How to handle a money tree after frost damage? A few remedies to teach you

These days, many companies and households grow money trees (Pachira aquatica). This plant not only looks attractive and has considerable ornamental value, but its name also carries a very good meaning. However, the money tree is, after all, a tropical plant with certain temperature requirements. Especially in the past few days, with a large-scale temperature drop across the country and snow falling in many places, the temperature plunged sharply, and quite a few money trees suffered frost damage, which is truly regrettable. Below, Qinnong Web will introduce to you how to handle a money tree after it has been frostbitten.

1. Raise the temperature

If a money tree's leaves turn yellow in winter, it is very likely due to low-temperature frost damage. The main cause of the freezing is excessively low temperature. The first thing to do is move it indoors or into a greenhouse, where the temperature must reach at least 10°C or above to ensure its normal life. In addition, indoors you get not only a higher temperature but also a much smaller day-night temperature difference.

2. Reduce watering

Anyone who has grown plants knows that watering plants in winter must be controlled and not excessive, otherwise the roots are very likely to freeze. Since the money tree has already been frosted, when it is moved indoors to recover, the water should be reduced even more. The soil moisture must not be too high; if the roots are soaked in water for a long time, they not only absorb heat but also freeze more easily, and the roots cannot withstand it.

3. Light

Moving it indoors does not mean it should go without sunlight; the love of green plants for sunlight cannot be ignored. When the indoor temperature is above 15°C, move the money tree to a sunny indoor spot near a window. A window not only lets light through, but at the right time it is also very good for ventilation.

4. Keep it dry

Dry air is also a good environment for a frosted money tree to recover in, and is relatively favorable for its growth and self-repair. In addition, many people think green plants can purify the air and put them in places with heavy smoke, which must absolutely not be done. In the north, people burn stoves and heated brick beds indoors, and care must be taken not to let the plant suffer smoke damage, otherwise problems such as yellowing of the leaf surface will occur, and what needs to be solved will be more than just the frost damage.

5. Pruning

Usually we choose to prune plants after the beginning of spring, and pruning in winter is generally not recommended. But if the money tree has already suffered frost damage, that is a different matter. To prevent failure in growing new buds, you can wait until new branches and buds have grown, then cut off the old frost-damaged branches and keep the vigorous ones for care.

The above is the summary from Qinnong Web on how to handle a money tree after frost damage. Have you learned it? Money trees are now becoming more and more popular. Besides homes and companies, hotels, restaurants and all kinds of businesses are also very fond of them, and they are widely praised in the southern regions of our country.