Causes of Spots on Money Tree Leaves and How to Fix Them

The money tree is a green plant that many plant lovers enjoy growing, and plenty of people also find this indoor foliage plant very easy to care for. Indeed, the money tree is a fairly easy green plant to grow, and as long as you follow normal care methods, it usually won't run into any problems. And even if some problem does arise in its growth, we can also treat it according to the symptoms on the surface.

The money tree is an elegant indoor foliage plant, and if its leaves don't grow well, that will naturally affect its appearance to a large extent. For example, what should you do when the leaves of a potted money tree develop spots? In fact, when the money tree has this kind of problem, it is usually caused by improper care, mostly manifesting as fungal infection caused by overwatering, too much light, or temperatures that are too low.

Spots appearing on money tree leaves are mostly due to leaf spot disease or leaf blight. Below, the editor will explain the treatment methods for these two situations separately.

1. Prevention and treatment of leaf spot disease

Leaf spot disease is a common condition and is also fairly easy to identify. At the beginning, some dark brown or brown leaf spots will appear on the leaves, and the leaf color will also become darker, while the inside of the leaf will gradually turn grayish-white, resembling scorching from the blazing sun. If not treated in time, the diseased spots will gradually expand and then infect other healthy leaves, and black powdery material will also accumulate on the spots.

In fact, the prevention method is not very complicated. Usually, you first need to use sterilized tools to cut off the infected branches and leaves to avoid expanding the infected area; second, it is recommended to spray a diluted solution of carbendazim or thiophanate during the humid rainy season about once every 2 weeks. But when spraying, try as much as possible to avoid spilling the diluted solution on the leaves, otherwise it will leave small white spots and further affect the foliage effect.

Of course, if the disease is relatively severe, it is not recommended to use disinfecting and sterilizing solutions such as carbendazim, because even if used, the effect is not obvious. The recommended approach is, after cutting off the infected leaves, to spray them with a diluted solution of chlorothalonil or thiram, and use it alternately with methyl thiophanate, which will give a better effect.

After completing the treatment, we also need to improve the ventilation of the environment, properly control watering, and avoid the disease being triggered again by an overly enclosed and humid environment. It is also recommended to appropriately apply organic liquid fertilizer to promote the plant's growth and avoid the plant being infected by pests and diseases due to lack of fertilizer.

2. Prevention and treatment of leaf blight

Leaf blight is quite different from leaf spot disease. The former affects a larger damaged area, and generally the entire leaf becomes diseased and changes color; the latter mainly appears as ring-shaped or block-shaped patches that are black outside and white inside. Not only does leaf spot disease spread, leaf blight also spreads, and a humid, enclosed environment will worsen the condition, so treatment measures should be taken in time to avoid causing greater harm to the plant.

For the treatment of leaf blight, first you likewise need to use sterilized tools in the early stage of the disease to cut off the branches and leaves attacked by the disease, while improving ventilation conditions and increasing air permeability to let in more light.

At the same time, in the early stage of the disease, you can spray it once a week with a diluted solution of oxadixyl or thiophanate-methyl, and using it continuously 4 or 5 times is enough. If used alternately with basic copper sulfate suspension concentrate or a diluted miconazole solution, it can produce a better therapeutic effect.

As for whether a potted money tree is infected with leaf spot disease or leaf blight, everyone must not blindly try random remedies everywhere. First you need a clear understanding, and then promptly take the correct treatment measures to suit the symptoms, so as to achieve the goal of a cure.