Hi Jenna, that's normal higher light growth in the summer with the red/burgundy colors. Not variegated. Looks like normal Crosby's Compact. Prune it regularly as otherwise they won't be able to support their own weight and will look lanky. (some prune the winter growth).

If you don't have already and want a variegated jade....look at Lowes/Home Depot, you could find they are selling a smallish leaved variegated jade called 'Carnival'. I also saw 'Lemon & Lime' there too)

Nancy

Yes, I agree with Kara. Here's 2 of my compact jades, grown under similar conditions and looking quite different. They're the same age and in the same potting mix outside on the lanai, but one did get some occasional shade where it was sitting. And the pots are different, too.

Thank you all! I figured it might just be what the young plant is doing vs. the older plant, but I was curious if it happened to do something out of the ordinary XD

Nancy, I have not yet pruned the older plants (there's actually two but the photo doesn't do them justice). I had 6 small jades from a Plant Nite event I went to and I really, really wanted to keep them alive and hold on to them for a long, long time, so I did a ton of research, joined this forum, and repotted those suckers right away (there are 3 in each pot). They've been in a gritty mix and clay pots since, and just about this time last year they started to develop thick, woody stems.

Every time I look at them, I wonder how I would prune them, but then I end up never doing it because I'm unsure. I've seen countless pictures of people here essentially beheading their jades to just stumps, but I just haven't brought myself to do it yet! I will likely give it another season through the winter and maybe bring myself to do the deed next spring.

My end goal is to have some strong, thick tree trunks and nice full growth at the top. Would love to have some life-long jade trees in my home (when I finally get around to buying one XD)!

Jenna, your Jades are lovely your baby looks strong and healthy. When I get my own place I'm going to have to remember to leave enough room for the grandkids to play lol

Color of the leaves seems to be quite variable on my plants; even in the same pot:

Perhaps I am just lucky enough to have an extremely prolific plant :3 I'm not trying overly hard to get leaf props, but when one falls off I just leave it in the tray to see what it does.

I got twins from another leaf: