Q&A for How to Care for a Money Tree

It is best to allow the soil at the top to dry out before watering. You do not water the plant until the top 2-4 inches of soil are dry. Note that overwatering can cause root rot.

The two reasons that this could be happening are overwatering or allowing too much sun.

The money tree grows best in either full sun or partial shade. If they grow outdoors, they do not need direct sun, but indoor money trees do best in full sun.

Money trees are considered a good luck charm and are rumored to bring good fortune, prosperity, and wealth.

No, it doesn't braid naturally. It is braided by people when the stems are young and flexible. Each braid is a separate plant.

No, the money tree will need soil and water to be healthy.

Prune it until the trunk can steadily hold itself up. The trunk might be weak due to overwatering, so check how often you're watering and test the soil moisture before watering.

No, money tree is not harmful to animals. However, they should be discouraged from chewing its leaves, as it could cause stomach irritation or upset.

It sounds like the light is filtered by the block wall but direct light may cause heat stress and leaf burn. Watch for unusual leaf coloration and consider moving it to an area with indirect light.

Too much sunlight or under watering could be the problem. Water until it drains out of the holes every 1-2 weeks and keep in indirect sunlight only. Also, remember to keep moisture at around 50%.

Yes. Try not to tear it off as you could injure the seeding. If you feel you must remove the shell casing, first wait for the plant to grow strong enough to handle the delicate surgical procedure, and remember that you could easily kill the developing seedling.

You may stake it if you like the height or trim it and try to root the trimmings. Keep in mind any trimmed location will be a visible cut on the main stalk.

Plenty of water is likely the issue. These plants prefer to be watered approximately once every two weeks if in a medium pot and sometimes less in a large pot. I suspect a fungal disease. Let it dry out completely, remove the leaves and stems but leave the stalks, repot it with plenty of water (wash pot with soap), let drain, spray all the way around with an anti-fungal, bring back inside, and watch carefully for return of fungus as the leaves regrow.

Pruning is cosmetic and entirely based on your desires and wishes for height, style, and width. Prune in early spring if possible.

This is too hot for a money tree that is not misted with a spray bottle; the leaves will dry out or burn. Watering every 3 days is usually too often and could cause root rot or fungal disease. Unpot, check health of roots, check leaves for fungal disease, repot, and mist leaves while holding up a towel behind to catch excess spray.

Approximately every two weeks. Slightly more or less depending on humidity, temperature, size.

Your choice: either stake it upright until it grows thicker/stronger or cut off the leaning branch portion and patiently allow it to start new leaves. Keep in mind the place where you cut it will be visible on the trunk. You can also try to root the cutting.

Absolutely. Money trees are fairly durable. Cut to your desired height and patiently wait for new leaves in another spot on the trunk. The place where you cut will remain visible though. Root the cuttings with rooting hormone in soil or sand, and cover cutting to keep humid (mist if necessary), while also allowing soil to almost dry out (avoid rot) before watering again.

Money trees excrete sticky substances for different reasons. Sticky sap on the underside of leaves is due to the normal process of guttation. If your money tree looks healthy, you have nothing to worry about. However, if you notice little dark bumps or small cottony clumps, you have a pest infestation. Overall, they probably do. You should also be aware of an infestation.

Push your smallest finger 1-2 inches deep. If it is moist, you have nothing to worry about. If the soil is dry 1-2 inches, water your plant until it comes out of the drainage holes.

No, it doesn't grow money. The reason it is called this is that it is thought to bring good luck and fortune, and the leaves look similar to money.

Separate the live part from the dead parts. Trim, if necessary, to separate; consider trying to root the trimming. Repot the live part by itself in a smaller pot. Watch for disease, fungus, rot, bug infestation, and determine if the repotted plant is healthy enough months (or even a year) after repotting to risk adding it to your healthy plant's pot.

That's depends on pot size. If one breaks or becomes scarred, the damage will last forever, and these are too small yet to braid. You can absolutely repot them together but very carefully as the root system is not strong enough to handle stress. I would suggest waiting for them to grow another inch or even two but do not wait for them to become root bound.

Do not root in water - the cuttings will rot. Root in moist soil or sand with rooting hormone. Cover cutting without touch to keep cutting humid and allow soil to mostly, but not entirely, dry out to avoid rot.

Soil may be too old (estimate +2 years) for water to properly reach the root system, sunlight may be too direct causing burn, heat or cold air may be too strong or direct causing shock, or plant may lack fertilizer (needed occasionally after first 6 months of new soil).

Trim it off. Ideally, nothing would happen. It would still be the same either way. Try to maintain cutting it at a perfect shape.

The money tree plant doesn't like direct sunlight. Instead, it prefers indirect sunlight. So, you can put it next to a window but close the blinds so that the rays are not touching the plant.

Try a root cloning solution such as cloneX. There is no guarantee that it will take root, so you may have to plant a few leaves and keep them covered and in light until they root.

The problem could be overwatering, nitrogen deficiency, or the plant could be pot bound (meaning too much rootball and not enough soil so the plant needs to go into a pot one to two sizes bigge)r. Tease out matted roots before replanting.

Just pull them out they should come right out if rotted or dead. Otherwise, clip off with clean scissors or secateurs.