Is it necessary and how to replant the money tree? step by step instructions and rules for further care

Preparation

Preparation for reproduction and further cultivation of the money tree consists in two points - choosing the right bowl and preparing the necessary soil. It is best to use an earthenware pot or ceramic bowl, but a plastic bowl is also acceptable. A prerequisite is that the flower pot must have drainage holes.

The best option is to use a low but wide container, the depth of which should be about 10 cm and the diameter - 20 cm. Over time, the root system will take up the entire pot, and then the flower will need to be transplanted into a larger pot.

The preparation of the required soil is also important. Nutritious garden soil doesn't suit the money tree

You can use special prepared soil, but it is also possible to prepare it yourself.

Soil for crassula is prepared from the following components: leaf soil, peat and sand (preferably large) - 1 part each, sod soil - 3 parts and mineral fertilizers - 1 g per liter of soil. Ready complex mineral fertilizers can be replaced with ash or crushed coal.

Drainage (expanded clay or small stones) is placed at the bottom of the pot, and then the pot is filled with the prepared mixture.

Soil and pot for money tree

Succulents are plants with a unique ability to accumulate moisture and use it economically during a drought. Most often, they have a superficial root system, which can also deepen if necessary in search of scarce moisture.

All this should be taken into account when choosing a suitable soil and container for a fat woman

Suitable soil

You can greatly facilitate your task and purchase a ready-made mixture suitable for succulents and cacti in a specialized store. As a rule, it is a light, poorly nutritious soil containing enough sand, which increases its air and moisture permeability.

The soil for leafy flowers is not suitable for a fat woman. It has a too dense consistency, contains a lot of nitrogen and other nutrients, under the influence of which a slowly growing succulent will actively grow, but will not be able to fully develop. In addition, such soil retains moisture and “breathes” poorly, which is extremely harmful to the root system of succulents.

If the grower has only a universal substrate at his disposal, then you can make it suitable for a money tree by diluting it with sand - 4 parts of sand for 1 part of the soil.

There is a third option - self-preparation of the soil for the fat woman. It will require:

• 1 part sand;
• 1 piece of turf;
• 3 pieces of leafy land.

The mixture is added to 3 tbsp. l ash, humus and clay. As already noted, excessive moisture can lead to the death of the flower, therefore it is recommended to lay a layer of high-quality drainage material on the bottom of the pot - expanded clay, small pebbles, brick chips or pieces of walnut shells.

Pot selection

This issue should be approached as seriously as the choice of soil, what should be the container for a succulent tree?

• Material - planting a flower in a plastic tank is not recommended; clay or ceramic pots are preferable for a money tree. They are stronger and more stable, which is what is needed for such a spreading and heavy crown.
• Form - the root system of the money tree is superficial, it does not go deep, but spreads along the top layer of the soil. Therefore, it is better to choose a pot with a wide bottom and low walls.
• Size - it is best to focus on the size of the flower crown and acquire a container of the same diameter.Usually the new money tree pot is only one size larger than the old one.

6 Why does Crassula not bloom?

At home, the fat woman rarely blooms. The first flowers in the "money tree" appear at 3-4 years of age. Flowering occurs in late autumn - in winter. Its absence is due to several reasons:

• Lack of lighting.
• Failure to comply with the temperature regime. If in summer and autumn the plant needs warmth for active growth, then from autumn it is necessary to provide cooler conditions for the fat woman to bloom.
• The soil is too poor. To speed up the appearance of flowers, the plant is transplanted in the spring into fresh soil for succulents.
• Improper care - excessive flooding or drying out of the soil, untimely pruning. Pruning should be done before autumn so that the plant has time to recover before flowering.

The first two factors are decisive for bud formation. In some cases, a short period of drought helps to stimulate flowering, but excessive drying of the earthen coma can lead to the death of the plant. During the flowering period, the bastard needs several hours of direct sunlight, which is difficult to provide in winter. As the flowers wither, the inflorescences are cut off so that the plant does not waste its energy on the maturation of the seeds.

After blooming in winter, Crassula needs a dormant period until early spring. In the spring, the plant is transplanted and the care cycle is repeated.

Difficulties in caring for a fat woman

Rather, let's call these not difficulties, but instructions on the behavior of your money tree. Sudden dropping of leaves will tell in the summer that there was not enough moisture or the water for irrigation was too cold.

• Due to excess moisture, in particular in winter, the leaves can turn pale and wither, but if the plant is not watered enough, then they darken and wrinkle, the shine is lost.
• The damaged ones must be removed.
• I once lost a fat woman, because I took action out of time.
• You need to react immediately to the signs given by the plant.
• Mine was a lot of moisture, and I took it for a lack.

Lack of moisture can also cause brown dry spots on the leaves. But if the spots are brown, but soft, they recommend frequent ventilation and treatment with an antifungal agent. I have never encountered such a thing.

• The base of the stem rots - this is most likely root rot, which is difficult to control.
• Here the readers of MirSovetov can only recommend drastic measures (and they will help if the roots are alive - not soft and not dark).
• We cut off all the rotten parts, plant them in a clean pot and new soil, or even cut off only the top and start growing the tree again.

A long, ugly stem is obtained, again, due to winter waterlogging and lack of light.
Crassula is practically not affected by pests. If this suddenly happens, then they act according to generally accepted standards for dealing with a specific pest. But they note that the money tree gets closer to the one who cares for it so much that if a person suffers from a psychological or physiological condition, the fat woman begins to get sick and may die.

Origin

Crassula (Crassula) belongs to the family of the genus of succulents and is a deciduous ornamental plant that can bloom, but not in indoor conditions.

Homeland

This plant is capable of accumulating a lot of moisture in its leaves, which makes it possible for it to feel good in the extreme conditions of arid Africa, Madagascar and South Arabia. This is also facilitated by its optimal forms, which are so popular with flower growers.

Varieties

You can find several types of Crassula. The most popular of them all is Crassula arborescens, cotyledon tree or money tree. The silver fat woman (Crassula argenta), the oval fat woman (Crassula ovata) is also called the money tree.These plants can have different leaf colors. The above listed types of bastard have a green, dark green or shiny silvery leaf surface. The leaves may have a reddish border or red spots on the back of the leaves.

All these representatives of hot countries have taken root in modern apartments and can grow up to 1 or 2 meters in height. This is not surprising, because the microclimate of modern apartments can be called extreme, both in winter and in summer. Most of the apartments do not have air conditioning, therefore, during hot periods, the apartments are almost tropical. At the same time, air humidity is greatly underestimated, which is quite acceptable for representatives of the tropics.

FAQ

The fat woman is one of the most unpretentious indoor plants. It is easy and not burdensome to look after her. But even this plant in the hands of inept florists can grow poorly, hurt and even die.

This happens because when a tree is grown, the necessary conditions for its existence are not created. And all the problems with the money tree arise only due to improper care of it. Some questions are asked by exotic lovers especially often.

Why is the money tree not growing and what to do?

The money tree grows poorly, slowly or does not grow for the following reasons:

• Root decay as a result of improper irrigation. Root damage due to fungal infection can be repaired in the early stages of the disease, when the bastard has just stopped growing. An urgent need to transplant the plant into a new soil with a revision of the roots. If there are rotten areas of the roots, then they are cut off. It is also required to check the drainage and drainage holes in the pot;
• Bad light. In insufficient light, the plant begins to stretch, slowly builds up weak and thin shoots. A strongly weakened tree grows very slowly. If the crown of the tree is disfigured due to poor lighting, pruning is carried out with the removal of all weak shoots. Then the plant is rearranged to a more illuminated place;
• Lack of feeding and transplanting. In the absence of feeding and transplanting, the tree grows poorly and at the same time loses its leaf mass. The plant should be fed, and in the spring it should be transplanted into new soil.

Why does the money tree grow downward?

It often happens that due to the lack of regular formative pruning, the crown of a tree loses its decorative effect. Its branches are greatly elongated, bent, and sometimes even begin to grow downward.

Another reason that the branches of the bastard go down is poor lighting. The shoots of the plant are strongly stretched and become thin. They lose their rigidity and droop.

To return the plant to its normal crown configuration, it is necessary to prune the plant.

All thin and flexible branches are removed. Shoots that grow inside the crown are also removed. If, after pruning, there are very few branches left on the tree, you should not be upset. For rapid growth, the plant should be transplanted into new soil. Then over the summer, in good natural light, the tree will grow many missing branches.

Money tree in case of illness

The resistance of the bastard to a variety of diseases allows folk connoisseurs to use the plant as a remedy. Although the flower contains arsenic, and many doctors categorically prohibit its use during treatment, in some cases the healing qualities of the flower exceed its toxicity:

• The money tree is very often used as an external remedy that helps relieve pain and swelling, as well as cure a number of skin diseases. As a rule, the leaves of the plant are crushed and rubbed in order to form a gruel. This gruel is applied instead of a compress.
• You can also apply this compress. Tie it to the corn before bed. Remove the bandage in the morning, treat the place with an antiseptic.Arsenic and its corrosive properties will do a great job with this problem. Basically, up to 5 treatments are enough to get rid of dry and old calluses.
• Even thanks to this compress, you can eliminate the ingrown nail. Keep this compress constantly until the nail is completely soft. At the same time, periodically change the leaflet. When the nail plate becomes soft, remove it. This method is not very painful in comparison with the usual intervention of a surgeon.

From the leaves of the fat woman, you can also prepare an infusion, tincture or ointment, as well as squeeze juice from the plant. It is very often used for medical purposes for the following problems:

• for joint pain
• during gout
• with arthrosis
• with arthritis
• with swelling from insect bites
• with herpes
• with varicose veins

Crassula juice can be included in the composition of the product that you use while gargling. Very often it is also used to treat polyps in the nasal cavity, hemorrhoids and gastrointestinal diseases.

We offer you some good, but affordable recipes using the money tree:

First recipe:

• you can cure polyps in the nasal cavity with douching
• extract juice from 10 leaves, dilute it in water (150 ml)
• do douching up to 5 times a day

Second recipe:

• hemorrhoids can be cured as follows: apply cotton swabs dipped in an emulsion mixture of plant juice and petroleum jelly;
• do the procedure up to 3 times a day.

Third recipe:

• you can cure varicose veins with a compress, prepare a special infusion
• put in a glass jar 1/3 tsp of chopped flower leaves and fill them with vodka
• the product should be infused for exactly a month

Step-by-step instructions: how to properly move to another pot

Large adult plant

If the soil is normal and the crassula only needs a larger pot, it is recommended to perform a transshipment. It is less painful to the plant than a complete transplant.

Prepare new soil, drainage and pot

The pot must be clean.
Pour a two centimeters high drainage layer into the pot.
Cover the drainage pad with fresh soil.
Carefully loosen the ground around the fat woman. Make a hole three centimeters deep around the trunk.
Remove the barrel carefully

Do not remove the soil at the base.
Examine the roots. Trim damaged and rotten areas. Treat the cuts with wood ash. You can find all the details of crassula pruning here.
Let the crassula dry.
Place the plant, along with the earthy ball, in the center of the new pot.
Top up the soil with fresh substrate up to the beginning of the trunk.
Drizzle.
If the soil settles, add a little to the previous level.

In the case when the fat woman is sick and you need to change the soil, the procedure becomes more complicated:

1. The substrate is poured onto the drainage layer. It should occupy one fourth of the new flowerpot.
2. After removing the plant from the old pot, shake off the soil from the roots.
3. The decayed places are removed, the root system is washed and left to dry for a while.
4. Then the fat woman is planted in fresh soil.

We suggest you watch a video about the money tree transplant:

Crassula process

1. In the spring, choose a shoot with two or three leaves (can it be grown from one leaf?). Cut it off with a sharp knife from the mother plant.
2. Dry for two days.
3. Add Kornevin to a glass of water. Place the cutting in a glass until roots appear.
4. Place a 1–2 centimeter drain on the bottom of a clean pot.
5. Fill the flowerpot with one-quarter volume of potting soil.
6. Place the scion in the middle of the pot.
7. Top up the soil.
8. Drizzle.

It is allowed to plant a shoot without roots directly into the ground:

1. Cover the pot with the scion with a glass container to create the effect of a greenhouse.
2. Pour over the pallet.

We suggest watching a video on how to plant an offshoot of a money tree:

Growing and breeding conditions in the apartment

Before starting a money tree, you should find out what conditions it prefers, how to care at home. The type of soil, the duration of daylight hours and the frequency of watering are taken into account - these are the main requirements. In winter, the humidity should be maintained so that the plant does not shed its leaves and expose the trunk.

Lighting

The lighting should be full, but diffuse. On the northern windowsill, the crassula will stretch out and will not have a decorative look. A southeast or west window sill is the best place in an apartment for culture growth. In summer, the plant is usually shaded so that direct sunlight does not provoke a burn on the leaves.

Watering

Watering is calculated in such a way that the soil is always moist, but there is no stagnation of water, as this can lead to rotting of the root system. To circulate air in the soil, the pot is placed in a tray filled with gravel.

The water entering there does not come into contact with the roots, but gradually evaporates. In winter, the soil under the crassula is not watered or they do it once a month if there are heating radiators nearby. The fat woman does not absorb liquid, so water is needed only as a means of preserving the roots.

The soil

The composition of the soil is similar to the soil for cactus species, but it contains more sand for looseness. You can make up a soil mixture for a money tree according to the following recipe:

2 parts of high-moor peat;

3 - washed and calcined sand;

leaf substrate - 2.

At the bottom, there must be a drainage layer of pieces of brick or stones.

Humidity and air temperature

The money tree feels best in summer, when the temperature rises to 25 - 30 degrees in a room without air conditioning. Accustomed to the dry hot climate, Crassula begins to actively develop shoots and grow leaves.

In summer, the plant is taken outside, but placed under the shade of trees so as not to burn the leaves. Watering is the same as in the apartment, but it is recommended to mulch the soil under the money tree.

In winter, a cool room with a temperature of at least 9 degrees is suitable, for example, a glazed balcony. If there is no such place, it is enough to move the pot away from the heating devices.

Types of Home Money Tree: A Brief Description

Having figured out how to care for a fat woman or a Money tree, it remains to consider the common varieties of this plant:

1. The Fatty Minor is a hybrid of the oval variety. Small elongated leaves grow up to 1.5 cm, and reach 1 cm in width. The middle part of the leaf plate is rich green, and the edges are reddish. The color of the leaves changes depending on the intensity of the light.
2. The oval variety has twigs with a large number of fleshy oval-shaped leaves. Light green leaf plates have a red border.
3. The decorative view grows up to three meters. The leaves are gray-green in color, reminiscent of coins, quite dense and glossy. They grow up to 6 cm wide and 8 cm long.
4. Bonsai is a dwarf species of Crassula. To maintain the small size of the tree, its young shoots are pinched annually. Excess branches are completely trimmed to give the crown the shape of a small tree.
5. The woody bastard has a thick, short trunk with greenish bark. Fleshy opposite leaves have a rounded curved shape and grow up to 5 cm in length. Leaf plates with burgundy edging have a waxy coating.
6. Variety Sunset (sunset) got its name for the beautiful shade of the leaves. They are light green with a yellowish white tint and a red border.
7. Crassula purslane or silvery blooms with small whitish or pinkish flowers.

Whichever species is chosen for growing at home, it is important to provide optimal lighting, temperature and humidity, as well as water and feed the plant on time.And then it will delight not only with beauty, but with financial well-being in the house.

Major mistakes

Novice growers make a lot of mistakes in the tree transplanting process.

It is not necessary to carry out cardinal pruning in the spring during transplantation, when there is an active growth of the plant. It is already under stress, and if you increase the pruning load, then it is quite possible that the tree will be sore for a long time, and growth will slow down. It is best to remove the branches and form the crown properly in the winter when the money tree is sleeping. As soon as the heat comes, new growth is activated on the cuts made and by the beginning of next winter the flower will grow overgrown with new shoots.
If you use poor-quality dense soil, and not the required peat or sandy soil when changing the pot, then root rot appears in 99% of cases

In the absence of the necessary soil in stores, you can make it yourself.
Particular attention is paid to containers. Clay has a porous structure, so moisture evaporates faster in them, which must be taken into account

Moreover, clay pots quickly saline the soil, so you need to water the plant with distilled water from time to time. Drainage holes must be present in plastic and ceramic pots.
If it becomes possible to process the root system during transplantation, it is better to do this. Processing and pruning takes a minimum of time, but the money tree will feel better and grow faster.
Immediately after transplanting, do not place the pot on a window where the sun shines most of the day. Direct rays during this period can do more harm than good, it is better to place the container nearby and open the curtains.
Top dressing is not applied immediately after transplanting. While the plant is in a state of shock, gets used to new conditions, adapts and throws all its strength into rooting, nutrients in the soil will begin to positively affect the process of creating new shoots. As a result, the plant will have to spend more energy on foliage formation and photosynthesis, while the roots will develop poorly. After a while, they will not be enough to consume the required amount of water and minerals for a large flower.

For information on how to transplant a money tree, see the video below.

How to use healing leaves and juice from them?

To heal bruises and sprains, you need to squeeze juice from the leaves, soak a bandage with it, which then apply to the damaged area. Above you need to apply a film that can be fixed with a bandage. The dressing should be changed after 3 hours. You can make gruel from leaves and make compresses, which are changed after 4 hours. For a compress, put the prepared gruel on cheesecloth, cover with gauze on top and attach to the sore spot. This remedy is very effective for various wounds, abscesses, burns, sprains, bruises.

To get rid of herpes, use the juice squeezed out of the leaves of the bastard.
They need to lubricate the inflamed area on the lip every 30 minutes.
You can soak a cotton pad in the juice, put it on the sore and fix it with a plaster.
The juice of the money tree is effective in treating arthritis and relieving inflammation from insect bites.
You just need to apply the squeezed juice to the sore area - the joints are lubricated at night, and the swelling from the bite is treated with juice up to 6 times a day.
For sore throats, you can chew 1/3 of a leaf 3 times a day.
To get rid of stomach and duodenal ulcers, traditional healers recommend eating 2 leaves 1 hour before meals (it is important to chew them thoroughly).

The leaves of this tree will also help to save yourself from old corns and ingrown nails. In case of calluses, remove the top film from the leaf and apply it to the callus, securely fixing it with a plaster. This should be done at night and until the callus disappears completely.It is also necessary to use the leaves of the money tree for ingrown nails - attach a cut leaf to the inflamed area, cover it with a film on top and fix it with a plaster. The compress should be replaced as the leaf dries, and the nail softened by such a procedure is already much easier to remove.

• The juice squeezed out of the leaves will also help with hemorrhoids.
• To prepare a healing agent, you need to squeeze out the juice and add liquid petroleum jelly to it.
• Moisten a cotton swab in the prepared mixture and use to apply to hemorrhoidal cones.
• The procedure is repeated 2-3 times a day, but the intestines must first be emptied and washed with cold water.
• The applied ointment should be kept for 15-20 minutes.

Conclusion

The article describes in detail how to plant a money tree at home and how to care for it after transplanting. But many people believe that Crassula brings monetary prosperity to the house, and therefore they want to know how to handle a flower so that it attracts money to the house.

Believe it or not in the magic of Crassula is everyone's business, but there are several rules to attract money:

• The plant does not like quarrels and squabbles in the family.
• You need to communicate with a flower, ask it to improve its well-being.
• There should always be order near the money tree.
• There is no need to place cacti near the plant, since with their thorns they drive away monetary energy.
• Coins on a red ribbon are hung on an adult plant.
• The fat woman should be placed away from water, since water extinguishes the energy of money.
• You can put several unwrinkled bills next to the plant.
• When the well-being in the house improves, you can put a dragon figurine next to the pot - it will guard and protect finances.

Even observing these rules, do not forget that the money tree is primarily an indoor flower that needs to be looked after, like other house plants. A fat woman growing in care will certainly grow into a beautiful green tree, and if she is very lucky, she will delight her with rare flowers.