How to water a money tree correctly? Mastering these watering methods is key

Because of its auspicious name, the money tree is especially loved by company bosses, and in recent years it has been cultivated and planted in fairly large quantities. The most common way a money tree dies is probably root rot, and the direct cause of root rot is watering, so many plant lovers ask everywhere about the correct way to water a money tree, how often to water a money tree, and so on. Among plant lovers, the watering experience shared is mostly to water less, though a few advocate watering a moderate amount more. If plant lovers blindly learn and follow this, then problems are very likely to arise.

Money tree

When a money tree is in the open field, it is not this fussy at all; on the contrary, it is very tough. So why does it become so fussy once it is in our flower pots? This is mainly because the money trees we buy basically have no roots; they are all cuttings. Let us look at the process of a money tree reaching a plant lover's hands.

Money tree: common varieties of the money tree and pruning

Growers plant money trees in bulk in the open field. When the money trees grow to a diameter ready for market, traders come to buy them. A money tree is tall, and growing it indoors is simply impossible, so what do they do?

Money tree

They saw the money tree off with a saw, then trim the roots a bit, and this forms piece after piece of wooden trunk more than 1 m long, which is also convenient for transport. After arriving at the destination, the traders repot the money tree trunks, and then the money trees sprout new shoots, and in this way a pot of money tree is ready.

And for the money trees we buy, it is already good if the roots can grow a little better; most are useless roots or have no roots at all. So why can the money tree still sprout and grow? Because the nutrients in the trunk are enough for it to use for a period of time.

Let us return to the topic of watering. Every plant lover uses different soil and flower pots for their money tree. Some use loose, breathable, high-quality soil, some directly dig up garden soil, some use shallow pots, and some use deep pots just for good looks. All these situations bring all kinds of uncertainty to watering.

The principles for watering our money tree are actually just two points: do not let it lack water, and do not let water accumulate. Not only for money trees, all large potted plants need to consider these two points.

Money tree

If your money tree has loose potting soil, a shallow pot, and the weather is dry, then after one watering, the potting soil dries out in three to five days, so you can continue watering, because the water does not stay, does not accumulate, and naturally there will be no root rot.

But if your money tree uses a deep pot, the soil holds water well, and the regional environment and air are relatively humid, then after one watering, if you dig into the soil a month later and it is still wet, in this situation you must not water even after a month.

Having said this, can plant lovers understand that when watering a money tree, what you look at is not the time, but the potting soil? If the potting soil lacks water, then water; if the potting soil does not lack water, then there is no need to water. Do not make the mistake of getting itchy hands and watering whenever you have not watered. If we are worried that the money tree lacks water, we can frequently spray water on its leaves, which is far better than frequent watering.

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