tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post9107835455734866295..comments2024-03-28T19:58:04.966-04:00Comments on Cup on the Bus: Take a peek, Mel....Joanne Noragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-42394401696530861902020-01-29T19:49:04.185-05:002020-01-29T19:49:04.185-05:00Fast forward to today, January 29, 2020 and I hope...Fast forward to today, January 29, 2020 and I hope you survived your cancer treatments. That Jade tree is magnificent! And I didn't realize they bloomed! Blessings to you, wherever you are, and yes, Joanne is a wonderful friend.Tehachaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973382680508334105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-9651040602605610782016-02-29T21:00:37.641-05:002016-02-29T21:00:37.641-05:00Wow! That is just awesome! I've never had a ja...Wow! That is just awesome! I've never had a jade tree do as well as yours. You must have a magical green thumb.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-56722575277020445262016-02-27T12:32:41.997-05:002016-02-27T12:32:41.997-05:00Wow, I've never seen a jade tree in full bloom...Wow, I've never seen a jade tree in full bloom, never. AND I didn't know that you call them jade tree - here folk calls them "penny trees" - they are very undemanding, but your specimen is really impressive. I like it more in the "uncultivated" state. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-84484845847311059412016-02-27T11:07:23.799-05:002016-02-27T11:07:23.799-05:00I like this post Joanne. I would have taken it as...I like this post Joanne. I would have taken it as a sign when it bloomed in 2005 (from your brother of course). It looks wonderful and cared for and how special it must have been for you to visit it. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-69119648426551868402016-02-27T09:57:00.462-05:002016-02-27T09:57:00.462-05:00I used to have one, but I don't remember it ev...I used to have one, but I don't remember it ever flowering. I think ours was known as a 'Friendship Tree'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-60658611172510214202016-02-27T09:56:08.027-05:002016-02-27T09:56:08.027-05:00I love Jade trees, but can't get them to grow ...I love Jade trees, but can't get them to grow here. My Mother-in-law called them money trees, don't know why.<br />Yours, sort of yours, is quite spectacular.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-67625568187447351562016-02-27T09:53:17.223-05:002016-02-27T09:53:17.223-05:00Neat and tidy is the price of not having to includ...Neat and tidy is the price of not having to include the tree when we sell the house. It's like knowing you won't outlive a pet, and making arrangements for it come the day. It lost stalks of growth going through the door the last time. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-59193840569319796052016-02-27T09:35:13.587-05:002016-02-27T09:35:13.587-05:00I love that Joanne.I love that Joanne.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-58145903291963768832016-02-27T09:15:55.597-05:002016-02-27T09:15:55.597-05:00I rather liked the unpruned look. I love it when ...I rather liked the unpruned look. I love it when plants thrive through generations.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-6905983877275512732016-02-27T09:14:32.336-05:002016-02-27T09:14:32.336-05:00Jades are native to southern Africa, I believe, an...Jades are native to southern Africa, I believe, and seem to thrive where there is little winter. Or, up here in heated houses. I have deep southern friends (Louisiana and Texas) who keep them outdoors.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-88979168054736746352016-02-27T08:59:24.397-05:002016-02-27T08:59:24.397-05:00My parents had a Christmas cactus that originated ...My parents had a Christmas cactus that originated with his grandmother, so it was late 19th century, too. It came to my parents in the fifties. They went through this stupid routine in which the plant went to a dark place to hibernate in the fall, come out for Christmas and bloom. When they were physically unable to carry it to the basement, they sent it to the enclosed front porch. In the seventies we had some brutally cold winters, and one morning they found the cactus, frozen. My dad tried to salvage the core, but no luck. he felt awful!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-21175381884342720202016-02-27T08:58:35.574-05:002016-02-27T08:58:35.574-05:00Very cool! What a wonderful way to treasure the tr...Very cool! What a wonderful way to treasure the tree and the memory of your brother. xoCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-9126448767147728092016-02-27T08:46:53.186-05:002016-02-27T08:46:53.186-05:00Hari OM
Oh this made me tingle Joanne... I had a j...Hari OM<br />Oh this made me tingle Joanne... I had a jade tree in Sydney which I had to find a new home for when I upped sticks; several of my "pet-plants", in fact. Back here in the Bonny Land I found that my mother had kept an umbrella tree alive which I originally had from the late 1970s; others had taken cuttings from it over the years. I asked dad last time I was over if he minded me taking that plant back - turned out he was glad to be rid of it as looking after it was troublesome for him! It is as tall as me - but not as wide! Don't know it will ever be worthy of a place such as Mel's plant though... YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-73693752318727854852016-02-27T08:42:25.478-05:002016-02-27T08:42:25.478-05:00Hari OM
Thanks for taking the time to tell us Lind...Hari OM<br />Thanks for taking the time to tell us Linda - ATTITUDE ON!!! YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-53899892575384168752016-02-27T08:01:45.612-05:002016-02-27T08:01:45.612-05:00It is wonderful that your brother's jade lives... It is wonderful that your brother's jade lives on as I m sure the good memories of him do also. <br /><br />I have had a few jade starter plants. They never made it to maturity. However, I have some 40+ year old fig trees. They live despite my benign neglect. Inside plants don't get as much attention as those that grow outside and bloom with colorful flowers.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-81140937438141263742016-02-27T08:00:28.730-05:002016-02-27T08:00:28.730-05:00I have never known a jade plant to flower! How exc...I have never known a jade plant to flower! How exciting. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-54141489303229816862016-02-27T05:55:29.566-05:002016-02-27T05:55:29.566-05:00Wow, it's beautiful!
It looks as if your broth...Wow, it's beautiful!<br />It looks as if your brother is taking care of it, just to show you that he is there...Ana Bailunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399615369919172144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-2361555659143250152016-02-27T03:27:57.173-05:002016-02-27T03:27:57.173-05:00What a lovely post Joanne. I don't know the ...What a lovely post Joanne. I don't know the jade tree at all - but I can see that judicious pruning has kept it well in order - and a fitting memorial for a very sad early death.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-37907044758997762042016-02-27T01:35:12.483-05:002016-02-27T01:35:12.483-05:00It's doing remarkably well for its age. mine g...It's doing remarkably well for its age. mine grew like they were sitting on a box of fertilisers, so I took them out of the pots and put them in the yard, breaking pieces off each one to plant between. They should all end up as tall as me. They haven't flowered since I planted them out, so I'm hopeful for next summer.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-73079249013351655932016-02-27T01:34:58.935-05:002016-02-27T01:34:58.935-05:00Once i had a jade tree, i did not know it can live...Once i had a jade tree, i did not know it can live that long. May be i shall try again.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-30631060167944959932016-02-27T01:33:40.052-05:002016-02-27T01:33:40.052-05:00I did not comment on that post because sometimes i...I did not comment on that post because sometimes it is hard for me to find the words in English, but i find myself thinking a lot about what Joanne wrote, thinking about you and Joanne and your freindship, since i found Joanne's blog it is a great inspiration for me. Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-79758884092668915662016-02-27T01:25:53.880-05:002016-02-27T01:25:53.880-05:00When I was young, it never occurred to me that a h...When I was young, it never occurred to me that a house plant could last for decades. But then I came in to possession of a Christmas cactus from my great-grandmother, from at least the late 1880s. <br /><br />Please do not ask for details. It lasted well and long with me. Until it didn't.<br /><br />Long live the jade!Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-48489931142943237382016-02-26T23:52:31.797-05:002016-02-26T23:52:31.797-05:00I don't think friendship looks at the differen...I don't think friendship looks at the differences, it just revels in similar spirits. I hope your truck load of attitude (with horns blazing) takes you coasting through next week.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-61226780839979203232016-02-26T23:50:42.483-05:002016-02-26T23:50:42.483-05:00How amazing. I too didn't realise that jade p...How amazing. I too didn't realise that jade plants could flower, and am in awe at the size and growth the one you inherited, cherished, encouraged and supported. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-63540467717022261232016-02-26T23:14:21.144-05:002016-02-26T23:14:21.144-05:00What a great legacy from your brother; it will con...What a great legacy from your brother; it will continue to live on lovingly tended.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.com