The above photos where from a couple weeks ago. This is today

With a bit of touch up like rina said, more light, pruning, and soil fix, your plant could be prime bonsai material.....

And i think your humidity is too high....

Thank you both so much! The spot that it was in previously did not get as much sun exposure so that makes sense. It is in a ceramic pot that doesn't have drainage holes and the soil is pretty dense. I've read that I shouldn't water until the 1st inch of soil is dry but I can't stick my finger down that far. I have been thinking about repotting to check the roots and change the soil but I've been intimidated.. I guess I just have to go for it! Any tips on how to support the plant when I have it out of the pot?

As for pruning. How much do you think I should prune? I guess that's a hard question..

Thanks again!

Pls. take it out of drain-hole-less pot asap. And do not worry about supporting it while out, just lay it on side. Take off all old soil. Prune any dead or damaged or rotted roots off. Pot in a container with a drainage hole: one you have is quite nice and could be used if you drill drain hole(s) in it. Make sure mix drains well - if nothing else, use Cacti&Succulent soil and coarse(sifted) perlite mixed 1:1, or you could use even more perlite. Adding just some perlite doesn't help. And do not use any sand.

After potting it, let it sit indoors for few days, and after start moving into more and more sunlight. It could take full sun (but you didn't mentioned your general location - pls. add to your name...)

Think about pruning after it is established in new mix. I would think about 3-4 weeks. I would prune it quite drastically - all those skinny branches should be pruned off. I would do it approx. like this:

This could be really nice jade if you eventually prune it. Do not worry about pruning, jade will very easily start growing new leaves and branches. If you can take photos from another angle, it will help to make better pruning suggestions. BUT first repot it as described.

BTW, it is much better and easier to use bamboo skewer or chopstick or even pencil to check for moisture :) And not just 1", but at least 3/4 deep into pot. Ask if you have any questions...

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

Hey, my mums plant had a similar situation going on, i wish i had known then it could be saved, as it was once a thriving plant

i was wondering if anyone could help with suggestions regarding my own jade plant?

Im trying to shape it as it was growing one sided and wanted a rounded plant. One side is spindly and the original plant trunks are quite chunky. Any help is appreciated.

Also it ran into a bit of a repotted, then got sunburnt situation ‍♀️

Farrah

Your plant is also etiolated. I would prune it quite a bit - all those long and skinny branches with leaves spaced far apart should be shortened, and perhaps some eliminated. I can't tell which ones looking at the photo. Jades are typically able to 'support' themselves; if you need to use sticks or ie it up, it isn't growing best way.

You need to grow it in stronger light, otherwise it will continue growing same way.

Soil cold be probably improved too; mix lots of coarse perlite in there.

Any plant should be acclimatized to better light, otherwise it may burn.

Thank you for your advice, it does hold itself up i was hoping the sticks would help the plant shape like a vine ‍♀️

I have branches which are quite thick and then the spindly ones, can the thick ones be cut? I think i may have done so in the past on one branch and it seems to have not grown any new leaves. So i am scared to cut any more. I have done the pinch method and i think the spindly branches were premature growth. Wrong feeding etc they appeared in winter months. In the uk light is not easily come by, lots of cloudy days, however we have been having some decent weather and i took my chance and put the plant out in sun, my mistake!

i will try upload more pics if you can advise where to cut.

also the spindly parts are largely due to the sunburn and me getting rid of the leaves. I guess green fingered goddess i am not!

Jades are not vining plants, so sticks will not help for them to do that. They want to grow upright stems. If you see any 'hanging' down, that is because plant is looking for the light, turning toward source of it.

I prefer 1 stem per pot, but if you like few, that is your choice.

Any thickness of stem could be cut, thin or thick. I am not sure why it didn't grow new leaves and branches in the past. Here is a plant that was totally defoliated, and all branches cut off (and it was done at 'wrong' time of the year - original pruning was done end of December). Yet within weeks it started to grow new leaves and branches:

There isn't much light here either during winter, and on top of that my plants spend winter in dark basement, so I use supplemental lights. All succulents need pretty good amount of light, so maybe that is something to consider. As soon as it is warm enough, I take them all outside. And I do not fertilize either, they grow just fine without.

This is very good time to do pruning - all weak and skinny winter growth could be cut off. Plant should sped summer outside to keep growing much more compact. Acclimatization to much better sun is important.

Space between sets of leaves I am talking about is marked in yellow as I tried here:

That should be much shorter, regardless if any leaves were taken off or not. It is very visible, looks like there are rings around the stem. Compare to more compact growth (and reddish color on margins from good sunlight exposure):

Thank you so much for your reply, i have started to take plant outdoors this summer, after my inital mess up i am building it up now. When u say supplemental lighting, is something like a lamp sufficient?

I prefer the one stem option too but this was something my mum gave me and i just didnt want to fiddle with it. But i may take a cutting from this to use all the suggestions you have made. I will cut it back too and see how i get on. Thanks again i will post pics when i can