compliments! I am happy to hear that I may have more varieties than I thought I have :)

    #2 & 3 are tiny, I got them this year and they grew just a little in size.

    #5. I have 3 older Hobbits and they all have some very long leaves - just as Gill said, 4" in length. Some are visible in this photo:

    They get different coloring than Red Horn Tree and have quite thick leaves - but maybe that is because they are older. I keep them all outdoors, and they were brought in just 2 days ago - we had below 0*C on 2 consecutive night, lasting for more than 4hrs:
    I did not cut off any leaves yet on Hobbits as Gill mentioned - there is 1 or 2 that are Gollum-like visible in the above photo. Top leaf with bit of yellow is from lighting - there is no yellow on the leaves.

    Hobbits had, first time this year, some leaves that were looking like very bad case of oedema or some other problem. I remember Kevin posting photo of the same problem - I was thinking it was because of lots of rain we had earlier this Summer. Here is a close up:

    Each plant had few of these leaves, but now they look much better and there are no more new ones. Thinking of it, I have seen more oedema on all jades this year...

    #6. Plant I always thought of as Gollum has many differently shaped leaves. It seems to me there is more as it gets older. Josh suggested at one point it is 'Skinny Fingers' - maybe it is Monstrose with so many different leaf shapes. Few close-ups:

    #7. This jade has small leaves that are quite dark all the time - even when it gets little less sunlight. Is it 'Crosby's Compact'? I have few pots - all cuttings from same plant:

  • 9 years ago

    Nice plants rina :-)

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  • 9 years ago

    Gill

    Thank you for confirmation. Older CC plant has couple of branches and they are bit leggy, regardless what light they are. This one was in full sun whole Summer and branches are still 'droopy' (partial photo - will replace with new):

    Colors are same as you said: new leaves green, old ones maroon/burgundy color, some CHOCOLATELY (quoting Tyler :)

  • 9 years ago

    Sweet Jades!

    Rina, if you have a long-leaf Hobbit-like Jade, it is probably green 'Horn Tree' actually. 'Hobbit' generally has smaller leaves.

    Josh

  • 9 years ago
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    Josh

    Thank you - that is a surprise to me! I didn't know there is Green Horn Tree.

    Not all leaves are so long, but each of 3 plants I have (bought in one pot and separated) are growing few of those 4" leaves. But IMO, all leaves are quite large on these plants.

    I realize I misread comments by Gill; she said:..."Red Horn Trees. Mine started off with leaves of around 2inches, but once they got going they now produce ones of more like 4 inches long...way bigger than any on my regular Hobbits"...I assumed she was talking about ' regular' Hobbit having long leaves...So the label should be Green Horn Tree (that is for plant in photo #5)

  • 9 years ago

    Rina, yes that’s true they could even be Green Horn Tree as Josh wonders. I’m not familiar with those personally and forgot about them when suggesting your ID. It will be interesting to wait and see what colours develop on yours in the next few months. I don't know if GHT’s get a small amount of red on them, like your pic shows currently as I’ve never seen one.

    Gill

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