When a trunk dies....? Hello , I received a money tree for my birthday and it has a dead trunk like you can see on the picture.... should i leave it there or remove it ? Because it's not hard like the others , it's soft so i'm worried that it will rot... what should i do ?
Hello, is it normal that my money tree looks like this ?? It lost a lot of leaves so it looks kind of naked compared to other pictures i've seen.
yes, it looks pretty normal. if it's losing a lot of leaves all at once, then something is up, though. how long have you had it? if it's a very recent purchase, it may be in a bit of shock from moving to a new location and should recover. it'll also go into a bit of a pout if you move it's location - as in, from lower sunlight to higher sunlight and you make the move too quickly. are you watering it enough? maybe giving too much water? what about lighting?
Re: When a trunk dies....? Soft is not normal. Blackish and hard is fine. Soft and blackish definitely is not. I cannot bear to see pachiras in a dark corner and my first instinct is to put them in a bright spot near a window. Mine has flourished that way. If you're wondering about how to generate more foliage. Lots of bright light (mostly indirect) and organic fertilizer feedings every time I water during the warm summer months. Don't overwater. Let them dry out inbetween waterings. I hate the term "keep soil moist" as 99% of the time it's bound to cause death by overwatering. Let the soil dry out completely before watering again. Time inbetween while waiting for it to dry out can last anywhere from 2 days to 1 week to 2 weeks in winter. Another note - watch out for that string higher up tying the three braided trunks together! I would immediately remove them if I ever saw a tree like that during the summer months when growth on pachiras explode as houseplants. Bark thickens and the string will eventually cut into it, strangling it, possibly beyond saving. Take it off immediately.
thank you very much for your reply, i keep the soil moist but not wet and i mist once a week now.... and yes by the way i got it 3 weeks ago so you're right about the shock reaction... so i'll give it time..... thanks again :)
Re: When a trunk dies....? oh okay i'll remove it, thanks.... so you're saying that i should remove the dead trunk ? i guess it can rot and contaminate the others.... so i'll do that too.... thank you very much for your help :)[/COLOR][/COLOR]
