The names money tree and fortune tree are actually just names given by merchants for promotion. In fact, the money tree is "Malabar chestnut" and the fortune tree is "Queensland umbrella tree". It can be seen that the money tree and fortune tree are Trees are not the same plant at all, so what is the difference between a money tree and a fortune tree?
Money tree: focus on improving luck
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The money tree is also known as Malabar chestnut, melon chestnut, Chinese and American kapok, and goose palm. It is an evergreen small tree of the Kapok family. It is native to Costa Rica, Australia and some small islands in the Pacific Ocean in Latin America. It is also distributed in the tropical areas of southern my country and is a bonsai. The money tree is a perennial evergreen shrub that prefers a warm, moist, sunny or slightly shaded environment.
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The money tree is 8-15m tall, with palmate compound leaves, 5-7 leaflets, and multiple whorls of branches. The flowers are large, up to 22.5cm long, with lobed petals. The flowers are red, white or light yellow in bright color. It blooms from April to May and matures from September to October. There are 10-20 seeds inside, which are large, irregular in shape and light brown. Money tree mainly reproduces by seeds. The seeds mature in autumn and should be sown as they are harvested. The money tree is often grown as a potted plant in a stake style for indoor viewing. To speed up growth, it can be planted in the ground first and then potted.
Wealth Tree: The important thing is to attract wealth
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Pachira macrocarpa, also known as melon and chestnut, is native to Mexico and Costa Rica. Kapok family, Melon genus. It likes high temperature and humidity and sufficient sunshine, is not cold-tolerant, is afraid of direct sunlight, is relatively shade-tolerant, and has certain drought tolerance. The soil is preferably fertile, loose loam, and is resistant to pruning. The temperature in winter should not be lower than 10°C.
The lucky leaves are palmately compound leaves, and the number of leaflets changes greatly with growth. It has 3-5 leaves when young, 9-12 leaves when grown, and can reach as many as 16 leaves. The leaflets are oblong, with a blunt apex, a short cusp, and a blunt base; the leaf margins are wavy and leathery; they are densely pubescent when young, and clean and hairless when larger. The leaves are 15-25 cm long and 5-10 cm wide. cm, the leaf surface is thick and shiny, the back of the leaf is light green, and the petiole is reddish brown. Umbrellas, small terminal flowers, white, blooming in spring, but potted plants rarely bloom.
Extended reading:
1. What kind of soil is good for cultivating money tree? How to use money tree nutrient solution
2. How to fertilize a money tree? What is the best fertilizer to fertilize a money tree?
3. Propagation and cultivation methods of money trees
4. How to transplant a money tree. Precautions for repotting a money tree
5. Money tree seed planting method teaches you how to plant seeds with high germination rate
