Re: Money Tree...

Your source must be MoBot. There's a lot of confusion around this plant. MoBot says it's a humongus tree that grows in [where? Amazon basin? I forget] and nearly every one else says, no, it's this smallish tree from Guyana or India [it's also called Malabar chestnut as well as Guyana chestnut and French peanut] or some place else. It's all very confused and muddled--but rest assured, the one sold as the "money tree" is the smaller tree that produces the smaller fruits.

On Jul 27, 2005, at 11:38 AM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center wrote:

My reference says most of what Jim related. However, it mentions the fruits
are a foot long and 6inches round. Pretty heavy load for a bonsai. ;+)

Kitty
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From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
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Subject: Re: [CHAT] Money Tree...


Enlarged caudex is normal, Bonnie. They have to be fairly large to
produce fruit, I think [but not sure]. The one at Selby Botanical
Garden is 10-12 feet and regularly produces fruit. Fruits are
large-avocado sized pods that are full of cherry sized nuts that should
be roasted before eating. They taste something like chestnuts. Give
them light and adequate moisture; I don't know of any problems with
them, but I'd keep an eye out for the usual houseplant suspects--spider
mites, mealy bugs, etc, and if found, wash them off.


On Jul 26, 2005, at 7:24 PM, Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:

I happened upon a couple of bonsai "money tree" [Pachira aquatica] for
low
bucks and picked one up for my office and for Bill's. The photos I've
seen
on the web look right as far as the leaves, but the trunks on ours are
bulbous at bottom and tiny at the top. Is this a different cultivar
or is
there something wrong with them? Will they eventually bloom and
produce
(albeit tiny) fruit? Is there anything special I should do for them
and/or
are there problems I should look out for?

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)

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Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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