I have a money tree that has been growing just fine in the last couple of months.
I repotted the plant about 4 months ago and kept it in a place where it had indirect sunlight, the temperature was between 64 and 80 Celsius degree. The plant was thriving.

In the last 3 weeks, the temperature has changed, and it goes from 66 to 90-ish Celsius degrees, I still water the plant, and I ensure the soil in it is a bit moist, but the plant is yellowing leaves and some are falling off, I moved the plant to a place where it has less exposure to sunlight, but it is not helping.

What can I do to get my plant in better health?

Hi & welcome! That is a pretty tree. : )

A tree that size in a pot that small could need water every day. The species name "aquatica" tells us it won't appreciate drying out. The solid yellow of the fading leaf makes me think it is a response to being too dry. I doubt mild temps from 64-90 are causing a problem, beyond a possible increase in the amount of water it is needing in the warmer temps.

It looks like the roots will probably need a bigger pot soon. I believe it would be better to move it back to the higher light spot.

Individual leaves don't last forever. It's normal for a leaf to fall off now and then, especially after a disturbance or sudden change in environment. Some trees do it seasonally even if they are in a pot in the house, depending on the conditions. You can remove leaves manually to keep fresh new ones growing. That will also help keep it from shooting up too fast and getting lanky at the top.

I hope you actually meant F for the temp, not C. 64 C is almost 150F.

Cultural stress factors are what rob plants of their opportunity to realize as much of their genetic potential as possible. Our job as growers, and arguably our only job, is to identify the limiting factors and tweak them so the plant is not trying to cope with conditions at or beyond the limits it's programmed to tolerate, because that's what causes the stress.

Most stress originates in the rootzone. Even insect infestations and infection by disease pathogens are often the result of a plant stressed by root issues to the degree it's been rendered unable to synthesize the chemicals it uses to defend itself.

Key areas (in no particular order) to monitor closely:
* Light levels
* The ratio of water:air in the grow medium after a thorough watering
* Watering habits/ watering intervals
* Fertility/ nutrition
* Temperature and humidity
* Root congestion

If you want/need guidance re how to best address these issues, just ask.

Ideally, you'd want to work to ensure all of these factors are in the plant's "sweet spots" for each condition in order to reduce stress because it causes imbalance in the plant's systems and processes.

Al

Hi @fp66

I think your tree looks mostly healthy. I see one leaf yellowing which appears to be an older one. As Tiffany @purpleinopp said, leaves don't live forever. If the younger leaves were yellowing, that would be concerning. I also agree with Tiffany that it would probably benefit from an even larger pot despite its being in that one only 4 months.

Are you definitely keeping it moist at all times? If so it might be too much. Roots need some air. Most plants respond well if the soil almost dries out before remoistening.

I have a concern for the long-term future of the tree, and that is the braided trunks. This is not natural. It was manually done when the young stems were younger and limber. Trunks generally grow by expanding in diameter. These entertwined trunks can't do that in the places where they are trapped between each other. Maybe they will eventually graft together in the appressed zones and develop a continuous vascular system that way. I'd be interested to know what happens over the years!

Pat

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FYI thread from Aug 2023

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