AusBonsai

So i recently went to my dads and he had just pulled out some existing plants and one of them was a large jade plant so I rescued what I could, I have Never grown this species before so advice would be welcome

You just can't kill a jade ( unless you drown it in water). Just pot into any coarse medium and let it grow as the trunk you have looks pretty nice from this angle. Let the branches grow a season and then make a decision on which ones you want to keep and away you go.
But generally good sun is essential to get smaller leaves.

I find my Jade grows better, more growth, more compact in a position where it gets full morning sun and afternoon shade.
here's mine after three (3) years training. chris

Awesome thanks guys, how do they go with leaf reduction? He has a few more so I might dig the rest out too, I'll put them on ice for a while and let them go nuts

Akhi wrote:You just can't kill a jade ( unless you drown it in water). Just pot into any coarse medium and let it grow as the trunk you have looks pretty nice from this angle. Let the branches grow a season and then make a decision on which ones you want to keep and away you go.
But generally good sun is essential to get smaller leaves.

Would a succulent type mix be suitable ?

Yes that should do just fine. Defoliation reduces the leaf size significantly