How To Prune And Propagate A Jade Plant! | Get Thicker Trunk 

Use to have one....raised it for years & years...one day...put it outside...someone stole it..felt like I lost a family member😢

I've waited far too long to prune my jade plant, but your video has given me the courage to try it. Thanks for a very informative video.

I got an extremely overgrown Jade from a Walmart discount shelf last year and I finally had the nerve to prune it thanks to this video!! Thank you! Now I have 7 jades 🤣

I've started my jade plant from cuttings probably 20 years ago, but I never knew that I could control the number and direction of the branches! My plant looks like a tangled briar patch, but now I can make it look more like trees! The branches are quite thick so it has potential. How exciting! Thank you!

I could watch this guy prune jade plants all day. The snip sounds are pleasant and his explanations are calming, which is nice for how panicky I feel about pruning my 7 year old jade plant.

I've watch about a dozen Jade prune/propagation videos, this was by far the most helpful! I loved that you explained where the new branches would form! This will be my first time pruning my Jade. Thanks for doing this video!

I have been growing jades for most of my life and never knew I could prune or direct how it grew until now. I had been staking my weak and leggy plants as they grew longer and longer. After watching a few of your jade how-to's, I can now say that I have successfully removed the staking and ties, pruned up, repotted in cactus/succulent medium and excited to see how I will train my jades from now on. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge! 🙂

Thank you, you have helped me so much! I was totally afraid to prune my jades. They were leggy and falling over and growing in crazy directions- but I was afraid to kill them. Your video helped me prune and shape with confidence and trust that they would grow back healthier and prettier. It was so cathartic, and they look so much better! A year later, it's Spring again...and I am watching your video all over again to refresh. Very clear instructions and I am so grateful.

Thanks for all your clear instructions, a friend gave me a rather large Jade plant last night, and when I got home a whole branch had fallen off, I panicked but now know what to do to propagate new plants. Your site is very clean as what to do.

Three years ago I bought a small pot with three plants with lovely trunks in it. I've nurtured it, and it is doing well, and I now want to split each tree into its own pot and shape them. The problem I have is when I prune, half the time no new leaves grow. I have stumpy areas where nothing has grown in. It's maddening and I wish I knew why this happens all the time. Also, how long before the trunks thicken up from cuttings? I've some from a friend's plant from 4 years ago, that grow up, but get no thicker. This one has been a challenge. I remember my grandmother's Jade that she was given in the late 1800s (yes, you read that number correctly) as a birthday present from a family member. It was in a very small planter, kept on a window sill, and it was the 'mother' of so many plants. A cousin took it in 1982 when my grandmother passed away at the age of 98, and it was still going strong even after it was 100 years old. Now that I actually have a situation with plenty of sun, I am determined to grow some lovely jades in memory of Nana.

Exactly what I've been looking for! Literally just saved a Jade from the most terrible environment - And now, seeking info on "How to Jade"... Thank you! Great video!

I was so upset that someone ruined my jade, now I think that I can begin anew after watching your video. Thank you so much for sharing this.

Thank you! I was so afraid to prune that could inadvertently upset my jade plants but now I’m less afraid 😊

Yes!! Love your jade plant videos! My absolute favourite videos 😊

Very helpful. Especially the part where you showed that you pruned one stem so the new shoots will grow out left/right, and the next stem so the new shoots will grow out front/back. Makes perfect sense but I never thought about it. I successfully got my jade to do some branching out last year, and I think I'm not going to trim it anymore until it gets much bigger. I have 4 stalks in one pot that are only about 7" tall or so. Time to let it fill in this summer!

Thank you so much for this video. It was so clear with all your demonstrations!

Really, really helpful. So clear and thorough. And reassuring! Thank you.

I just purchased my first Jade plant. I'm looking forward to the beautiful possibilities. Thank Ü. 💚💚💚

Thank you thank you sooo much this is the first video which actually taught me pruning and I am feeling confident to touch my crassula ovata now... thanks a ton.

I definitely learned something from this video. I found myself saying, “Yeah, right there! Perfect!” I can’t wait to see how it takes off in an update video.

Wow! You explain everything SO well! Thank you so much for your video! I have a few jade plants I haven’t touched that are in serious need of some help. And you explained about the ways the new branches would grow. I had no idea. Thank you! Look forward to watching more of your videos!

Holy moly drastic pruing! Great video. Thank you.

I was glad to hear you sand spring and SUMMER. My jades are overdue, haven't been pruned in several years, and it's mid June. In past prunnings, I ended up with way more cuttings than I could handle. I gave some away to family members who now have more than they want. I hate to dispose of them. Maybe offer them on craigslist? Propagating is easy peazy. Maybe too easy. I could open a jade plant business if there were people willing to adopt them.

Wonderfully informative especially for a newbie like me. Thank you.

Such a helpful video!! Can’t wait to see how my jade plant spreads out!

Everything I needed to know as far as pruning (how and why) and then how to prop the cuttings. Perfect! Thank you :)

I’m going to prune mine tomorrow. Thanks again Jeff for your excellent advice!

So very helpful!! Thanks for all your knowledge!

This is very helpful. I have some plants I started from cuttings from my moms giant jade plant that she had for years. Now I know how to get it to look like someone loves it. Thanks.

Ok, now I understand the direction that new branches will grow after pruning. Thank you.

Hey! Best video on Jade plant by far, keep up the good work.

Thanks! My Jade is spaced out like he is from outer space! I didn’t even know they can be a little tree type guy with a woody looking stem! And I’m excited to try planting the cuttings and starting from the leaves! Both of yours are so cool! I would have just chucked the trim in my yard! Thanks again!

Great video. Thanks for the quality content.

Wow! You've given me the confidence to try propagating a stem or 2. Thanks for your video.

Very well done. Good instructions and pruning looks very good.

This was exactly the information I needed for my leggy jade plant. It's very old but about to tip over from long stems and being imbalanced. Now I have the know-how to prune it. Thank you!

Excellent instructional video ...free of the usual faffing around, arm waving and lengthy personal stories you often get with instructional videos. You just got down to it, showed how it's done AND the results of the propagation. Very useful. I've just subscribed.

Learned a lot from this! Going to prune mine now as it has got tall and leggy. Thanks 🙂

Thank you! I got my plant from amazon a month ago and it's still little. I just can't wait till it grows big. I absolutely love jades

Thank you. Now I am ready to give it a try. The leaf direction was so helpful..

Omg thank you for this video 🥺🥺🥺 I've had my jade plant since I was in elementary school, and I just want to take the best care of her as possible

Nice video with enough information to get me started on a Jade plant. Melvyn, (from India)

Your jade is beautiful..I hope mine look like that someday..thank you for sharing your knowledge

Awesome Video, I have a very old and big Jade that has branched over and the branches are being supported with some sticks. I thought I would have to throw the plant out, but your video has been a great help! I'm going to lovingly prune the Jade and make a hopefully make a bunch of new plants from this one! Yay!!!

what a beautiful Jade you have!

I have a 15+ year old Jade which looks like an awesome messy draped bush... this is the first video which made me feel like I can prune it the right way. Thanks.

Wonderful looking plant. Good useful information and encouraging tips.

Thanks for the info. Was needed. I’ve been very lucky with a jade plant given to me about 4 yrs ago. I even repotted last year and it broke in two. And both are surviving like crazy. I’ve never pruned. Makes sense too. So wish me luck🤞🏻🤞🏻both plants are massive. So hopefully this gets some of the weight off lol.

Lots of clear, well presented information.

Loved this video, I have a plant for 30yrs and just pruned 10 cuttings off it and re planted in pots mine has never flowered inspite of following every bit of advice but I still care for it, it's my favourite plant in the house

I don't know why pruning my jade is so hard! Ive been up to it with shears 4 times now, maybe more! I go to do it, chicken out, walk away.. repeat.. In the end I cut one peice off yesterday and I might as well have been cutting off my own finger with the amount of contemplation I gave it! It needs more pruning but I needed a sit down after lol I love jade plants, so forgiving, easy to care for, easy to propagate, nice green shiney leaves. just pretty plants! 💚 Thanks for the video and the added courage 😂

I prune one of my Jade Plant about 3 weeks ago (I've got 2 which I grew out of 4 leaves from a nearly dead old big Jadeplant). They where about 15-20 centimeters high now and I was afraid to prune them. After different youtube videos I pruned one of them and it already start to get new branches. So I'm now confided enough to prune the second one. Thanks to your video I now knew in which directions the new branches will grow - this will help me to "plan" my Jade Tree. Thank you!

I have a 12+ yr old Jade plant which has really received minimal attention. I transplanted it recently, and it has been sending out new growth so I think its happy! I barely water, and it sits in a super sunny window. I appreciate your video and will likely try propegating more than I have! ❤

Thanks for the video! My jade flopped over years ago so no tree look for me but I’m excited to see how the new growth comes in after I prune!

Thanks for this excellent tutorial. My jade plant, who has survived despite (I see now) my well-meaning abuse, asks me to convey its eternal gratitude. *LOVE* your exit music, by the way.

Thank you so much. I have never had a jade plant. " Jade " drooped over badly. She had water but had gotten very bushy. I wasn't confident about pruning her until I watched your video. I also appreciate the way your video was produced. Peace.

Great video. I've had jades over the years and currently have 2 huge jades. I've always trimmed and pruned but with not real sense of what I'm doing. The plants didn't suffer but now it makes sense on how to do it and what happens. Thanks so much!

So helpful. Thank you so much!

Excellent video!!!! I really needed this info because, like so many, I have not pruned my jade for fear of ??? You name it, I was probably afraid of it! Thank you so much!

This was exactly what I needed to know for my jade that’s growing wild in every direction. Thanks so much! And thanks to my hubby @CodyJordison for recommending I check out your videos!

Thank you so much for your explanations. I'm going to "bravely" prune my Jade plant tomorrow. It's from one of my best friend who has left our town already so because of its sentimental value I have to so this right! Lol

Ok. I took your advice and pruned my jade. I’ve always been afraid to cut on it and it’s really been looking leggy. I now have a bunch of cuttings and leaves to propagate. Thanks for the courage. Stay safe. Great video by the way

Wow, thanks! I have 3 small jade plants (size of your 14month leaf growers) now I know I can repot bigger and HOW to prune successful to ensure a bushy jade plant!

Absolutely well-done and explained perfectly. Will be watching more of your videos. Jades are one of my all-time favorites but I, as you mentioned in your video of your first experience with pruning, am terrified of destroying my Jade. I think I have my courage up now, thanks to you and your great video. Thank you so much!

Thank you so much !!! I was wondering why trying to germinate them in water was unsuccessful. Yours was actually the first video I watchband it gave me all the information I need !

Another great video!! Thank you.

Jade a beauty to care now that your video has shown me. Thanks!

I can't wait to prune my jade. Great video

Thank you so much for this information I have a Dwarf jade plant and I was so scared of pruning my baby plant. You showed me on your larger jade plant how to prune. This is just what I needed to see , as I have watched many videos on pruning the Dwarf jades, but i could not see enough detail exactly, to be confident to go-ahead and prune my baby . Again thank you for this easy to understand video.

Thanks so much for this! I'm gonna get ta prunin' right now!

That is amazing! Nice plant!

Thank you very much for this video! I have a huge Jade that is so top heavy it keeps falling over. I am going to start pruning today!!🥰

My 6 year old son and I watched this to know how to care for my leaning Jade tree. We are so excited to learn how to properly care for it and he is giddy with excitement since I gave him his own to prune and care for! 🎉

I was gifted a near dead jade plant last year and I kept it growing and thriving all winter and now it’s time to start pruning and I’m so excited!! Thank you for this very helpful info! I’m a first time plant mom so I have no clue what I’m doing lol

Excellent video and advice. I've got two bonsai Jade trees (according to me, they're doing quite well) and stacks of smaller cuttings from the last 3 years. The bigger bonsai definitely needs a prune. The branches are a bit long. I hacked away at it three years ago and made a total mess lol. But its come back. Thanks for the tips.

Pruned my jade plant following your instructions and it was a little terrifying but seeing your result gives me hope that my stems will become stronger!

Wow that is cool info my friend. Thank you.. I have jade also. i love them

Hello! Just watched your video, bought pruning scissors and went at it. Scared to see my plant that was growing so tall, hacked down to a minimum but a lot of weight has been taken off the overloaded trunk. I think it will be much happier now! Thank you.

Well done! Great information.

Great video ! Thanks for all this info :D

Thank you for the well explained process, I am afraid to prune my plants. Hope I get over it like you did! 😊

Premature comment here, Going to go do the old snippity snip on about 5 jades tomorrow, this vid has filled me with a bit more confidence about it. Thanks mate. Have a good one

Thank you. I did it, and it worked just like you said!

absolutely love this info video

I gave it a try and after 45 days, there are 12 young shoots visible out of 15! I am so happy 😅. A huge thank you to you because it was thanks to your video and your kind encouragement that I dared to take the plunge. I am very grateful to you 🙏😁.

What a beautiful Jade plant, the older one you were working with.

I've tried for some years to prune my jades back, but lacked some good explanations, and got them here. Thanks!

Very informative. Thank you

Absolutely great tips👍

Well that is going to be quite the tree in the future! I've only ever seen photos of jade plants with those trunks, like Bonsai. Great video, I will definitely try this in the future!

Thanks for the excellent video! I've been too scared to cut mine, but I will have another look at it in Spring (in New Zealand we're heading into winter)

Your vase for the Jade plant is gorgeous! I need to trim my Jade. Thanks for the video.

This video gave me the courage to trim down my jade. It's gotten so tall and starting to lean. Mid-Sept might not be the best time, but it's leaning too much. Thank you!

Thank You so much this is really helpful 👍

Beautiful jade bonsai

I can't wait til my little jade plants are this big. Nice video. All my jade plants are in leca now because upon testing, that provided the best growth for me.

I have a jade plant, very informative thank you

Very helpful thanks!

I just purchased my very first mature Jade plant. I never had luck with babies… I’m sure I over watered. Nothing has ever been done to this plant that I purchased. I am so afraid to prune it. But watching your videos gives me confidence. I would love to send you pictures for your advice and guidance.

Very helpful, thank you for sharing😊