To keep your jade plant from becoming top-heavy, it’s best toprune itto encourage bushier growth.
The result will be a healthier, fuller jade plant that’s less likely to break.
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Pruning a jade plant too early in its life stage can permanently stunt its growth.
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Look for any leggy sections, which are thin and longer than other branches.
These parts aren’t healthy and are draining resources from the rest of the plant.
Pruning those branches will promote them to grow stronger.
Trim Leggy and Drooping Branches
Next you want to remove any leggy or drooping branches.
Look for brown rings on the stem.
To do this, you want to remove the tender tip shoots.
When pruning jade plants, never prune away more than 20-30% of the plant’s branches.
Doing so can shock the plant and irreparably damage the plant’s growth.
The places where you made your cuts will callous over, which can take a few days.
Yes, you could cut the top tips off a jade plant.
Doing so will encourage the jade plant to fill out and grow bushier.
Top-heavy jade plants can fall over, causing damage to their stems and branches.
