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Holly

Alright… is it toast? Does my money tree have any chance? I’ve never had success with propagating it before 😢 It was having a rough go; early on the other trunks had root rot which is why I have that Frankenstein tin foil situation going on, but it recovered pretty well from that. More recently, I am pretty sure it had spider mites which was a new thing for me. I think my diluted alcohol treatment was followed by too much light and the leaves got all tissue paper-thin and wilty and sad and most of them died. The remaining few are quite unhappy. What is its best chance for survival?

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  1. Wolfen 🐺

    I'd remove all that tape, it's constricting the plant. If the roots are fine, you can usually get it to bounce back. It may need some more light

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    • Jillian Champ

      And if you can it might be good to unbraid the trunks it could be choking

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    • Holly

      The living trunk isn’t taped, actually! The other trunks had root rot but I was given the advice not to remove them in case the braided trunk was acting as a support for it. I removed the roots but I didn’t want to risk any root rot spreading into the soil so I tried to seal off the dead trunks. I know it’s a wonky situation, but I stopped it from getting root rot despite sharing a pot with other trees that had!

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    • Holly

      I didn’t realize that was a thing?…

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    • Wolfen 🐺

      I agree with unbrainding, especially if the others are dead.

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    • Holly

      What would be the benefit of unbraiding (considering there are no roots from those dead trunks still in the pot)?

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  2. KJM

    To braid or unbraid that is the question. I don't really think it matters because if there is rot in the soil it will stay there unless you replace the soil and treat the whole pot. Removing a couple trunks won't make much difference. I think this situation really depends on how much patience and incentive you have to keep the plant. Personally I would be inclined to get rid of it and start over but perhaps it has more sentimental value for you. I could see trying to root portions of the long top stem. May or may not work. Cut the stem to include two to four leaf nodes. Cut with a sterile tool. If there were any leaves on the stem you would remove the bottom leaves and perhaps leave one on the top. Let The cutting sit out for 2 or 3 days. This calluses the cut end and reduces chance of root rot. Make sure you know which end of this cutting is the bottom and the top perhaps tie a string around one or the other. You can root it in either soil or water. If you root it in soil, and if you have a bit of rooting hormone, dust the cut bottom end, you don't need much. Remember rooting hormone is not the same as root stimulator. Plant this in a well-draining soil and water appropriately then be patient. If you're rooting in water skip the rooting hormone in place the stem in water leaving at least one node above the water. I suppose it could send up new sprouts from the base of the plant or even from the sides of the trunk especially if you cut off that top stem to try and propagate. If you want to try something just for fun, go to Happiness garden and view some of their "just garlic" articles. You just might find something interesting you want to try out.

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    • Holly

      Thanks for the advice. The root rot definitely isn’t the problem anymore, that was dealt with ages ago (repotting and removing the dead roots. Only the trunks above soil level remain, for support as was suggested to me by someone previously). I’ve tried propagating in water before with no success. I don’t have much faith in the top part of the stem - if you look closely at the picture, one section of it is shrivelling up, and the top part is honestly really strange, soft-ish, kinda puffy. I do have hope for the lower part since the plant has been growing new stems (stems? Petioles? Idk) from the woody trunk, which I wasn’t expecting. If I want to give those sections a better chance, should I chop off that top green stem?

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  3. KJM

    I would think removing that top section would be beneficial since it's not contributing any nutrition from any leaves.

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