jade plant

jade plant · Pruning

jade plant · Crassula ovata
Also known as: friendship tree; jade tree; money tree

Jade plant is known for its resilience and minimal care requirements. Key care points include ensuring that jade plant receives adequate sunlight, ideally a few hours of direct sunlight each day, and maintaining a well-draining soil mix to prevent root rot. Special care should be taken when watering; allow the soil to dry out completely before watering again, as overwatering is the most common cause of issues with jade plant.

Watering: Water thoroughly when soil is dry, allow to drainSunlight: Full sunInformation to be completed

How to Prune jade plant?

In order to keep beautiful shape, some large succulent plants may need pruning. For example, in California, for echeveria planted in the garden, some redundant branches and branches that are too dense need to be cut off in spring and autumn. This depends on what you think and what the succulent plant is used for. Tools for pruning mainly include knife, scissors, and some medicines (such as sulfur powder). In order to propagate new plants, we can also cut some leaves in spring and autumn for cutting. Stout stems with 5-6 leaves are often selected: cut it off with a knife, then smear the wound with sulfur powder, and plant it after the wound is healed. At this time, it is recommended to use a watering can to slightly wet the soil used for cutting.