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title: "How do I treat the white fuzzy stuff on my VERY old jade?"
description: "How do I treat the white fuzzy stuff on my VERY old jade?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/1yYgt56VVf592q5J6DBwhd"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "KD 🪴"
published: "2026-04-15T21:45:32.521167Z"
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# How do I treat the white fuzzy stuff on my VERY old jade?

_Posted by KD 🪴 on 2026-04-15_

How do I treat the white fuzzy stuff on my VERY old jade?

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## 3 comments

### Mikel’s Plant Posse commented on 2026-04-16

I took a cutting, that’s doing well, from my mom’s 50+ year old Jade a few months ago! Named her Nova!

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### bea 🌱 commented on 2026-04-20

Is it not just dust?

### KD 🪴 commented on 2026-06-24

It’s white mold/mildew.

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