Learn how to propagate a money tree with this step-by-step guide.
Feng shui aside, a money tree adds lushness and beauty to any home.
This plant has a tree form that grow as tall as 8 feet in the right conditions.
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Heres how to propagate your money tree from cuttings in water or potting soil.
Choose a healthy stem thats a few inches long with several leaves.
You want a green stem, not a woody one.
Its a growth point on the plant, and its where the roots for the new plant will form.
This lets your cutting put its energy into growing roots instead of supporting leaves.
Rooting hormone lessens your chances of propagation failure.
Place the vase in a spot withbright, indirect light.
Youll start to see roots grow out of the node in about a week.
Keep the cutting in the vase until the roots are several inches long.
This should take three to four weeks.
Make a small hole in the mix with your finger or a pencil tip.
Leave the pot in a spot with bright, indirect light.
Your cutting should grow enough roots to transplant in four to eight weeks.
Test root development by gently tugging upward on the cutting.
If there’s resistance, it’s ready for transplanting.
If not, let your cutting continue growing roots.
Use a clear plastic drinking cup with drainage holes poked in the bottom instead of a pot.
Youll be able to see when the money plant cutting has grown roots.
