What is the difference between the fortune tree and the money tree, and which one has a better symbolic meaning?

As a large evergreen plant, the happiness tree is one that any newly renovated household will surely buy a pot or two of to purify indoor air. However, as a landscaping plant, it shares many similarities with the fortune tree, and especially when walking in a park or landscaping area where both are planted at the same time, it really can make people hopelessly confused, so what is the difference between the happiness tree and the fortune tree? Let's take a look below.

First, you can find differences in their form. The happiness tree is also called the bean-pod tree, snakelet tree, red-flower wood, green treasure tree, and so on in the flower market. After growing, it can reach up to 10 m tall, the outer color of the bark is grayish brown, and when touched it has relatively deep vertical cracks; if you pick at it with your hand, block-like pieces will also flake off. The fortune tree has no other name in the flower market, the plant can reach about 10-15 m tall, the outer color of the bark is light gray, and the bark has no cracks. In terms of leaves, the happiness tree's are slightly smaller than the fortune tree's; observe the leaf edges: if they are not serrated and the arrangement is not very neat, it is the happiness tree; on the contrary, the fortune tree's leaf edges have fewer serrations and are somewhat smoother.

Secondly, besides differences in form, the happiness tree and the fortune tree have different flowering periods. The happiness tree's flowering period is from May to September, and its fruiting period is from October to December, while the fortune tree's flowering period is from July to August, and its fruiting period is from August to October.

Then, after flowering, the flower shape and flower color are also different. The happiness tree mostly has white or pale yellow flowers, while the fortune tree mostly has red ones. In flower shape, the happiness tree produces bell-shaped funnelform flowers, while the fortune tree's flowers appear in racemes, and the flowers are also fragrant when blooming.

Finally, their symbolic meanings are also different. Although the fortune tree and the happiness tree are both common feng shui plants, relatively speaking, the happiness tree is a small- to medium-sized potted plant. Placed at home, besides purifying the air, it can also boost household feng shui, help promote the fortune of the owner who keeps it, and increase happy, auspicious good luck.

But their symbolic meanings are still different. The happiness tree is a small- to medium-sized potted plant, and can serve as a plant that boosts household feng shui, promotes the owner's fortune, and brings people happy and auspicious good luck. The fortune tree's symbolic meaning is likewise very beautiful; it symbolizes wealth and auspiciousness, implies lasting happiness and harmony in the home, so naturally everything goes smoothly.