Jade vine


 * This article is about the repeatable reward for the Back to my Roots quest. For the maze in Karamja, see Jade Vine Maze.

Jade Vine is a repeatable reward that was introduced with the Back to my Roots quest. A player can earn experience in both the Farming and Slayer skills. Farming is needed to grow a Jade Vine earning 1500 experience points. If the player does not keep the vine pruned, it becomes a Wild Jade Vine.

The player earns 2500 Slayer experience for killing the Wild Jade Vine. It can be repeated about every 15 hours, the time it takes to grow a mature jade vine plus the time it takes to become a Wild Jade Vine.

Jade Vine - Farming
As a plant, Jade Vine can be grown at level 53 Farming from a Jade vine seed. The Jade Vine can only be grown in the west patch located in front of Lord Handelmort's mansion, in East Ardougne (Farmer Horacio is growing a Jade vine in the east patch). Planting Jade Vine seeds gives 76 experience. Farmer Horacio will watch the patch for 10 wildblood hops.

Jade Vines take about 12 hours to grow (range 5.5 to 24 hours). Wearing an Amulet of nature will give an alert if it becomes diseased or fully grown. Once the plant has fully grown, it can be checked for 1500 farming experience. After about 1/2 hour, the vine will grow a branch and a new option 'Prune' will appear. Pruning with a pair of secateurs gives 30 Farming experience. Jade Vines can grow up to five branches. Just like any plant grown with Farming, the Jade Vine can become diseased during any stage of its growth. If a diseased Jade Vine is left unattended for too long, it will die.

Wild Jade Vine - Slayer

 * Note: If you don't want to battle a wild jade vine, you can ask Horacio to dig up the plant just after you have checked its health

If the Jade Vine is left alone after growing 5 branches, it will turn wild and become a level 167 Wild Jade Vine which players can kill for 2500 Slayer experience and 202 Woodcutting experience, in addition to the combat experience. Alternatively, talk to Horacio about the wild vine and pay him five coconuts and five watermelons to kill the wild vine.

The vine can only be damaged by a hatchet. Protection prayers are only partially effective against the vine because it uses melee and magic attacks, both capable of hitting up to 15. The vine attack also will poison for seven damage, so a dose of a super anti-poison potion can be used to defend against it. It may also immobilize the player for a short time giving the message You're bound by vine tendrils and can't move!.

You can leave via the gate once the battle has begun, however, the vine will still be attacking you (via magic) and may bind you with tendrils as you run. Hence, a one-click teleport can thus be useful for making an emergency escape, although other teleports can work.

WARNING!: The Jade Vine Area will not allow you to have a gravestone if you die. On death you will only keep your top 3 or 4 items (with protect item), with no chance of recovering your lost items. Take extreme caution in which items you want to keep and what you want to lose.

Recommended equipment
Equipped
 * Black dragonhide armour;
 * Helm of neitiznot or other prayer-boosting helmet, that preferably doesn't decrease magic defence;
 * Snakeskin, Mystic or other magic-defence-boosting boots for defence, alternatively Rune or Dragon boots for the strength bonus;
 * Rune defender is preferable, but the Holy book (for magic defence and prayer) or the Unholy book (for offence and prayer) are good alternatives;
 * A Dragon hatchet is preferred if you have it - don't forget to use the special attack! In the case that you don't have one, a Rune hatchet will suffice. The 'Chop' attack seems to be much more effective than any of the other attacks.

Inventory
 * Food (at least Swordfish);
 * Anti-poison potions (preferably Super or above, as otherwise you may be poisoned several times).

Optionally:
 * Super attack, Strength and Defence potions, especially if you have low attack/strength/defence levels - players with higher attack/strength/defence levels may wish to use normal Attack, Strength and Defence potions, or even leave them out all together;
 * Prayer potions, if the player has a low prayer and attack/strength/defence levels - high level players may be able to use [[Protect from
 * Use the Protect from Magic prayer throughout the battle and wear good defence armour (like Dragon armour or Barrows equipment) instead of good magic-defence items. However, bear in mind that over 80% of the jade vine's attacks will be melee-based, regardless of which protection prayer you have toggled on.

After reducing the Wild Jade Vine to a stump, use the 'Cut' option on it with a pair of secateurs in inventory to get another jade vine seed to replant and start the cycle over. If the seed is lost, talk to Horacio to get another one.

Trivia

 * The Knowledge Base (Slayer - Extra Features) initially listed the reward from killing the wild vine as 3000 slayer experience instead of the actual 2500 slayer experience; it has been corrected.
 * Horacio stated during the quest: If you let this species get wild by leaving it unpruned, it will attack anything. Some closely related species that can pop up pretty much anywhere has a large purple fruit, you've probably seen it.  See Strange plant.
 * Horacio also called the Wild Jade Vine a strongylodon macrobotrys vine. It has been suggested by some that the only reason Jagex chose to use this plant for the quest was because the scientific name contains the words "macro" and "bot".