Can a money tree without disease be watered with carbendazim?

The money tree (Pachira aquatica) is an evergreen plant with very high ornamental value. It can not only be grown at home as a potted plant, but can also be shaped into an excellent bonsai specimen for appreciation, because it is a superb material for making bonsai works. Placing a potted money tree or bonsai at home not only provides something to admire, but it also has the effect of attracting and boosting wealth.

But the money tree's root system is rather fragile, and it is especially sensitive to watering, having the trait of not tolerating water. Once it is watered excessively, root rot easily occurs. And when root rot does occur, it is caused by too much watering in the vast majority of cases. Root rot then breeds harmful bacteria, which erode the tree body, and it especially makes the money tree prone to infection by root rot disease, with extremely strong destructive power.

Of course, besides being prone to root rot from watering, the money tree is also very susceptible to illness in hot, humid environments with poor ventilation, causing its originally broad, oily-green leaves to turn yellow, wither and drop off. And whether it is root rot or illness, we can usually use carbendazim to disinfect and sterilize it to achieve the purpose of treating the disease.

Moreover, there are quite a few ways to use carbendazim on a money tree: it can be diluted with water and sprayed on the leaves, diluted with water to soak the roots, or diluted with water to directly drench the roots. Of course, this is generally only done after the money tree has been infected by fungi or has fallen ill.

In fact, the money tree has relatively high requirements for its growing environment, and generally needs to be placed in a bright, well-ventilated spot with plenty of scattered light for care. But after all, its leaves are broad and interlace with each other, easily forming a relatively closed space inside, so when air humidity is high, or when it is watered too much, it easily develops problems, either illness or root rot.

But whether it is root rot or illness, it is generally caused by fungal infection resulting from improper care. So in normal watering we can add a little carbendazim to the water and dilute it into a thin medicinal solution to water with, which can achieve the effect of treating illness when present and preventing it when absent. So a money tree without disease can also be watered with carbendazim. It is just that when using carbendazim, the concentration must be well controlled, generally diluted with water at a ratio of 300-400 times.