Hello,

I’ve had this plant for 4 years now, and I’m not sure what to do with it. The plant is a money tree, and the floral tape and wire there is to prevent the trunk from leaning too much. There is a spot outside to place it, but due to Florida weather I’ve been afraid of leaving it outside for fear of its pot getting flooded from rain. It is in a pot that has drainage holes, but that only helps so much.

Also, the trunk appears unsteady. When I pull it away from the window it’s currently leaning against, it leans heavily to one side and I don’t know if it will topple over or snap with a stiff breeze outside. Do I risk moving it outside, perhaps with more soil? If not, what other suggestions do you have? I live with cats who like to eat the leaves if they can access it, so keep that in mind. I don’t want to trim/prune if I can help it, but it’s about to outgrow the window at this point.

Without window support

Close-up in pot

  • Queen___Bee@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Thanks for the feedback. The last time I repotted it was sometime early last year, and I don’t know how frequent I should be doing that. Once the plant becomes twice as tall as the pot or taller?

    I didn’t think about pruning being helpful for strengthening roots, so I’ll give that a shot.

    So far the plant gets plenty of light. The window is north facing so it’s more indirect light, but plenty of light gets through as far as I can tell. I tried moving it, but maybe I’m doing that wrong. Do I keep it in the moved position for several days, a couple weeks, or until I notice the branches aren’t leaning as much and then move it again?