Beginner Gardening: 7 year old jade plant potentially in trouble, 1 by mattandmichelle

mattandmichelle wrote:
Our jade plant has been growing healthily and steadily from a small clipping for the past 7 years. 8 months ago we moved to a new apartment and have noticed a steady decline in the health of our plant. It has been living on the sill of our very large south facing windows. All other plants on this sill are doing well. The jade has had particular challenges as off this winter. Being in Wisconsin, the outdoor weather is very cold and the the space within about 2 inches of the windows tends to be cold, but there is also a heating vent along the sill and it moderates the temperature. We have been noticing a steady yellowing of the jade leaves (and now some dark spots/tips). However, most concerning (what lead us to making this post) was returning after having left the apartment for two days and seeing one of the branches (opposite the window) bent completely in half, as though it had gone soft and lost all rigidity. Strangely, when we found it, it was completely solid and locked in this bent configuration. We water the plant regularly (roughly every 3 days). It is possible it has grown to large for its current pot, but we don't know if this could have caused the slow decline or recent dramatic issue. Please let us know if any thumbs greener than ours (we are sure there are many) have some advise for how to move forward. Thank you!!!!

Matt and Michelle