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title: "Update: Chop and Prop is a success! My money tree is too leggy and…"
description: "Update: Chop and Prop is a success! My money tree is too leggy and I’ve accepted I need to prune her- even though I’ve been terrified. Can someone tell me…"
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author: "Sabine"
published: "2025-12-30T00:31:17.035695Z"
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# Update: Chop and Prop is a success! My money tree is too leggy and…

_Publicado por Sabine el 2025-12-30_

Update: Chop and Prop is a success!

My money tree is too leggy and I’ve accepted I need to prune her- even though I’ve been terrified. Can someone tell me where to chop her? I’ve tried and had success with regular money trees, but I’m afraid of anything happening to her 😅

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## 10 comentarios

### brittrb comentó el 2025-12-30

She’s kinda cute even tho she’s leggy

#### Sabine respondió el 2025-12-30

Thank you, I just want more of the varigated leaves and for her to get more thick haha

### brittrb comentó el 2025-12-30

Oh I see the varigated leaves now! That’s pretty cool

### SJ comentó el 2025-12-30

So I’ve not done it myself but I watched a long video earlier this year. My main takeaways were: don’t cut below where the stem turns brown/mature because it won’t regenerate from there, possibly wait until spring, and she may need more light than usual while growing back. This was a video where the man chopped \*below\* the lowest branch fwiw so there weren’t remaining leaves to scorch in strong sun, just meant you might want more than her current position gives. Hope that helps plan!

#### Sabine respondió el 2025-12-30

Thank you!

### EllenLikesPlants comentó el 2025-12-30

Could it just use a bigger pot? I’m struggling with my money tree so I’d be scared to cut it too! The leaves look healthy so that’s good!

#### Sabine respondió el 2025-12-30

They actually do not like bigger pots, more chance of overwatering. I’ve read they like to be a little snug and good rule of thumb is always no more than 1-2 inches bigger than the root ball.  
What’s going on with yours??

#### EllenLikesPlants respondió el 2025-12-30

I think there’s 6 stems and 3 don’t have any leaves anymore. They would get yellow and fall off. I was watering according to planta. My husband says that he was watering it also before I moved it. I moved it to a room with more plants and a humidifier and a grow light. It just literally keeps having leaves falling off. I think it’s in too big of a pot but my husband disagrees. Not that I have to listen to what he says!

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#### Sabine respondió el 2026-01-05

I would say way too big of a pot and I’d check the roots. They might also have a tie binding them together that hurts them

#### EllenLikesPlants respondió el 2026-01-05

I do plan to get it a smaller pot. I keep hearing to not repot/replant plants in the winter but it needs it right??

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