How to deal with frostbite of Money Tree

The manifestation of frostbite of Money Tree

In winter and early spring, the leaves of the Money Tree will wilt and turn yellow gradually. This shows that your Money Tree may be frostbitten.

Why does Money Tree frostbite?

In fact, Money Tree are afraid of cold. In winter, the temperature is not less than 10 ℃, which is one of the important guarantees for Money Tree to spend the winter. If it is lower than this temperature, Money Tree will have fallen leaves, frostbite or even death.

But in winter, we should not only pay attention to the temperature, if the water temperature is too different from the room temperature (the water temperature is too low), or if there is too much water, resulting in water accumulation, which will also cause frostbite of the Money Tree.

So in winter, when the indoor breeding of the Money Tree, it is best to put it in a place with sufficient light, water it reasonably and keep a high temperature

How to deal with the frostbite of the Money Tree

First of all, it needs a gradual process from low temperature to high temperature to transfer the damaged Money Tree to a warmer place. First keep the temperature at 10 ℃ for a period of time, let the Money Tree adapt to this temperature, then slowly increase the temperature until 20 ℃, and spray water several times, the water temperature should be close to the room temperature. However, it should be noted that at this time, the leaves of the Money Tree may be difficult to recover. If the leaves are wilting, it is necessary to cut them all and keep the buds on the plant.

Secondly, it is necessary to check the damage degree of the leaves. If the degree is light, only the leaves are damaged, spray with gibberellin face, or root irrigation can be conducted at the same time. At the beginning, it can be processed once every 3 days, and changed to once every 7 days after the new leaves grow out. Several times in a row can improve the growth of the Money Tree. If the branches are frostbitten, they should be cut off and put erythromycin on the wound.

Finally, if it is found that the root of the Money Tree is also frostbitten, it can be irrigated with 70% ethyl manganese wettable powder, and then the plant is placed in a warm and dry place for maintenance.