The longer ones look like Crassula ovata but they're seriously under-grown rather than over-grown I'm afraid. By 10 years old they should be a 3-4 foot tall tree. It's a good time of year to take cuttings so I would chop them off about 3-4cm below the lowest leaves, let the stem dry for a couple of days then pop them into fresh cactus compost. They go dormant over the winter so you can stop watering them for a few months and keep them somewhere a bit cooler but still nice and bright. If you don't want a large plant then keep them in a smaller size pot and just refresh the compost every couple of years and make sure to feed them regularly during spring and autumn when they're growing.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I've just checked what Crassula ovata is and I have a large Jade/money plant, but this seems to be different. They're growing in sand as that's how they were gifted and I've topped the sand up, but not done much else apart from tiny amount of water each week. Pleased I've timed it right for taking cuttings. Thanks!
The usual way to fix a leggy succulent is to chop off the head and let it (the head bit) callous then stick it directly to a gritty mix, it will root very easily.
I kept the stem bit too and found that small new rosettes can grow out of it which makes it interesting
I've just checked what Crassula ovata is and I have a large Jade/money plant, but this seems to be different. They're growing in sand as that's how they were gifted and I've topped the sand up, but not done much else apart from tiny amount of water each week. Pleased I've timed it right for taking cuttings. Thanks!
This one is quite stunted so it will look different and the red colour is usually a sign of stress. There are some cultivars of the jade plant though which have smaller leaves so it could be that. The only way to tell is to grow it in ideal conditions and see what happens. The plant in the middle is something else, maybe a type of echeveria or similar but again hard to tell with how it has grown. They don't really like the same conditions as the jade though so better to pot up on its own and give it more light.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Great thank you. Now I've chopped off their heads, it does looks like jade plant. Which I have loads of so will gift. Have the other plant to pot on in a few days too.
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I kept the stem bit too and found that small new rosettes can grow out of it which makes it interesting
Here they are
In a very sunny spot too if you can get it.