What is the difference between the Peace Tree and the Money Tree? A quick guide to telling them apart

The Peace Tree was originally named Lanyu cinnamon, and is also known as Hongtouyu cinnamon, Hongtoushan cinnamon, Fanglanshan cinnamon, large-leaf cinnamon, Taiwan cinnamon, etc. The Money Tree is also known as Malabar chestnut, Gua Li, Chinese and American kapok, Goose-foot money, etc. The Peace Tree and the Money Tree are both among the most commonly grown ornamental plants. Let's take a look below at the differences between the Peace Tree and the Money Tree!

The difference in family and genus between the Peace Tree and the Money Tree

1. Peace Tree: The Peace Tree is an evergreen small tree in the plant kingdom, Angiosperms, Dicotyledons, Ranunculales, Lauraceae, Cinnamomeae, Cinnamomum.

2. Money Tree: The Money Tree is an evergreen small tree in the plant kingdom, Angiosperms, Dicotyledons, Archichlamydeae, Malvales, Malvineae, Bombacaceae, Pachira.

The difference in morphology between the Peace Tree and the Money Tree

1. Peace Tree: The Peace Tree grows about 15 m tall. The leaves, branches and bark have almost no fragrance when dry. The branches and twigs are brown. The leaves are large, bright green on the surface with a metallic luster, with triplinerved veins diverging from above the base, and the reticulate veins are obvious on both sides. The flowering period is from June to July, and the fruiting period is from August to September.

2. Money Tree: The Money Tree grows about 4-5 m tall, with a relatively loose crown. The young branches are chestnut brown. The leaflets have short stalks or are nearly sessile, oblong to obovate-oblong. The flowers are solitary at the top of the branches and in the leaf axils, with stout pedicels. The petals are pale yellow-green, narrowly lanceolate to linear. The capsule is nearly pear-shaped, and the seeds are irregularly ladder-like wedge-shaped. The flowering period is from May to November, and the fruits mature at different times. After the seeds fall to the ground, they germinate naturally.

The difference in symbolic meaning between the Peace Tree and the Money Tree

1. Peace Tree: The Peace Tree symbolizes good wishes such as praying for peace, family happiness, and everything going as one wishes.

2. Money Tree: The Money Tree symbolizes rolling in wealth and bringing in wealth and treasures.

The difference in habits between the Peace Tree and the Money Tree

1. Peace Tree: The Peace Tree likes a warm, humid environment with plenty of sunlight. The suitable growth temperature is 20°C to 30°C. It likes light and is also tolerant of shade. It likes warm and hot places with no frost or snow, lots of fog and high temperatures. It is not tolerant of drought, waterlogging, severe cold or dry air. For cultivation, loose, fertile, well-drained acidic sandy loam rich in organic matter should be used.

2. Money Tree: The Money Tree likes a warm, humid environment with sun or slight shade. The suitable growth temperature is 20°C to 30°C. The high-temperature and high-humidity season in summer is very favorable for the growth of the Money Tree and is its fastest growing period. In winter, the temperature must not be lower than 5°C, and it is best to keep it at 18°C to 20°C. It avoids cold and damp conditions. In a humid environment, the leaves are very prone to ulcer-like frost spots, which detracts from their ornamental value.