How to grow a money tree to make it flourish
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Indoor green plants for home decoration, everyone likes to choose some feng shui plants, or plants with auspicious names, such as money trees, peace trees, wealth trees, and fortune trees, etc., and the money tree is also commonly used.
Basic information about the money tree
The money tree is a deciduous tree. Also known as Chastetree or Water Chastetree. There are about 9 species in this genus, produced in the North Temperate Zone. China has about 7 species, mainly distributed in the south of the Yellow River, from the east of Shandong to the southern Gansu, southern Shaanxi below 1500 meters altitude, west to Hubei, Sichuan below 1000 meters altitude, southwest to Yunnan, Guizhou, south to Guangdong, Guangxi.
The money tree has a single odd-pinnate compound leaf, with elliptical-shaped leaves, nearly opposite, entire, leathery, and glossy. The seeds germinate from the base, as large as an egg, leathery, plump, round, and glossy, persisting on the surface of the potting soil, with conical inflorescences on the branches, small yellow flowers, and flowering from spring to summer.
In the process of family care, due to the inability to meet its growth conditions, it is very easy to cause symptoms such as withered leaves, falling leaves, and withered branches, and sometimes it may also get sick and die.
For the care of the money tree, we can pay attention to the following aspects
1. Watering issue
The money tree is moisture-tolerant, and since the leaves wither from the tip, it should be that there is insufficient watering. You should immediately water the money tree thoroughly (be careful not to overwater), and then place it in a shady place, and it will slowly sprout after about a month;
2. Fertilizing issue
If you did not apply too much fertilizer at the beginning, there should not be a problem. If you applied too much fertilizer, you need to change the soil immediately, and fertilize in spring after the money tree sprouts, or you may not need to fertilize at all;
3. Sunlight issue
If the leaves turn yellow first and then dry up, it is due to insufficient light, and you should expose it to more sunlight. If the leaves dry up directly, it is due to sunburn, and you must provide sufficient water and place it in a shady place (although the money tree likes sunlight, do not expose it directly to the sun);
4. Temperature issue
Room temperature of 22-25 degrees Celsius should be fine;
5. Pest and disease issues:
(1) The main pests include Perillus bioculatus, Chlorochroa sinica, Lepidosaphes japonica, Chiridopsis brunnea, Lactoria limbata, Cerynea tunica, Setora grayi, Setora nitens, Cricula trita, Eriogyna pyretorum, Actias selene, Dictyoplasia japonica, and Diaphanopsis multifasciata. If Perillus bioculatus occurs, use black light traps to kill the adults during the adult stage, and spray 20% Konfuодо agricultural wettable solvent 3000 times during the nymph stage. If Chlorochroa sinica occurs, catch the adults with a net or spray 48% Lestos benzene oil 3500 times. If Lepidosaphes japonica occurs, spray 3% highly concentrated fenoxycarb emulsion 3000 times or 10% imidacloprid wettable granules 2000 times during the young or crawling nymph stage. If Chiridopsis brunnea is harmful, catch the adults manually or spray 3% highly concentrated fenoxycarb emulsion 3000 times during the occurrence period. If Lactoria limbata is harmful, spray 3% highly concentrated fenoxycarb emulsion 3000 times for control. If Cerynea tunica, Setora grayi, Setora nitens, Cricula trita, Eriogyna pyretorum, Actias selene, Dictyoplasia japonica, and Diaphanopsis multifasciata are harmful, spray 1.2% tabasco nicotine emulsion 1000 times or 20% diflubenzuron suspension 7000 times to kill. If Diaphanopsis multifasciata is harmful, spray Green Weilei 500 times to kill the adults.
(2) The main disease is powdery mildew. Powdery mildew usually first infects the leaves, with symptoms mostly occurring on the back of the leaves. Initially, there are chlorotic spots on the leaves, and when severe, the leaves are covered with a powdery layer. In the later stage, the leaves are covered with black spots, which are the closed perithecium of the pathogen. The pathogen's hyphae grow on the epidermal cells. The occurrence pattern of the disease: the pathogen overwinters in the closed perithecium on the diseased residue. In the following spring, when conditions are suitable, it releases ascospores to cause initial infection, and then produces conidia for re-infection, spreading through wind and rain. This disease has a long occurrence period, from May to September, with August and September being more severe.
Main control methods include:
① Pay attention to ventilation and lighting, avoid planting too densely, apply more phosphorus and potassium fertilizers to improve the plant's resistance to diseases.
② Pay attention to cleanliness, promptly remove the affected stems and leaves after flowering and burn them to reduce the source of infection.
③ Chemical control can be carried out in two stages: before germination and during the growing period. It should be noted to avoid using chemicals during the flowering period and high temperatures (above 32°C). The chemicals can include 25% wettable powder of diniconazole 1500-2000 times, or 70% wettable powder of thiabendazole 1000 times. Spray once every 10 days, and the number of sprays depends on the development of the disease. In winter or early spring during the plant's dormant period, you can spray a 3-5 degree Bordeaux mixture on the seedbed surface. In early spring during the germination period, you can use a 0.3-0.5 degree solution. When using a铲除剂, combining it with the removal of the disease source is more effective.
The money tree is an auspicious green plant, but it grows relatively fast. Small plants can be potted and placed for display in the home, while larger plants can be replaced with large pots or directly planted in the courtyard, which also looks good.
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