How to tell if a money tree's yellowing leaves are caused by lack of water
The stems and leaves of the money tree are not only arranged very neatly, but also stay evergreen all year round, and the leaves are so glossy green, so its ornamental value is very high. Therefore, it is often grown as an indoor foliage potted plant, both for viewing and to embellish the home environment. Undoubtedly, the part that best reflects the money tree's value is its leaves, so once the leaves show poor growth, its value will be affected to varying degrees.
When the leaves of the money tree show poor growth, it not only affects the normal growth of the plant, but also affects the effect of viewing and beautifying the home environment. Yellowing leaves are one of the phenomena that more easily appear when the money tree grows poorly, but there are quite a few causes of yellowing leaves in the money tree, such as an unsuitable potting soil environment, unmet light and temperature conditions, improper water and fertilizer management, and so on, which are often the triggers of yellowing leaves.
Although there are quite a few triggers for the yellowing of the money tree's leaves, different triggers often make the manifestations of yellowing leaves differ. So, as long as we can analyze and investigate along this line of thought, we can often find the real cause, then prescribe the right remedy and carry out targeted treatment, ultimately completely eliminating the poor growth of the plant. So, how do you tell whether the money tree's yellowing leaves are due to lack of water?
In fact, the yellowing of leaves caused by lack of water in the money tree, like that of many other plants, often shows the phenomenon of drought yellowing. Especially for potted money trees just bought from the market or not repotted or resoiled for a long time, since the potting soil has often already become compacted, even if you water it at the time, it generally cannot penetrate into the soil to be absorbed by the money tree's roots and stems, ultimately resulting in water-deficiency drought yellowing.
What water deficiency shows in the money tree is the phenomenon of drought yellowing, which is somewhat different from the water yellowing caused by overwatering, the nutrient-deficiency yellowing caused by lack of fertilizer, the fertilizer yellowing caused by root damage from excessive fertilizing, the dull yellowing caused by insufficient light, the scorched yellowing caused by too strong light, and other leaf-yellowing phenomena. Although they are all yellowing leaves, the colors differ in depth, the parts differ, and the degrees differ.
As for the drought yellowing of the money tree caused by lack of water, its characteristic is that it goes from bottom to top, from the base to the top; usually the old leaves turn yellow first, and then the new leaves gradually turn yellow. If watering and replenishing water are not done in time, the branches and leaves will eventually wither and die from lack of water. So, although the money tree is relatively drought-tolerant and not water-tolerant, when we find that the money tree's stems and leaves are turning yellow due to lack of water, we should water it in time. Not only that, if the plant's stems and leaves show other poor growth phenomena, it is also necessary to promptly investigate the cause and scientifically apply remedial measures, to avoid causing us unnecessary losses.