I have had a very healthy jade plant for two years now. It has always been in direct sunlight by a window however after moving to a city the plant has rested atop a table a few feet away. It was still getting light but not as much as it used it. It seemed to be handling this fine for 2 months. Then I found a place by a window and moved it there. Since then it has gotten droopy and sad looking. The leaves are wilted and thinning, no longer plush and vibrant as they were before. They don't look sunburned so I don't know what's going on! Should I move it back to the old spot or is it re-adjusting to the new atmosphere?
In my experience, the leaves from a jade do not wilt from lack of water, but instead from over watering and not enough light. Leaves will shrivel from lack of water but not fall off. Give it as much direct light as you can right next to the brightest window you have. Check the roots if possible to make sure they are not rotting. The soil should be well draining with a drain hole in the bottom of the pot. I like keeping them a little root-bound with just enough soil to cover the roots so they dry quicker. Be careful on the watering, jades need to completely dry out. They can usually go 10 days or more without water, even less in the winter.
moving jades from one extreme of light to another too quickly will result in the plant pouting until it gets adjusted to the new conditions. i'd move it back from the window a bit and leave it there for a week or so and then move it closer to the window again.
That's what I was thinking, it might be suffering from shock. You need to let most plants adjust to more light gradually:)
