How to care for a money tree

Quite often in our apartments and offices you can find a beautiful plant of fatty. It is also called redsula, cotidelon tree, and popularly referred to only as a monkey tree, a tree of happiness or a money tree. The last name it received because of the shape of its leaves, as well as thanks to the Chinese doctrine, according to which the dowry attracts money and financial stability into the house. But this is provided that the tree is placed on a feng shui.

A fatty woman comes from South Africa and is a tree with two leaves in pairs, each successive pair of leaves rotated 90 ° relative to the previous one. The leaves are fleshy, shiny, rounded, sometimes curved, blushing from the underside and along the edges. In nature, the fatty grows to 1.5 m, although in nature it reaches 3 m. Ironically, the tree blooms. Cream or white small flowers cover the entire plant with a hat. At home, flowering is very rare. According to some reports, the fat girl blooms only after 15 years of age.

Beneficial features

Biologically active substances, allocated by a monetary tree, favorably influence air in a premise, and it is very useful for a human body. Saturated with useful substances, air relieves nervous and mental tension, fatigue, stress. They also kill harmful microflora and viruses, so that the fat man in the room is an excellent preventative against colds.

Care

It is believed that succulents will survive all and endure, but in fact it is not so. You should take care of the tree of happiness carefully.

Where to arrange?

Crassula is a very photophilous plant and even in winter requires a lot of light. An ideal place for settlement is the south-eastern or southern window. In summer it is necessary to expose the plant on the balcony to fresh air. In addition, it does not require shading from sunlight. About the lack of light, the plant signals its appearance: the stems stretch, become thinner and the leaves become smaller than usual.

Content temperature

The most optimal temperature is 22-25 ° C in the warm period. In winter, the temperature can drop to 12-15 ° C, but not below 5-7 ° C. It is necessary to beware of very high winter temperatures, otherwise the fatty will become lanky, and the leaves will fall off.

Watering

In the warm season, the red should be watered 1-2 times a week, but after drying the upper layer of the substrate. If the room temperature is below 12 ° C, then do not water at all. To properly care for the money tree is to observe one main rule: the pot should not have water, otherwise the root system will rot.

Humidity

For a fat woman, it does not matter what humidity you use. But to ventilate the room is necessary, especially in the summer. Also it is necessary to bathe the rosula under the odor to wash away the dust.

Fertilizer

In winter, they do not fertilize the rosula at all. But in a warm time, during the growth period, the tree should be fertilized once a month, using liquid fertilizers or fertilizers for cacti.

Transfer

Young trees are advised to replant every year, and an adult plant - somewhere in 2-3 years. The substrate must consist of leaf and sod land, sand, humus and peat in equal quantities.

Reproduction

The money tree multiplies by cuttings, leaves, which must be carefully cut with a blade. Slices sprinkled with activated carbon. Cut off shoots should be left for a couple of days for drying and then planted in a substrate consisting of sand and earth in a 1: 2 ratio. But as practice shows, leaves and cuttings often fall off themselves when carelessly touching them, so there is no need to injure the tree. You can also propagate the tree with seeds, but this is extremely rare.

Pests

Monkey tree is very rarely attacked by pests. But quite often you can see a piece of paper on a piece of paper, which is well removed with a cotton swab dipped in beer or with the help of a plant treatment in "Aktellik."

Grow your money tree. Take care and cherish it and maybe then it will give you financial stability.