There is a strong belief that The fat woman is sensitive to the family microclimate, financial condition and the spiritual attitude of the person who raised her.

In contrast to this opinion flower lovers claim that there are few such unpretentious indoor plants as Crassula.

She puts up with many mistakes of inept flower growers, cheerfully turning green with its bright elastic leaves. However, even when growing money tree(fat women) sometimes have to face problems and illnesses.

Diseases with photos and home care

In this article we will look at the main diseases, diseases of the Crassula flower (money tree) and their treatment. Let's answer the questions: why does the fat plant get sick and how to cure a houseplant money tree?

Slow growth

Why does the crassula (money tree) not grow (stands in one place) or grows poorly and what to do?

Since the money tree (crassula, crassula) - This is a semi-desert plant, For good growth it requires natural habitat conditions:

• bright but not excessive lighting;
• adequate drainage;
• watering during the growth period;
• drying of the soil and coolness during a period of relative dormancy.

If these conditions are met You won’t have to complain about the slow growth of the money tree.

You can give it an attractive appearance regular pinching of shoots, which stimulates growth points and helps quickly grow the crown.

ATTENTION! In order for the Crassula to grow quickly, it is necessary to find the optimal lighting mode, the so-called “golden mean”. The money tree needs bright light but the plant should not be exposed to direct sunlight.

Leaves are falling off

Money tree sheds leaves: why?

Since Crassula (money tree) reproduces using leaves, their shedding - this indicates a leaf disease or is an alarming signal that the plant has found itself in unfavorable conditions and urgently wants to leave offspring.

Why does the crassula flower (money tree) lose its leaves (crassula sheds) or why does the crassula lose its leaves?

Reasons(why leaves fall) such an unpleasant phenomenon or disease can be:

• excessive watering and insufficient lighting, especially during the winter dormancy period;
• prolonged repeated drying out of the earthen coma;
• watering with cold tap water;
• too frequent fertilizing.

What to do, how to care for it at home and how to save it if the leaves of the fat plant fall off?

Having analyzed the reasons, you need to try observe the watering regime in accordance with the season, water with warm, settled water, minimize the use of fertilizers.

ATTENTION! In winter, watering Crassula is reduced to 1-2 times a month; the lower the air temperature, the less frequent it is. It is advisable to reduce the temperature in the room to 15⁰, because at this time the weather in the homeland of the money tree is cold and dry.

The trunk is rotten

Why does the money tree have a soft, thin trunk?

Succulents, which include Crassula (money tree), accustomed to storing water for future use in desert conditions, They absolutely cannot tolerate excessive soil moisture. The roots begin to rot, followed by the trunk of the plant. If, after drying the soil, the plant does not return to its proper form, then everything is very serious - he urgently needs to be transplanted.

How to save and what to do if the trunk rots, the roots rot and the money tree (crassula) dies?

Before transplanting, you need to wash off the soil from the roots and carefully inspect them. If everything is not so bad, and only the roots are rotten, they are cut off to healthy areas, dusted with wood ash and planted in a new substrate.

It is almost impossible to revive a rotten trunk.

Crassula stem cuttings take root very easily, and the new plants you grow from them will help you correct mistakes.

Find out why it appears root rot in Aloe, the sedum Morgana succulent.

The photo below shows the root system (roots) of Crassula (money tree):

The leaves are turning yellow

Why do the leaves of the Crassula (money tree) turn yellow?

The most likely cause of yellowing of the leaves of the Crassula is lack of light.

Find out why Azalea leaves turn yellow.

What to do if the leaves of the money tree turn yellow?

If the windows of the room face north or northeast and the toast is turning yellow, you should think about artificial lighting.

In the warm season, the best place for the Crassula will be garden or loggia with protection from direct sunlight.

Soft limp leaves

The money tree is withering and its leaves are falling! Let's look at why this happens.

Why do the leaves of the money tree wrinkle, become soft and thin, and become lethargic, and what should you do if the money tree withers?
Loss of leaf elasticity in Crassula indicates a problem with watering.

The plant is either suffering from drought, or the roots are suffocating from waterlogging.

What to do if the money tree has soft leaves?

It is necessary to check whether the substrate drainage is sufficient and adjust the watering.

Another reason could be excessive solar insolation, especially if the plant has recently been transplanted. Roots damaged during transplantation cannot cope with the money tree's need for watering, and the leaves wither and wrinkle.

Black spots appeared on the leaves

Why do the leaves of the money tree turn black?

Dry, round black spots on Crassula leaves appear as a result of sunburn.

Shading the plant from direct sunlight will solve this problem, but the affected leaves will fall off over time.

Black and brown soft spots on leaves they say that Crassula affected by a fungal infection.

Leaves with signs of disease should be removed, the plant should be treated with a drug to combat fungal infections, and if necessary, the treatment can be repeated several times. There is no need to be afraid of removing a large number of leaves, This creates new growth points, the crown of the plant will be thicker and more luxuriant.

ATTENTION! It is worth reviewing the conditions for keeping the money tree, since the fungus develops only in rooms with high humidity. Ventilating the room and mulching the surface layer of the earth can help cope with this problem.

The leaves are turning red

Why and why do the leaves of the money tree turn red or are they already turning red?

The main reason for the redness of the leaves of the fat plant is too bright sunlight. The Crassula does not tolerate direct sunlight, although its African origin would seem to indicate the opposite. A red tint may appear on the leaves after a “change of residence”, moving the plant from a shaded windowsill to a brightly lit one.

This problem can be solved very simply - It is enough to slightly shade the window with a light curtain, and the leaves will turn bright green again. If, in addition to redness, the leaves are also slightly wilted, it means that the change of location has led to sunburn, and the money tree needs to be fed with complex fertilizer and sprayed with a biostimulant. You can use Epin, a universal “living water” for affected plants.

CAREFULLY! Using Epin, overdose should not be allowed, The count is literally in drops, this drug is so active. To treat an adult plant, 1-2 drops dissolved in a glass of water are enough.

When the underside of the leaves turns red you need to pay attention to the watering regime, perhaps the plant simply does not have enough moisture, the earthen lump is dry.

Pest control and photos

Pests don’t really like to settle on Crassula, but from time to time it suffers from their invasion.

Why does a white coating appear on the Crassula plant (white spots or dots on the leaves): what is it?

Sometimes in the axils of the leaves of the money tree you can see a white coating, similar to cotton balls.
This is a signal that it has settled on the plant. mealybug. In order to get rid of it, you need:

• wash off the pest with warm water from the shower;
• wash the fat plant with a small brush with a thick foam of laundry soap, then rinse the plant with clean water;
• treat with infusion of garlic or tobacco, decoction of cyclamen tubers. Such treatments are carried out 3-4 times a month.

The scale insect affects not only Crassula, but also many other plants, for example: Hoya, Poinsettia succulent, Cereus cactus.

If you don’t fight the mealybug, it will feed on the sap of young shoots, which will lead to weakening of the plant, slowing down its growth, loss of leaves, appearance on Crassula colonies of sooty fungi. White plaque on the plant, you need to rub it between your fingers in order to distinguish mealybug damage from fungal damage.

A musty smell indicates a fungal infection.

Much harder to get rid of spider mite. Its presence can be noticed by small yellowish spots on the leaves and threads of cobwebs.

The reason for the appearance of this pest- warm and dry air, so by spraying the plants regularly, you can avoid the appearance of mites on the fat plant. In the early stages of damage, you can treat the money tree with garlic or tobacco infusion, or soap suds.

Such measures are not always effective; most often, neighboring plants are also affected by the mite.

In this case, it will only help insecticide treatment. They need to treat not only the plants, but also the surface on which they stand, as well as flower pots to destroy clutches of spider mite eggs.

Shchitovka can be noticed only at a late stage of the lesion, when at the base of the petioles of the money tree and back side leaves along the veins red-brown plaques (spots) appeared, that is, the pest can be seen with the naked eye.

The following measures are being taken urgently:

• Scale insects are removed by scraping them from the surface of leaves and shoots;
• the fatty mushroom is wiped with tobacco or soap solution, washed with warm water;
• treat the plant with a systemic insecticide.

In case of severe scale infestation, when all the leaves are covered with sweet sticky secretions, it is very difficult to cope with.

REFERENCE. Soap solution for spraying It is prepared in the following proportion - 10 g of potassium, green or laundry soap per half liter of water. Before soap treatment The soil in the pot must be covered with film.

What to do: the money tree falls from gravity?

This problem is only possible if the pot with Crassula was not turned towards the light, its crown became one-sided and the tree lost stability.

How to strengthen the trunk of a crassula?

To solve the problem An adult plant is transplanted into a slightly larger pot, slightly reducing the load on one side by pinching it.

It is advisable to replant in the spring, but if the situation does not tolerate delay, you can use transshipment method, that is, carefully remove the plant along with the earthen lump, place it in a larger pot, and carefully fill the gaps between the soil and the walls of the pot with substrate.

The shape of a young plant can still be adjusted, turning it around its axis. The plant reaches for the window glass, the only source of light, the main trunk bends.

Timely attention to the shape of the money tree will allow you to get a slender plant with uniform growth and a neat crown.

Having created optimal conditions for the development of the Crassula, you can be sure that problems and diseases will not interfere with growing a beautiful, strong plant, signaling to its owners about the well-being of the house in which it lives.

Crassula, money tree, crassula, butterwort are a favorite of many beginning and experienced gardeners. The plant is valued for its exotic appearance and unpretentious character, and is considered a talisman of financial well-being and prosperity. But what to do when the leaves fall off? How to treat the disease? In this case, you need to immediately begin resuscitation measures.

Why do Crassula leaves fall off?

Sometimes the leaves of a healthy fat plant begin to fall off. If there are not many fallen ones, then this is a completely natural process of crown renewal, replacing old leaves with new ones. In healthy plants, this process occurs unnoticed and does not cause any trouble for the grower. New elastic shoots simply emerge from the leaf axils, old leaves fall off, making way for young leaves and branches. Those that have fallen to the ground begin to grow and give rise to new small plants. This is how the vegetative propagation of the fat plant occurs.

Most often, money tree leaves fall off in autumn and winter, when daylight hours decrease and the tree receives less light. The reason in spring days is the renewal of the crown and the growth of new shoots. In summer, the plant sheds its leaves due to hot, dry air and scorching sun. There are other causes of shedding, for example, an invasion of pests, fungi, sunburn or excess moisture.

Crassula withers

Crassula diseases: symptoms, causes, treatment

Crassula has a strong immune system, but in unfavorable conditions it begins to wither and shed its leaves. Characteristics of the main diseases of Crassula are presented in the following table.

Causes of diseases	Symptoms of diseases
Violation of the watering regime	the leaves became soft/withered, turned yellow and began to fall off; the trunk and roots of the plant are rotten; Crassula has dropped healthy leaves
Violation of the light regime	the leaves lost their elasticity, turned red and began to crumble; round black spots appeared; the flower has stretched out and lost its former attractiveness
Fungi and pests	the plant is covered with brown spots of irregular shape; convex brown or yellowish growths, similar to dill seeds, appeared on the leaves; yellowish spots, cobwebs have appeared between the leaves; cotton-like growths appeared on the plant

If you have at least one of the listed symptoms the tree needs to be saved. Timely measures will help to revive the fat plant, prevent the death of the plant and restore its former beauty.

The leaves became soft and yellowed. The money tree is shedding its leaves.

Crassula came to us from the desert regions of Africa, so it does not tolerate frequent and abundant watering. If you overwater the plant, it will turn yellow and shed some of its leaves. To save this African beauty from death, you need to thoroughly dry the soil ball in a pot and reconsider its watering regime.

In summer, the fat plant should be watered no more than 1-2 times a week, and in winter - no more than 1-2 times a month. The plant should be watered only after completely dry soil in a pot otherwise the flower will turn yellow and begin to shed its leaves

The trunk and roots of the plant are rotten. What to do?

If you regularly flood the money tree with water, then very soon its trunk and roots will begin to rot and the leaves will fall off. Sick the plant urgently needs to be transplanted into a pot with dry soil, critically examining the roots and cutting off the rotten ends to healthy areas. The cut areas should be powdered with wood ash, and then the plant should be planted in a new substrate. A rotten trunk, unfortunately, is almost impossible to restore.

The leaves dried out and began to fall off

The reason may be infrequent watering in hot weather, proximity to heating devices (batteries, air heaters) and exposure to direct sunlight. To help the fat woman in the warm season take her out into the fresh air: in the garden, in the yard or on the balcony. Choose a place for your pet that is not too sunny, where she will feel comfortable.

Crassula withers

Crassula has dropped healthy leaves

The heat-loving fat plant does not like to be watered with cold water or kept in a draft, and tries to attract the owner’s attention to this problem by dropping healthy, juicy leaves. To preserve the surviving part of the crown, you need to find a quiet and peaceful place for the tree, away from drafts, and water it with water at room temperature.

The leaves lost their elasticity, turned red and began to fall off

Despite its African origin, the Crassula does not tolerate scorching sun rays, from which it turns red and sheds its leaves. Most often this happens after moving the flower from a shaded corner to a sunny windowsill. To save the money tree, you need to shade the window glass with a curtain, film or newspaper, and sunburned Feed reddened leaves with complex fertilizer or spray with a biostimulant. To do this, you can use the universal fertilizer “Epin” to restore plants.

When treating the money tree with Epin fertilizer, strictly follow the instructions. This drug is very active, and it must be added literally drop by drop, dissolving them in a glass of water

Round black spots appeared on the leaves

If direct sunlight can turn the leaves of the crassula red, then prolonged exposure to direct sunlight can lead to serious damage to the plate and the appearance of unsightly black spots on the leaves. To save a home flower, you need to move it away from the window, or shade it window glass. Shading the plant will help solve the problem, but the affected leaves cannot be saved and over time they will fall off.

Crassula leaf burn

In winter, the flower stretched out and lost its former attractiveness

If the butterwort does not have enough light, it begins to stretch upward, its internodes become elongated, the stem becomes thinner and the plant loses its attractiveness. The problem is aggravated by abundant watering in winter. To save a flower, you need to move it to another place, closer to the source of daylight.

The green plant was covered with brown spots of irregular shape. How to save?

It happens that brown spots appear on the money tree, which gradually cover the entire plant. Ultimately the flower dies. Why is this happening? The cause is gray or wet rot Biotytis cinema. To stop the spread of rot, you should increase the ventilation of the room and reduce watering. Areas affected by rot must be cut off, and thoroughly disinfect the cut areas. If the disease has gone too far, all that remains is to re-root the plant or take cuttings from it.

The fungus actively develops in damp rooms and does not like dry air. To prevent its occurrence, you should ventilate the rooms more often and mulch the soil surface.

Convex brown or yellowish growths, similar to dill seeds, appeared on the leaves

Sometimes the green leaves begin to turn yellow - such growths are left by the scale insect, a hemipteran insect of the scale insect family, which attacks the money tree with great pleasure. Dealing with this scourge is not difficult:

• take a soft brush, moisten it with alcohol or kerosene and remove stains;
• Wipe the leaves of the plant with soapy foam and rinse them thoroughly with clean water;
• treat the flower with insecticides such as Fufanon, Fitoverm, etc.

The scale insect cannot be recognized on early stage defeats. And only when brown plaques appear on the plant does infection of the flower become obvious

The leaves of the plant were covered with yellowish spots, a cobweb appeared

Cobwebs and yellowish spots on the leaves of the money tree are left by a tiny pest - spider mite. It is more difficult to combat this pest than the scale insect. The easiest way is to buy a complex preparation such as “Neorona”, “Rogora” or “Actellika” in the store and spray the plant according to the instructions. At an early stage, regular spraying with tobacco, soap or garlic solution will help.

Spider mites develop well in warm, dry rooms. To prevent its occurrence, you should regularly spray the money tree with fresh water from a spray bottle.

Cotton-like growths appeared on the plant

A white coating in the axils of the leaves, resembling cotton wool, indicates that it has settled on the plant. mealybug. The mealybug is a member of the hemiptera family, the superfamily of mealybugs. The pest feeds on the sap of young shoots. At the same time, plant growth slows down, leaves fall off, and shoots become deformed.

Mealybug attacked the fat woman

• carefully examine the flower, remove the scale insects with a soft brush dipped in a concentrated soap solution, or wash them off with warm water from the shower;
• beat the laundry soap into a foam and treat the entire plant with this foam;
• rinse the flower thoroughly with running water;
• Spray the flower 3-4 times with infusion of tobacco, garlic, and a decoction of cyclamen tubers.

If the damage has become significant, after cleaning the plant from scale insects, spray it with Actellik.

Thus, Crassula is unpretentious plant , which, with proper care, will delight the owner for many years. The plant may respond to violations of lighting and watering regimes, the appearance of fungi and mold by the appearance of spots on the leaves and their shedding, rotting of the trunk and roots. Most Crassula diseases are treatable.

Crassula leaves are falling, and you cannot find the reason for this unpleasant phenomenon for you? There is no need to panic here, we will tell you how to solve this problem. Krasula, Crassula or another variant of the name money tree is still a fairly unpretentious houseplant in its care. What is she missing then, you say? Yes, a similar problem of leaves falling off in Crassula occurs quite often. And in this case, as a rule, there can be two main reasons for this trouble. Let's talk about them, and at the same time find out what can be done to prevent this from happening in the future.

If the leaves of the Crassula fall off. Why does this happen and how to prevent it?

And so, the first reason is quite simple, and applies to many indoor plants that are overly cared for - this is excessive watering, which leads to stagnation of water in the lower part of the pot with a poor drainage system. Then your “money tree” was affected by fusarium rot. With this disease, the roots of the plant rot and at the same time, a pink-white coating forms on the root collar, and after that the leaves also suffer. In order for the plant to be saved, it must be replanted into new soil, and it is very important to free it from the previous, old soil and cut off already rotten roots (read about when and how to properly replant other plants). Further. To prevent such a misfortune from happening again, alternate watering with drying the earthen lump in the pot.

The second reason if the leaves of the Crassula fall off is the excess amount of mineral salts into the soil or their amount in fertilizing watering. In such a case, replanting the plant in fresh soil will again help you.

Prolonged heat can also cause the leaves to fall off in the fat plant, as well as in many other indoor plants. A plant, when it finds itself in conditions that are abnormal for it, strives for one thing - to produce offspring. This is especially evident in those who are sick. For the money tree, one of the methods of vegetative propagation is propagation by leaves. Therefore, the fat plant sheds apparently healthy, still green leaves, and after a while a small plant forms at the very base of the leaf.

If all the leaves of the crassula have fallen off, then you can wait for the formation of side shoots or cut off the upper part of the stem from the plant and root it.

The fat woman at home loves to bask in the sun!

If the sun is a fairly frequent guest in your apartment and there is clean water, then maintaining and caring for a money tree will not be difficult for you.

The most suitable place for this plant is south-eastern or southern (in summer, be sure to shade it from the scorching sun!) windows. Windows on the eastern side will also work, but certainly not on the northern side, where there is a lack of sunlight (Are there smudges on the windowsill from flowers? It’s okay, you can also read about how to clean a plastic window sill on our website.)

Watering should be moderate, after the earthen ball in the pot has completely dried. If such drying out occurs only after two weeks, there is nothing to worry about, it means you need to water once every two weeks.

During winter, the fat plant needs to be kept cool to avoid stretching of its shoots and, again, the falling of leaves, which is so disliked by gardeners. In this case, it will be necessary to water the plant infrequently and ensure that the earthen clod does not dry out.

Crassula is not quite picky about the composition of the soil. The money tree feels quite good in a mixture consisting of turf, leaf, peat soil and coarse sand (the ratio here can be the following 1: 1: 0.5: 1). The horse system is superficial, so the plant should be planted in shallow but wide pots and replanted in the spring.

If the leaves of the Crassula fall off. Useful soil additives when planting.

What needs to be added to the soil when planting is crushed charcoal. It will help prevent root rot from overwatering. As well as acidification of the soil. Even when planting, be sure to provide good drainage. It must be at least two centimeters. For these purposes it is easier and better to use expanded clay.

If all these conditions are met, you will no longer wonder what to do. If the leaves of the Crassula fall off.

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At the end of the article, watch the video advice on our topic “Money tree: how to care for and grow?”, perhaps it will help you understand once again what you should and should not do if the leaves of the crassula fall off. and so, let's look:

If you have had a money tree in your house for a long time, then you have probably noticed that from time to time the leaves of this plant can fall off, wither, turn yellow or dry out. And it happens the other way around - the leaves fill up, become fleshy, with a bright green tint, their number grows and grows. What is the reason? So it turns out that exactly money tree leaves are an indicator of the growth or decline of your income. For example, at the moment when you make a large purchase, the money tree sheds its leaves, and this is understandable - after all, the amount in your wallet or bank account has decreased significantly. But when your income grows steadily, your financial “talisman” also grows.

Is it possible to influence this, you ask? Of course - your care, love and faith in him will help him smell fragrant and delight you with a wallet full to the brim. It’s not for nothing that this plant was called Crassula - with it, your income has enormous potential, thanks to which wallets get fatter, and more and more zeros are added to the amounts in bank accounts.

Money tree - leaves fall. What to do?

There are many reasons, why do money tree leaves fall. One of the most common is watering the flower too much. Remember that this tree does not like excess moisture; in summer it is enough to water it every 2-3 days, keeping the soil slightly moist, but in winter only a few times a month, waiting until the soil is completely dry.

The second reason is insufficiently humid air. This is especially true during the heating season, when the air in apartments and even private houses is too dry. Actually, in winter, growth slows down, fewer new leaves and sprouts appear on it, so you should not allow high temperatures and spray as often as possible money tree leaves. At night, this plant feels most comfortable in the same conditions as the human body - the room should be ventilated and the air in it should be cool.

Crassula leaves also fall due to excess salts and mineral fertilizers, so you should be careful about their dosages when feeding the plant.

Money tree - leaves wither and dry out. Reasons and solution

Crassula leaves wither, dry out and turn yellow most often in the heat, especially if the plant is in direct sunlight. In summer, the money tree tolerates the heat most comfortably outdoors, so that there is enough light, but not too sunny. You can take the fat plant out onto the balcony, terrace, garden or yard in the spring, and bring it back in early autumn. Make sure that the plant is not exposed to heavy rain - from excess moisture, the root system may begin to rot, but the leaves of the money tree may wither and turn pale.

Money tree leaves are round, thick, large

For them to really be like this, you should look closely and listen to the plant as often as possible - strange as it may seem, it always gives signs to its owners, as if signaling that it requires attention. Don’t miss this moment, revive it in time, replant the money tree, feed it properly, and organize watering. It may happen that the plant is simply uncomfortable in the place where you placed it and then money tree sheds leaves to make you fuss. As we already mentioned in the article, the best place for this flower is the south-east side, try moving the flower there and you will notice how it comes to life, bringing all new benefits to your home.

Don’t let the defender of your financial stability die undeservedly, give him your attention, affection and care, talk to him, agree on mutual support, and the results will not keep you waiting.

There is a lot connected with Crassula or Money Tree, as they used to call it. It is believed that the fleshy large leaves of the Money Tree bring prosperity to the house. The larger the leaves, the more money the family will have. Despite the fact that the Crassula is very unpretentious in care, sometimes “incidents” happen to it: leaves fall off or the leaves of the Money Tree turn yellow or red. How can I help him and what is the reason?

Money tree - leaves falling

Only improper care of Crassula can cause leaves to turn yellow or fall off. And according to superstition: the leaves of the Money Tree fall, which means wealth is leaving the house. To prevent this from happening, let's properly care for the Money Tree:

• Provide the Money Tree with fresh air, ventilate the room more often. Just make sure that the Crassula does not stand in a draft.
• Keep the plant in a cool room in winter, the most ideal winter temperature is +15°C.
• To ensure that the Money Tree has healthy, glossy leaves, provide him with good lighting. It loves the sun, but in the summer be sure to cover it from direct sunlight, otherwise the leaves will get burned. The scorched leaves of the Money Tree will begin to fall off.
• Don't overwater your Crassula. It should be watered rarely, but abundantly, allowing the earthen clod to dry almost completely. During watering, the leaves of the Money Tree are saturated with moisture, the supply of which will last for a long time. Don't forget that this is a succulent plant.
• One of the reasons why leaves fall on a money tree is disease: Fusaria rot, which occurs due to constant waterlogging of the soil. The roots of the money tree begin to hurt and rot, the leaves fall off, and the plant itself may die.
• When planting Crassula, Be sure to place a drainage layer of pebbles or expanded clay on the bottom of the pot. Add charcoal to the soil. Check the roots and remove any diseased ones.
• Do not overfeed the plant. Feeding once a month with fertilizers for succulent plants will be enough.
• High temperatures, especially in summer, can also cause leaves to fall off the money tree.

As a rule, any plant in unfavorable conditions tries to produce offspring faster. And on the money tree, each leaf can quickly take root. So, under unfavorable conditions, the Crassula tries to shed its leaves and quickly produce offspring from each fallen leaf.

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The money tree is a houseplant with which a huge number of folk signs and superstitions are associated. For example, to the question “Why does the money tree shed its leaves?”, you can get a variety of answers, mentioning negative energy, spoilage, and various phytopathologies. So how can we understand what is the reason for this phenomenon?

Money tree as an indicator of your finances

Speaking about the superstitions associated with this plant, it should be noted that it is considered a talisman that brings financial well-being. So, if the money tree (also known as Crassula) loses its leaves, it may be after a major expense in your home - renovations or furniture purchases. Thus, the fat woman shows the state of your bank account. If significant income is expected, the money tree begins to grow and delight its owners with fresh leaves and shoots. Of course, there is no evidence or serious basis for such an explanation. And it’s better to listen to what flower growers and phytopathology specialists are saying.

Improper plant care

If the leaves of the money tree fall off, the reason may be:

• Excessive watering, which causes water to stagnate in the lower part of the pot and becomes a risk factor for the development of various diseases.
• Excessive amounts of fertilizers containing mineral salts.
• Prolonged heat can also cause leaves to fall. After all, just like other plants, the money tree, when finding itself in abnormal conditions, strives to produce offspring as quickly as possible. Crassula usually reproduces vegetatively, that is, by leaves. That is why she sheds them - soon after this you will be able to notice the formation of a small plant at the base of each leaf.

Fusarium rot: how to deal with it

Sometimes the cause of leaf fall is the so-called fusarium rot. This disease develops due to excessive watering under conditions of poor drainage system. Fusarium rot can be diagnosed by the presence of a pink-white coating on the root collar. The fact is that with this disease the roots are first affected, then the trunk and leaves. You can save the plant if you transplant it into new soil. However, in this case it is necessary to completely free it from the old soil, and trim the already rotten roots. To avoid such a misfortune in the future, watering should be alternated with drying the earthen ball in the pot.

How to deal with the problem?

If the leaves fall, then you first need to establish the cause of this phenomenon. After this, you can move on to specific actions. First of all, provide the money tree with suitable conditions. The fat woman tolerates the sun well, loves ventilated rooms and watering with clean water.

If the leaves have fallen due to excessive amounts of fertilizer, then the money tree must be replanted in fresh soil. This is the only way you can eliminate the source of the problem. When replanting, remember that the plant is not picky about soil, but feels especially comfortable in a universal mixture of leaf, turf and peat soil with coarse sand (the proportion should be 1:1:0.5:1). In addition, the drainage layer is very important here. It should be at least 2 cm, and it is best to use expanded clay for it. Crushed wood or Activated carbon, his bactericidal properties will prevent the formation of rot. It is better to replant the plant in a shallow pot, this best option for such a root system.

Problems in the development and growth of a houseplant are often associated with the fact that it is not properly cared for. Leaves signal problems. They begin to turn yellow, wither, and fall off. This state of the flower may be associated with the temperature and humidity in the room. Even such an unpretentious tree as the money tree, or crassula, can shed its leaves if treated carelessly.

It has a lot of advantages - it easily tolerates unfavorable conditions: drought and poor lighting. Often it is brought into the house in order to improve and strengthen the material condition. This legend is treated with confidence, which is why the popular name of the fat woman is associated with money. But even the most unpretentious plant has problems. And when the leaves of a tree begin to fly off, it is immediately clear that the situation must be urgently corrected. And for this we need knowledge about the life and development of plants of this species.

, or Crassula, or Crassula, is their high ability to survive in drought conditions. It is not for nothing that their homeland is the southern part of the African continent with the hot sun and infertile dry soils. This existence taught the fat woman to accumulate and collect moisture in the leaves. That's why they are plump and fleshy. And moisture evaporates slowly due to the small diameter of the leaf plate.

In addition, the arrangement of the oval leaves allows some of them to be in the shade of others. They are assembled into rosettes, which allows moisture to condense at their base. The thick skin of the leaves along with a waxy coating also protects the money tree from drying out.

The process of photosynthesis in Crassula is also different from ordinary plants.

The stomata, open at night, store carbon dioxide in the form of malic acid, which is used for photosynthesis during the day. The trunk of the money tree is partially or completely lignified with small growths. This helps retain nutrients and moisture inside it.

After six to eight years of life, if the rules for growing the crassula are followed, it will form small flowers, the pale pink or white stars of which emit a faint aroma.
The unusual structure of the money tree contributes to its spread among succulent lovers.

The leaves of the money tree are falling: the reason is improper care

A rare occurrence for the Crassula is when leaves begin to fall from the tree. And the cause of the process may be careless care of the plant:

1. Drying of succulent leaves is associated with improperly organized watering. Some believe that if Crassula is native to the arid lands of Africa, then it should be watered extremely rarely. When the soil in the money tree pot dries completely, the leaves lose their elasticity, become thinner and fall off. But excessive moisture and stagnation of water in the soil leads to rotting of the roots and shedding of leaves.
2. Excessive ultraviolet irradiation is dangerous for succulent leaves. Crassula is covered with light spots, indicating burns. The leaves become limp and fall off.
3. Money tree shedding leaves may also be due to overfertilization. Excesses of mineral salts and trace elements are especially dangerous.
4. Excessively low room temperatures can cause the stems of the crassula to become exposed.
5. You should not water the southern plant with cold water, otherwise it will lose its juicy dark green decoration.

Knowledge of the rules for caring for a money tree - important point in growing succulents.

Creating comfortable conditions for the growth of Crassula means promoting stability appearance trees:

• The illumination of the place plays a big role in the development of the plant. In any case, the window sill on which the pot with the fat plant is located should be well lit. If there is not enough light in winter, they will solve the problem fluorescent lamps. But the plant cannot withstand direct sunlight.
• The following requirement for room temperatures is: during the growing season - no more than 25 or 27 degrees Celsius; in winter, fifteen degrees above zero is enough.
• Water the succulent no more than once or twice a week. More often when the top layer of soil dries out. In winter, the amount of watering is reduced, but not until the soil in the pot is completely dry.
• Spraying the money tree is not required, but it is better to keep the leaves clean by regularly wiping them with a damp cloth.
• For feeding, mixtures for succulents are used, adding them once every two weeks during the growing season, alternating with mineral complexes. During dormancy, the plant does not need fertilizer.
• The soil for the money tree plays an important role. It should be light, loose, nutritious with a mandatory drainage layer. If the substrate is prepared independently, then take an equal amount of leaf, turf soil and sand.
• Crassula is transplanted if necessary, when the plant is aging. You can see an aged tree when it loses its foliage, despite the creation of comfortable conditions for Crassula.

When the money tree gets sick, it begins to wither, its leaves dry out and fall off. Bacterial damage begins with the tree withering away, its leaves turning brown and falling off. It is difficult to deal with pathogenic bacteria - you will have to part with your green pet. And fungal pathologies can be treated and prevented.

Among the pests they cause pathological condition indoor succulent mealybugs.

To prevent diseases of the money tree, conditions are created that will prevent pathogenic fungi from developing. The humidity in the room should not be higher than 60 percent, the air temperature should not be below thirty degrees. Watering should occur as the top layer of soil in the pot dries out.

A good remedy that protects leaves from fungal mycelium is serum. One part of it is dissolved in two parts of water and the leaves are wiped with this liquid. In this case, the plant will receive excellent foliar feeding.

To destroy rot that has taken over the succulent, spraying with Previkur fungicide will help.

If a root lesion is detected, the plant must be transplanted into another pot with the root washed and disinfected. During the procedure, the wet parts are cut off.

Pest control needs to be done using proven methods:

• The scale insect is washed off by treating the leaves with a soap solution or destroyed with an insecticidal agent such as Aktara.
• To combat spider mites, the leaves affected by them are removed from the plant, and the Crassula is washed in the shower. After drying the tree, the fat plant is disinfected with Actellik.
• When attacked mealybug the plant is treated three times with pest repellents, and then transplanted into a new pot, replacing the soil.

Taking care of a succulent will cheer up not only the flower, but will bring joy and prosperity to the home.

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The tree, which is called the money tree, in science has an intricate name - Crassula oval, it is also called Crassula. This plant can easily be considered one of the hardiest indoor flowers. It has fleshy leaves and a thick stem that stores water, which helps the plant survive when it is forgotten to water. Crassula symbolizes wealth and joy of life, and what other proof is needed to have such a miracle flower at home? But there come periods when the tree sheds its leaves. Why is this happening?

How to help the plant? Let's figure this out together. So, money tree: leaves wither and fall off - what to do?

The plant is native to arid Africa.

Crassula has several names: “Monkey Tree”, “Zhiryanka”, “Crassula”, but the most common name is the one we will discuss - “Money Tree”. The Latin name "Crassus" means "fleshy", "thick". The plant's homeland is Africa and Australia.

This is a perennial and evergreen plant in the form of a tree with a thick trunk that becomes woody over time, with many fleshy leaves resembling coins. At home it reaches 1.5 m, and in nature it is found up to 3 m in height.

You should not buy a money tree that has already been grown by someone. This will not bring the desired effect and benefit. You need to grow a tree yourself from a cutting, take care of it, love it. Work on the crown of the flower should begin with a small sprout. The tree grows, pleasing the eye and touching the soul, and we carefully remove the side shoots. Once the trunk reaches the desired height, we leave several branches and continue the formation of the crown.

Our money tree is an unpretentious plant; it does not like much care. As experienced gardeners say: “Leave the plant alone.” But it’s still worth knowing and following the basic rules of caring for it.

The most common trouble that can happen to our tree is the falling of leaves. Let's try to understand the reasons why the money tree sheds its leaves and find out what to do in such a situation.

Why do the leaves fall off the money tree?

Let's look at the reasons that lead to the money tree shedding its leaves:

• Excessive watering - the leaves then fall green. This is the most common cause of money tree defoliation. Crassula is a succulent plant, and it is capable of accumulating moisture in the leaves, so its excess will only be harmful.
• Infrequent watering - the leaves turn yellow, wither, and curl. This means that you should not expose the plant to drought: it is important to maintain the correct watering regime.
• Scorching sun. When exposed to direct sunlight, the leaves heat up and become covered brown spots, fall. The money tree is a light-loving plant, but it is simply contraindicated for it to be exposed to direct sun for a long time.
• Irrigation water is at the wrong temperature. It is important to remember that the water must be settled. Cold water from the tap poses a great danger to your pet.
• Oversaturation of the soil with mineral fertilizers.
• Abrupt climate changes. You should not expose the flower to various stresses, for example, moving it from a warm sunny place in a cool corner or draft.
• The propagation period of the money tree is carried out through the leaves. The fat woman tries to throw off absolutely healthy leaves in order to send out young shoots. In this case, there is no need to worry.
• Aging of the Crassula. This is a natural process when an older money tree sheds its leaves.

What should you do if your money tree's leaves fall?

In order for the plant to delight you with its lush and luxurious crown, when caring for it you need to take into account the following nuances:

• Moderate watering. Before thoroughly watering the soil in summer period, the soil should dry out a little. A money tree and a pan of water are incompatible concepts. In winter, the soil should be slightly damp to prevent the leaves from drying out.
• You need to feed the fat plant in moist soil. This affects the absorption of nutrients. Use fertilizers intended for cacti and succulents.
• Transplanting a money tree into new soil must be done strictly according to the rules: free the roots from the old soil, cut off the already rotten ones.
• Soil must be purchased with the obligatory addition of brick chips, crushed coal, and sand to increase resistance to root rotting. It is necessary to make good drainage - expanded clay is best suited, which should be laid out in a layer of approximately 2-3 cm.
• The money tree should be sprayed with settled warm water.
• It is important to provide the money tree with good lighting, especially in winter. The best place for installing the fat plant - these are south-eastern window sills. The sun will warm the tree in the morning, but will not “fry” it all day. In summer, you can take the money talisman out into the fresh air.
• To prevent the leaves from falling and the tree from withering, it is necessary to observe the temperature regime: from +18 to +24 C. In winter, it is better for the fat plant to be in a cool place; you should not arrange the flower near heating devices.

So, we already know what kind of miracle talisman this is. We got acquainted with the rules for caring for him, determined the factors influencing his growth and development. Now let's look at the main function of the money tree - increasing capital and caring for the well-being of the family.

Florists give the following tips on attracting wealth and good luck to your home with the help of a money tree:

• when planting a flower, place a coin in the soil;
• place three coins of different denominations in the tray under the pot;
• hang coins on ribbons on a tree;
• talk to your favorite flower: say kind, affectionate words, compliments, ask for help for your financial well-being.

We hope that our tips for caring for a money tree will help you grow and preserve such a miraculous flower that will delight the eye and warm the soul. And then the well-being of your home is guaranteed!

My mother gave me my first Crassula, promising that the tree would attract money to the house. In fact, it turned out that there was not enough money for the Maldives and a yacht, but the whole family loved the succulent pet. Of course, this flowerpot is unpretentious and is not afraid of lack of sun, moisture and nutrition. True, sometimes the fat woman gets sick, but it is almost always curable.

The tree doesn't grow

With proper care, the fat plant will grow in your home for 10, 20, and in some cases even 50 years. All this time it is increasing in size, and only you can decide whether to trim its crown every year or allow it to spread out over the entire windowsill.

But what if you diligently water and fertilize the tree, but it looks like it’s made of plastic and remains at its old size? Here the problem is in the roots. Surely the pot chosen for the plant is shallow and not wide, so the money tree is poorly rooted.

Transplant your pet into a larger “bucket”. But when replanting, carefully examine the rhizome - sometimes it is shortened by rot, and sometimes by pests that have settled in the soil. In this case, cut off the rot, completely replace the soil, and kill the pests with an insecticide. And be careful: if you break the root during transplantation, this will have an even worse effect on the growth of the fat plant.

The money tree's stem is stretching out

Long curved branches of Crassula can form due to improper nutrition. The thing is, like all succulents, Crassula does not like fertilizing with nitrogen. If you water it with nitrogen compounds, the branches will begin to stretch in different directions, and the leaves will not have time to form, and the crown will look poor and ugly.

If the branches are already stretched out, they can be pinched and/or trimmed. It is best to do this in the spring. Not only long apical shoots must be removed, but also excess small branches inside the crown.

But what if the stem is normal, plump, and the tree falls on its side, that is, it falls? The problem here is that the soil is too wet, which does not support the trunk. Don’t water it so thoroughly; excess moisture may cause rot in the pot! And for the fat woman, make a support. Over time, when the green pet gets stronger, you will remove it.

The leaves have become soft

There may be several reasons:

• excess moisture in the pot, due to which the plant has developed rotting (the most common problem);
• the temperature in the room is not suitable for the tree;
• The fat woman really lacks light.

Root rot is shown in this photo (as you can see, the roots have rotted completely, despite the fact that the upper part of the plant seems completely healthy):

Rot It is treated like this: the crassula should be urgently dug out of the pot and the roots should be washed carefully. Cut off everything rotten - roots, parts of the stem, leaves. It is better to sprinkle the cuts with crushed coal; it will prevent bacteria from entering the wound and aggravating the condition of the tree. Then plant the tree in fresh soil (take a new pot or disinfect the old one with at least boiling water). To be on the safe side, water the soil with carbendazim solution. In the first days, shade and do not water the fat plant.

The tree withers, turns yellow, and then dries

This is a “complaint” about the heat.

If you can, expose the money tree to fresh air (an open veranda, courtyard, unglazed balcony), but so that the sun does not fall directly on the leaves.

Some people plant Crassula in a flowerbed or vegetable garden. The plant likes it. Just get him back to his room in time. As soon as the temperature drops below 15 degrees on autumn nights, dig up the tree and plant it in the pot again.

Leaf fall

It can start for various reasons:

• this is a natural process (some fat plants spontaneously “go bald” once every 2 years, and then grow new leaves);
• you overwater the tree and it begins to rot (I already wrote about rot above);
• you water the Crassula with cold water, and this is the reaction of the roots (it is correct to water the tree with settled water at room temperature or slightly warm);
• you haven’t watered the tree for a long time, and it has shed “ballast” that it cannot “feed” - in this case the leaves will first dry out and then fall off;
• the money tree suffers from direct sunlight - in this case the leaves will turn red before they fall.

Crassula withers and loses leaves

Thin, soft, wrinkled leaf blades are a sign illiterate watering. You either dried out the tree (or maybe the room is too hot, and the sun immediately steals almost all the water poured into the soil), or, on the contrary, you often overwater it and the roots grow in swampy soil.

Look at the situation. If the tree doesn’t have enough water, water it more often (if you constantly forget about this, buy an aquaglobe or other automatic watering system). If you overwater your Crassula, replant it by adding more drainage to the bottom of the pot.

By the way, about the transplant. If the tree withers immediately after being moved to a new pot, it is quite possible that the problem is roots damaged during this manipulation. Shade the tree and water it very carefully - perhaps it will still move away.

Leaves turn yellow and fall off

As with other problems, there can be several reasons for yellowing and loss of Crassula leaves.

• Watering with cold water. And if you overwater your green pet, you will get an additional “package” of problems: fungus, mold.
• Lack of light. Trees growing on a north-eastern or northern window fall into the risk zone. And if in summer the sun peeks at least a little into such a window, then in winter you definitely cannot do without additional lighting. True, I noticed: if there is always someone in the room in the evenings and the main lighting lamp is on (the flowerpot is not covered with a curtain), you can do without buying a phytolamp.

Spots on leaves

Black (dark brown) circles

If weak sunburns resemble red spots, while strong ones resemble just such circles.

Urgently remove the flowerpot from the sunny windowsill, or hang tulle (you can also stick film on the window). There is no need to hide the flowerpot in dense shade, but it should not be exposed to direct sunlight.

Affected leaves will have to be cut off.

Brownish (brown), whitish spots

You're out of luck: this fungus.

If there are few spots yet, this means that the tree has recently become infected and you can still fight for it. Buy medicine (fungicide) and treat the fat plant strictly according to the instructions.

If the infection is total, the situation is bad - the money tree will have to be thrown away. And so that the disease does not go further, the pot in which the tree grew can also be disposed of - well, or at least sterilized (boiling water, a strong solution of potassium permanganate).

Pests attacked

Yellowish, reddish spots

Most likely, your Crassula was the victim of an attack scale insects- harmful insects sucking juice from leaves. This diagnosis will be confirmed if the leaves begin to turn yellow and fall off, or you see the insects themselves (round red “plaques”).

Your actions:

1. Place the money tree away from other flowerpots. Carefully inspect all house flowers (including bouquets) for harmful “plaques” hiding on the inside of the leaves.
2. We remove adult insects manually. The pot with the tree should be placed in the sink (if the plant is small) or in the bathtub. Using a small brush or cotton swab dipped in an insecticide solution (or alcohol, kerosene, soap solution), remove each pest and wash it down the drain.
3. Treat all leaves with soapy water. But this should only be done if the infection is minimal.
4. If everything is bad (or you just don’t want to take risks), immediately spray the flowerpot with an insecticide solution. This substance is considered moderately dangerous, so all work should be carried out on an open balcony so that relatives do not inhale it. And you should protect yourself by covering your face with a scarf, your hands with gloves, and your eyes with glasses.

The treatment should be repeated a week later. And if necessary, then another 7 days after that.

"Cotton wool" in the leaf axils and/or at the base of the plant

White plaque is traces of vital activity mealybug, whitish winged insects.

Remove them mechanically (the same as scale insects), and treat the plant with either a soap solution or an insecticide.

Yellowish spots + cobwebs

Coming to the leaves of your fat plant spider mite.

These insects are very small, black or red. The more web they lay, the worse it is, because pests hide their future offspring in the web.

Along with aphids, gray rot (a fungal disease) often attacks flowerpots.

If there are few cobwebs, the flowerpot can be sprayed with a soap solution. If there is a lot - acaricide (poison from ticks). Flower growers highly praise “Aktofit”, “Fitoverm”, “Aktellik”.

By the way, ticks are afraid of dry air. So if you make it a rule to frequently spray your house plants, these pests will never bother you.

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