Everyone loves the money tree, but why can't they keep it alive? It turns out these details were overlooked

Plants in nature are incredibly diverse, with every kind of name and every kind of appearance. The money tree (Pachira aquatica) is an important member of the plant family. The money tree symbolizes good fortune and is a plant that represents wealth rolling in, and it is also people's favorite plant to place at home. But many people's money trees grown at home do not grow well, growing very slowly, and the leaves also turn yellow, sometimes even falling off directly, which makes people very distressed. So how can you grow a money tree well? How can you make the money tree grow more and more vigorously? First, we need to analyze the common causes of death of the money tree.

Common causes of death: overwatering, root rot

The common yellow leaves and rotting leaf tips of the money tree are both caused by watering too much, which prevents the roots from breathing properly. Quickly reduce watering, place it in a ventilated, bright spot to recover, and water again after about 5-7 days.

In severe cases, remove the necrotic leaves and wait for it to regrow, or pull it out, cut off the rotten roots, soak it in rooting powder water, and replant after it re-roots

After analyzing the causes of death, let's look at how to make the money tree grow more and more vigorously

1. Suitable environment

If you want your money tree to grow more and more luxuriant, you must choose an environment suitable for it. Although the money tree has relatively strong adaptability, it also has high requirements for its environment. Normally, it should not be placed in a fully shaded or fully sunny environment. It should be placed in a partial-sun environment, and after summer arrives, shading treatment is also needed. Absolutely do not place it under strong light.

2. Suitable potting soil

When growing a money tree, if you want it to grow vigorously, choosing suitable potting soil is also very important, because its root system is very developed and needs to absorb a large amount of nutrients from the soil. When growing it normally, it is best to choose peat soil, leaf mold, coarse sand, etc. to prepare nutrient soil, and when potting it, sufficient base fertilizer should also be applied in the nutrient soil.

3. Moderate watering

If you want your money tree to grow especially well, you must grasp the frequency and amount of watering. The money tree likes a humid environment, but it also fears waterlogging. Its branches and trunk have a very strong water-storage capacity, so it does not need frequent watering normally. It is best to water once a week. When watering, it must be watered thoroughly, but not excessively or too little, as insufficient water will both cause the money tree to grow slowly and its leaves to turn yellow.

2. Timely fertilization

Many people think that when planting a money tree, as long as sufficient base fertilizer is applied in the flowerpot, there is no need to fertilize the money tree again during cultivation. In fact, this is a mistaken understanding, because the money tree also needs to continuously absorb nutrients during its growth process. The original base fertilizer in the flowerpot simply cannot meet the nutrients needed for the long-term growth of the money tree. So during cultivation, you should fertilize the money tree once every month. Only in this way will the money tree grow especially well.

Here, let me teach everyone another little trick

Soak it with "its" "branches", water once every 7 days, and the money tree will fill the pot in a month even if you ignore it. What exactly is "it" here?

It is actually willow branches. Why can willow branches be used to grow flowers? Let's take a look at the reason together!

This is mainly because willow branches contain a substance called salicylic acid, which has the effect of rooting and promoting buds, and also contain a small amount of aspirin, which can prevent plants from root rot. Therefore, using willow branches to grow foliage potted plants has a particularly good effect.

The preparation and usage method is as follows:

1. Find some fresh willow bark, cut it into small pieces, and then soak them in water. After 3 days, take out the willow bark water filtrate and use it directly to water flowers!

It can also be used as a rooting agent, with a particularly good effect.

2. If you want the effect to be even stronger, then try boiling willow bark water. Boil the willow bark in high-temperature water until you see the water turn black. At this point, the nutrients inside have all been extracted.

Pour the liquid into a cup, add 6-8 times the amount of water to dilute it, and then you can water flowers with it~

Fellow flower lovers, do not worry about burning the roots. This is a purely natural organic nutrient solution, and it is fine to use it several more times. After you persist in using it for a month, you will find that your money tree's leaves are glossy and shiny, and new leaves are also sprouting out vigorously.

If flower lovers want to grow a money tree well, attention should also be paid to light and watering. Let's take a look together!

Now let's look at how to propagate the money tree by cuttings!

The best time for cuttings is from late June to early August, preferably on a cloudy summer day or in the morning, cutting and inserting right away.

1. You need to choose robust, current-year, semi-lignified branches, preferably cut on a cloudy day or a windless morning.

2. Cut to a length of 6 to 7 cm, with the lower cut made at a 45-degree slant, located below a leaf or axillary bud. The cut should be relatively smooth, which helps form callus tissue.

3. Generally, each cutting should carry several leaves. Do not damage the leaves, so as to facilitate photosynthesis.

4. After the branches are prepared, let them dry for a while so the wounds heal properly, then place half of the cutting in rooting solution and soak for about 20 to 24 hours. After taking it out, rinse it clean with clean water. This can make the money tree sprout more easily.

5. Insert the prepared cuttings into a perlite medium. When the cuttings are relatively short, they can be inserted straight; when the cuttings are relatively long, they can be inserted at an angle. The insertion depth can be based on not falling over, generally 3 to 5 cm. If the branches are too long, the depth can be appropriately increased.

6. After cutting, water thoroughly and pay appropriate attention to shading to avoid direct sunlight.

7. After cutting, ventilate once every 3 days.

8. From June to August, the temperature is high and water evaporates relatively quickly. Spray water once in the morning and once in the evening. The temperature is best kept between 23 and 25 degrees.

9. If you want the money tree to lignify as soon as possible, you can spray 0.2% monopotassium phosphate before the end of August to prevent fungal infection. Every 7 days, spray the seedbed surface once with thiophanate-methyl or carbendazim.

10. Rooting takes about 1 month, so wait patiently.

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