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Jul 28, 2016 6:29 PM CST
Name: Baja
Baja California (Zone 11b)
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At this point you want to give as much sun as you can safely provide. The long branches going every which direction will start going down as soon as the plant makes weak, stretched growth. Outdoor sun is not going to be a threat (outside an extremely hot climate) if you introduce the plant gradually. Daisy gave good advice there and a reasonable time course. My jade plants are outside in day long sun year round without any problems. Strong light seems to improve flowering as well as form.

The real issue will come up during the winter months when the plant moves indoors and that's when you want to be very careful to put it in the sunniest spot available. An unobstructed south facing window would be ideal. You can keep track of the light in a situation like that by watching the internodes (the distance between successive leaves along a stem) and trying to keep that down, so the plant stays compact. If you do have to prune to compensate, your plant will start to develop a different character. But that's the beauty of these things... they evolve as they grow.

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