That sounds like a great gift from your friend! We hope it arrived safe and sound.
As for potting it, we would recommend using a wide, heavy ceramic pot so that you won’t have to worry about the plant tipping over and so that water can drain from the soil more easily. Be sure to pick a pot with a hole in the bottom, too! Plant the jade about as deep as it looked to be planted in California. When you do plant it, don’t water it right away. Give it a week or two to settle in and reestablish its roots before watering, and water deeply when you do. Before it roots, it may need some help standing up straight; use wooden dowels or stakes to hold it in place just until it can stand up on its own, then remove the supports.
That sounds like a great gift from your friend! We hope it arrived safe and sound.
As for potting it, we would recommend using a wide, heavy ceramic pot so that you won’t have to worry about the plant tipping over and so that water can drain from the soil more easily. Be sure to pick a pot with a hole in the bottom, too! Plant the jade about as deep as it looked to be planted in California. When you do plant it, don’t water it right away. Give it a week or two to settle in and reestablish its roots before watering, and water deeply when you do. Before it roots, it may need some help standing up straight; use wooden dowels or stakes to hold it in place just until it can stand up on its own, then remove the supports.
Best of luck with your new jade tree!