- Growing a money tree from a cutting
- Place the cuttings in the water glass
- Money trees can also be propagated from leaves
Propagating a money tree is very easy. All you need is a cutting of the plant. A new money tree can even be grown from a single leaf or parts of a leaf. How to propagate money trees from cuttings.
The money tree cuttings can be rooted in water
Growing a money tree from a cutting
- cut cuttings
- remove lower leaves
- Let the interface dry
- Put the cuttings in the ground
- keep moist
- set light
- later maintain normally
For propagation, cut a head cutting about ten to twelve centimeters long in spring. Remove the lower leaves and place in prepared pots with planting medium.
Place the pot in a very bright, warm place. However, you should avoid direct sunlight. Keep the soil moist but not too wet.
New roots form within a few weeks. Continue to care for the cutting as you would an adult plant. As soon as roots have appeared, you can also place the money tree directly in the sun.
Place the cuttings in the water glass
You can also place the cuttings in a glass of water immediately after cutting. This has the advantage that you can see if roots have developed.
Once the roots are two to three inches long, plant the cutting in a prepared pot.
The disadvantage of this method is that the roots are very sensitive and can easily break under the pressure of the substrate. You need to be very careful when planting.
Money trees can also be propagated from leaves
You can also grow a new money tree from leaf cuttings. All you need is a piece of paper, which you can even split.
Fill a pot with substrate. Lay the leaf or leaf parts on the ground and press them down lightly.
Keep the surface slightly moist and place the leaf cutting in a warm, very bright place out of direct sunlight. In this way, too, new roots develop within a few weeks. The leaf cutting is repotted as soon as the new plant has formed at least three pairs of leaves.
tips
The care of a money tree is considered moderate, but it is quite forgiving of small care mistakes. It is important that you do not water it too often and that you fertilize it sparingly.