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What to Do If the Leaves of the Green Yuanbao (Pachira aquatica) Dry Up? Causes and Solutions

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If its leaves dry up, it may be caused by scorching sun exposure, in which case you should move it to a windy area without light for care so its damage can slowly recover. If it is caused by overwatering, you should reduce the amount and frequency of watering. If it is because it gets too much heating in the harsh winter, you should give it ventilation and moisture. If it is caused by too much fertilizer, you should wash out the fertilizer or replace the soil.

1. Scorching Sun

1. Cause

It is itself a tree that likes shade and water, and its suitable growing environment must not have overly intense sunlight. If it is often placed in the sun to be scorched, its leaves will dry up, and it should be placed indoors to rest.

2. Solution

You can first use your hand to test whether its leaves are still as firm as before. If they have become soft, you can move it to a windy area without light for slow care so the damage on its leaves can gradually ease, and you should also let it breathe, then cut off its damaged leaves.

2. Overwatering

1. Cause

Normally, if you water it too much, the roots cannot absorb it all, the soil can hardly breathe, and it will rot, after which the leaves cannot receive the nutrients they need and will wither.

2. Solution

If its leaves wither for this reason, first reduce the amount of watering and keep its soil in a normal state, neither too dry nor too wet, then place it in a windy area to recover.

3. Improper Care in Harsh Winter

1. Cause

Because it itself likes warm areas, fears harsh cold and is not very strong at resisting cold, the owner will move it near the radiator indoors, but if it stays near the radiator for too long, its leaves will be scorched, and in this way its leaves will wither.

2. Solution

When caring for it in harsh winter, place it in a warm area but not too close to the radiator, and also pay attention to ventilating it often and sprinkling water on its leaves, to avoid its leaves looking listless because the home is not well ventilated.

4. Too Much Fertilizer

1. Cause

If, when fertilizing it, the frequency is too high or the dose is too large, its leaves will wither.

2. Solution

You can fertilize it once every two months, and note that each fertilization must not use too large a dose, nor too high a concentration. If it has already been adversely affected, you can use water to dilute the fertilizer for it, or repot it with fresh soil, and note that fully decomposed fertilizer should be used as its base fertilizer.

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