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title: "Is this money tree too far gone? It wasn’t reported, and now the…"
description: "Is this money tree too far gone? It wasn’t reported, and now the bottom of the trunk is soft- assuming it’s overwatered. Do I 1. Cut tries and get a new one 2.…"
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author: "Jill"
published: "2023-05-27T16:37:32.838Z"
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# Is this money tree too far gone? It wasn’t reported, and now the…

_Posted by Jill on 2023-05-27_

Is this money tree too far gone? It wasn’t reported, and now the bottom of the trunk is soft- assuming it’s overwatered. Do I 1. Cut tries and get a new one 2. Repot, dry out, take off the dead leaves, and hope for the best or 3. Take some top leaves/stem and propagate?

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## 5 comments

### Miss Moss Green commented on 2023-05-27

Are the roots black?

#### Jill replied on 2023-05-27

No- light brown. But I did notice there was a rubber band around the roots so I wonder if that was intentional or strangling it

### MeasomerPi commented on 2023-05-27

Something similar happened with mine. I took cuttings but they weren’t terribly successful. In the end I got a new on that I repotted day one. Good luck whatever path you take!

### Iplantevenrightnow🪴 commented on 2023-05-28

I would maybe take a cutting or two (can’t hurt to try), and send the rest to go live on a nice farm. Good luck!

### Michelle🌼 commented on 2023-05-28

Check if the stems are firm or hollow. Hollow = dead  
Remove dead stems and remove all rubber bands/twines. There could be rubber bands down in The soil too.  
Repot it, remove dead roots, place it in a window of mist it every day

Keep the soil moist and not wet or dry.

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