K L

I think it is jade, veeeeery etiolated. They most often recover. The only way to 'fix' the leginess is to cut it. You could cut it in few places. One suggestion: cut approx. where yellow line is.

That would leave you with taller trunk. Leave all the leaves on for now, they help the plant to grow. It will branch where cut. Cut off tops may be rooted too. I would eventually repot, but I don't think you need to rush...unless it is in dense-slow draining soil.

It could be cut at different places. I am just suggesting from what I can see in the photo...

Years ago, we had a flat tire in a hot deserty stretch of road. I milled around while DH changed the tire, and I spotted in the dirt a tiny, flat withered plantlet with dry roots. Took it home to see if it would live, and sure enough it lived and was a jade.

Probably blew off a trash truck. KL yours should live.

Thanks for the suggestion @rina_Ontario,Canada 5a!

I would let it regain some vigor before doing anything to it. Weak material is not a good candidate for propagating, and losing some leaves would not help the stump. Given a chance to step up its pep, the wonderful results of the suggested pruning would be more likely and happen more quickly.

I'd actually cut below the yellow line. That part looks pretty good. Remove some of the lower leaves in that part also. Let the stem and leaves calous over for a few days then lay the leaves on some dirt. They should start to root. The top needs to be potted. I'd suspend it over water to get some roots first though. Don't let the new roots touch the water, as they will rot.

The bottom should be fine as is but will only recover at the top once you cut off the healthier part. I'd remove the bottom 2 leaves as they are only pulling energy from that top (3rd) leaf. Clean off the current roots gently and suspend over water like above.

This is going to take time but you need to get it out of the old dirt and check your root system. I'm sure they are mostly black/Grey and not healthy.

Good luck. Keep us posted.

K L

It could be pruned at many different places, even into few pieces. Yellow line was just one of the suggestions as I noted.

Leaves are doing all the feeding - photosynthesis, so I would not remove them right away. They help for now & can be removed anytime when plant is in better shape. Healthy plant could be defoiliated, partially (as I already showed) or even completely.

Tiffany/purple is correct...

I never in 13 yrs rooted succulent in or suspended in/over water. But some ppl do & succesfully, so take your pick. Jades are so easy to root. Even negleced plants like this one - fell out of pot & was without soil for few months (1-2-3? I am not sure...). You can see how shriveled it is..this was on March 20 (when I found it behind the shelve). I left all the leaves on, some had eventually dried up on their own. Some were removed later - which you remove depends on how do you want the plant to look:

Same plant, on June 15th. So only 3mo - not a long time. It was just trimmed of dry roots and stuck into fast draining mix.

I use bigger rocks to help newly potted plants to keep more stable. They can be removed later or left...

BTW, here is photo of the rootball before & after prunning the dead ones off:

Rina, I love getting other people's opinions and success/failure stories. You can learn so much. I mostly grow succulents & cactus. I have a few orchids and African violets. I'm loving watching everything begin to wake up.

I trimmed the jade a few weeks ago. It's now growing little leaves just below the cut part.

K L

Congrats...Good news!

I am sorry that I didn't mention that you should prune it just above the node. Few mm is enough. Not that it is a big problem, but the stub you left is too long, so it will take much longer to dry up. I am quite sure that nothing else wil grow from it (the stub) - new growth is from the node. It looks like you'll get a branches, not just leaves. Pls. post another photo in a week or so to see better.

If my plant, I would shorten that stub as much as possible (approx. where the red line is or even closer to the node). You don't absoutely have to, but it wil scab over/callus much faster, and it will look neater. It is best to use a sharp knife or a blade, not the scissors.

Did you get rid of the rest? (whatever was pruned off)

K L ....Looking good. Keep us posted, I love watching the babies grow💚

I re-potted the succulent today:

I loosely tied the succulent to a stake to keep it from leaning too far over. I used Bonsai Jack succulent mix.

View from above before re-potting:

K L

Rather than tying it up, you should have potted it more straight if the lean bothered you. It looks much better now, but should be self-suporting IMO...anyways, they will straighten up on their own thou - look at this pruned jade: no stakes & it straightened up! (see bottom photo)

Just keep good growing condition incl. lots of ight!