How To Grow A Jade Tree With Just One Leaf?

Here is a plant that is suitable for all gardeners, especially beginners. In the almost indestructible genre, the jade tree is there! Very easy to find, this succulent plant also requires very little care. And some varieties are rather original.

1 – METHOD FOR REPRODUCING A JADE TREE IN WATER

Materials

• Glass.
• The water.
• Film paper.
• Jade tree leaves or stem

Instructions

1. You will take the glass and fill it with water.
2. Once with water, you will cover it completely with plastic wrap.
3. Now at the top you are going to make a hole in the center.
4. You will place the leaf or stem of your jade tree into this hole.
5. This way, the leaf or stem will remain above the film and the base of the leaf or trunk inside the glass will touch the water.
6. You will notice in a few days that the leaf and stem will have started to generate roots.
7. When the roots are of considerable size, it will be time to remove them from the glass and transplant them into the pot where they will become strong and very healthy.

2 – WATERING THE JADE TREE INDOOR

The Jade tree can grow dense so its root system must be well developed to support the weight of the leaves and branches.

By limiting watering you force the roots to seek humidity and therefore to develop.

• During flowering, 1 to 2 waterings per week, when the soil is completely dry.
• Outside of flowering periods, 1 to 2 waterings every 15 days.
• In winter, light watering once a month is more than enough.

In all cases, it is important to wait until the soil is very dry before watering but also to favor good watering rather than a multitude of small waterings.

The leaves of succulents are loaded with water. If they sag, they need to be watered.

3 – EXHIBITION

A healthy jade tree is a shrub that has access to light whether in summer or winter. Direct light is a plus and over as long a period of the day as possible.

In summer, don’t hesitate to take your pot out so that the plant gets as much sun as possible!

4 – DISEASES, PESTS AND PARASITES

Crassulas are not very susceptible to disease except when overwatered. Attacks from mealybugs or kermes, mildew or thrips may then appear:

• Mealybugs are stinging, sucking insects covered with a sort of waxy or powdery shell. If the leaves become sticky and covered in sooty mold and the infected plant parts dry out, spray with canola oil to smother them.
• Thrips, a small stinging insect pest measuring 1 to 2 mm, appears in hot, dry weather like red spiders. Spraying the leaves with water at the first signs can stop it. Failing that, spray a little soapy water.

5 – REPOT JADE TREE

Like the aeonium arboreum or the Echeveria, the Jade tree likes to be cramped in its pot. Also, it only becomes necessary to repot it approximately every 3 or 4 years, when the plant overflows from its container. Early spring, which coincides with the end of flowering, is a good time for repotting.