What are the breeding methods and matters needing attention of money tree (dragon and Phoenix wood)? Will it blossom? What's the moral?

Money tree generally refers to snow iron taro, also known as dragon and Phoenix wood, zemi taro, American iron taro, because its leaves are very similar to a string of coins, so it is called money tree, is a very popular indoor foliage plant, suitable for display in the living room, study, office. What are the cultivation methods and matters needing attention of the money tree? What if the leaves turn yellow? What's the moral?

The money tree is an indoor foliage plant, which is used to purify the indoor air. Its newly drawn feathered compound leaves are almost 2 every time, one long and one short, one thick and one thin, so it has another name of "dragon and Phoenix wood", and symbolizes meaning: to attract wealth and treasure, splendor and wealth.

I. Environmental requirements for the growth of money trees

1. Soil

The soil should not only be loose and fertile, good drainage, but also rich in organic matter, acidic to slightly acidic. When selecting soil, coarse sand, peat, washed cinder and a small amount of garden soil can be mixed, and its ph value can be adjusted to 6: 6.5 to make it in a micro-acidic state.

2. Lighting

The money tree is a light-loving and shade-tolerant plant, which is not suitable for growing in strong light. It is best to put it in a shielded place next to the window so that it can be fully exposed to the sun without causing leaf burns due to exposure to the sun. The best blocking effect is 60%, and too much darkness will lead to yellowing of the leaves.

3. Temperature

The appropriate culture temperature is 20-32 degrees. When the summer temperature is high, it is necessary to move into the shade and spray more water on the leaves of the plant to lower the temperature. When the room temperature is lower than 5 degrees in winter, it will harm the growth of the plant, so anti-freezing measures should be taken in time.

4. Humidity

Because the money tree has strong drought resistance, it is better to keep the basin soil slightly wet and dry. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, we should reduce watering, or spray water instead of watering, in order to help the new extraction of tender leaves. In winter, we should pay attention to spraying water to the leaf surface and the surrounding environment, so that the relative air humidity reaches more than 50%.

Second, the method of watering the money tree

Because the cash tree has high drought tolerance, it is usually appropriate to keep the basin soil dry. When the temperature is as high as 34 degrees, it is best to water once a day. In autumn and winter, it is necessary to water as little as possible. Spraying plant leaves can be used instead of watering.

Third, the method of fertilizing money tree.

Because the tree prefers fertilizer, it can be fertilized twice a month during the growing season. The most convenient fertilization option is to buy fertilizer specifically for the tree, which is sold in the flower market. If chemical fertilizer is used, it is necessary to choose a mixture of 02.0% urea and 0.1% potassium dihydrogen phosphate.

Fourth, the breeding method of money tree.

1. Cutting

Money tree cuttings can use a single small leaf, a leaf axis plus 2 leaves or a single leaf axis. The cuttings with leaves on the leaf axis have fast rooting speed and high germination rate, so it is easy to open into larger tubers.

2. Ramet

Remove the large snow iron taro plant from the basin, shake off most of the persistent soil, break it from the weak combination of tubers, and smear sulfur powder or plant ash on the wound, and plant it in a separate pot. Be careful not to bury it too deep when planting, as long as the top of the tuber is buried 1.5-2 cm under the soil.

Need to pay attention to the temperature and embedding depth of the ramet, should be carried out above 18 degrees, can be broken in the weak combination of the tuber, planted in the prepared basin, do not bury too deep, with the top of the tuber buried in the soil 1.5-2cm, it is best to apply sulfur powder or plant ash.

3. Leaf cutting

The leaves of money tree are easy to take root when inserted in the substrate and can be used for reproduction. There are 15-25 leaflets on each mature compound leaf, which can greatly increase the reproduction rate if it is used for reproduction. The leaflets of different maturity or double leaves with total petiole or single leaf with total petiole can be cut into clean river sand bed, or they can also be cut directly in peat and other substrates. Leave the leaves flat or standing when cutting, and keep the sand bed moist after cutting. After 50-60 days, the base of petiole or total petiole was enlarged, and then sturdy new roots grew on the side.

Fifth, the pruning method of money tree

1. Heart-picking: the heart-picking of the money tree suppresses the height growth of the tree, promotes the spreading of the lateral branches, and removes the tender shoots.

2. Picking buds: many adventitious buds will grow on the stem base and stem of the money tree, which should be removed in time to avoid wasting nutrients. However, the strong buds of individual missing branches should be preserved in order to cultivate into useful branches.

3. the best viewing period for picking leaves is mostly in the period of germination of new leaves, when the leaves are small, or bright, or green, and are very resistant to sight. by removing the old leaves, the trees can send out new leaves again, which gives them a good time to watch.

4. Pruning

(1) plastic surgery: money trees often grow many new branches, in order to maintain their beauty, pruning should be carried out. How to prune can be determined according to the hobby of bonsai form of trees, usually can be trimmed into a natural form, the branches will be trimmed into clouds. It can also be trimmed into branches with slightly higher middle, different sizes and outer contours such as melon seeds, which are more beautiful visually.

(2) pruning: when pruning money trees, all clustered branches, cross branches, inward branches, overlapping branches, parallel branches and long branches should be cut off, and the branches called "top" branches should also be cut off.

Matters needing attention in aquaculture

The main results are as follows: (1) it is necessary to turn the basin and change the soil in time, and when the temperature drops below 15 ℃, all forms of topdressing should be stopped so as not to cause fertilizer damage to roots at low temperature. Do not water too much to avoid rotting the roots.

(2) the money tree has a large tuber, which germinates numerous buds and forms groups of small tubers, and its compound leaves have a life span of more than 2-3 years. The seedlings do not grow fast, so they can be used as ornamental plants in small and medium pots, and they should also be used as large pots.

(3) in winter, special attention should be paid to the fact that the basin soil is not too wet, and it is better to be too dry, otherwise, under the condition of low temperature, too wet basin soil is more likely to lead to root rot and even death of the whole plant.

In the usual maintenance process, many friends will put the yellow leaves, fallen leaves, wilting, frostbite and other phenomena raised by money trees. I don't know what the reason is. Let's analyze it:

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