Does anyone else need to stake their money tree? Is that ...
I’m not sure if the foliage has just gotten heavy (I’ve got one stem with leaves almost a foot long!), especially since it lost 2 trunks to dry rot, but my money tree is severely leaning and I’m trying to figure out if it’s okay to stake it to hold it upright, or I need to repot. Second photo is showing it’s in a tight nursery pot and not just planted in the huge decorative pot. Decorative pot is keeping it from falling over
Looking for alternatives to trimming the beautiful leaves off! #MoneyTree
Looking for alternatives to trimming the beautiful leaves off! #MoneyTree
2ft to light, indirect
11” pot
Last watered 9 months ago
10
@BonusTaraire85 the only issue I have with repotting is that this will be the 3rd or 4th time I’ve had to do it in the lastt few months (she unfortunately has fallen over a couple times before I got this cover pot)
I’m just throwing out ideas here…so forgive me if it sounds ridiculous, lol…but what do you think about going up 1-2 size in a grow pot and then stake it. I’m just thinking it might be too heavy for that size grow pot and may need more soil to help support it too??? You can always get another plant for the cover pot 😊 I can only hope mine gets to be big and beautiful as yours .
Hi Ashley, do you have it in a pot with no drainage? Also, how do the cadences (trunks) feel- soft, hard? Money trees have shallow roots so it’s recommended to have them in shallow and wide pots rather than deep pots. They do not like wet soil and that leads to root rot. Nursery pots aren’t the best for money trees- the soil and roots cannot aerate in plastic. Money trees also thrive in well draining soil. I use cactus/succulent soil and I add quite a bit of perlite and some orchid bark. I have 3 money trees and I’ve had to repot one so many times. It’s about 4 foot tall and is in a 6 inch pot, and I do have a stake in it to hold it up. All of mine are in terracotta pots as they allow soil and roots to breathe. I would try to repot in terracotta with drainage if you can, give it good draining soil, and absolutely put a stake or whatever you have to give it support. Photos of mine…sorry it’s so dark but we have bad weather atm. I hope this helps.
The reason she's tipping is that she doesn't have enough roots built up to ground her.
The roots are the base of the plant and should never be ignored. They are the foundation to the health of your trees.
Pot her in the 6 inch pot you have her smaller pot sitting in. When you do that go ahead and stake her. It won't hurt to do that at all. In fact is was a great question.
Now that she is in the pot and staked, leave her there for at least a year. Don't concern yourself too much with the growth on top what you want the focus on is the part you cannot see, the roots.
When you remove her from the smaller pot make sure you check the bottom of the stems carefully. There is usually a rubber band holding the braided trees together. Cut it off!!! ✂️
It only ends up causing problems and death of the trees. It also may be the reason the roots are not becoming established.
To establish good roots you need a fertilizer that is well rounded. I will share more on that below.
Fertilizer
You want an NPK fertilizer which will show up on the front of the container.
N- Nitrogen for Foilage growth
P- Phosphorous for root growth
K- Potassium for overall health
It will look like this on the front.
10-10-10
5-10-5
6-8-5
Each fertilizer will have its own numbers and you want each one to be between 5 and 10. The number represents the percentage in the fertilizer. If it's between 5 and 10 for each ingredient your plant will get the perfect amount of nutrients. Too high can burn roots and cause other issues weakening the plants making them vulnerable to disease and infections.
Liquid is better because the plants can absorb it easier. Plus it gives your plants an instant boost of nutrients
If you need a recommendation for fertilizer I recommend Super Thrive Foilage Pro.
The roots are the base of the plant and should never be ignored. They are the foundation to the health of your trees.
Pot her in the 6 inch pot you have her smaller pot sitting in. When you do that go ahead and stake her. It won't hurt to do that at all. In fact is was a great question.
Now that she is in the pot and staked, leave her there for at least a year. Don't concern yourself too much with the growth on top what you want the focus on is the part you cannot see, the roots.
When you remove her from the smaller pot make sure you check the bottom of the stems carefully. There is usually a rubber band holding the braided trees together. Cut it off!!! ✂️
It only ends up causing problems and death of the trees. It also may be the reason the roots are not becoming established.
To establish good roots you need a fertilizer that is well rounded. I will share more on that below.
Fertilizer
You want an NPK fertilizer which will show up on the front of the container.
N- Nitrogen for Foilage growth
P- Phosphorous for root growth
K- Potassium for overall health
It will look like this on the front.
10-10-10
5-10-5
6-8-5
Each fertilizer will have its own numbers and you want each one to be between 5 and 10. The number represents the percentage in the fertilizer. If it's between 5 and 10 for each ingredient your plant will get the perfect amount of nutrients. Too high can burn roots and cause other issues weakening the plants making them vulnerable to disease and infections.
Liquid is better because the plants can absorb it easier. Plus it gives your plants an instant boost of nutrients
If you need a recommendation for fertilizer I recommend Super Thrive Foilage Pro.
@SillyPlantGirl learned the hard way about planting in too big of pots, turns out it’s pretty nice having room for error when watering