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ekroqs

I have a money tree with only one trunk, the other two braids died years ago before I became a dedicated plant parent. Anyway lately I’ve been wondering if I should chop it to encourage new growth lower. You can see the spots on the green part where old stems fell off or I removed them. I would love some guidance on a few points before I decide: 1. ⁠Should I do this? 2. ⁠If so, where should I chop??? 3. ⁠How could I save and propagate the part that I chop off? (I have a leaf stem I’m trying to prop but it’s been 1+ month with no rooting. Recently switched from water to sphagnum moss.) 4. ⁠I did recently repot it to a chunky soil mix as it was getting water logged, should I wait until its transplant shock subsides? How long?

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  1. Aimee loves plants

    Your money tree is beautiful. It looks such a happy strong survivor. I would have a hard time cutting this plant. But I only had a money tree once and it died on me. Just wanted to stop by and admire your beautiful plant.

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  2. plantgeek

    definitely you can chop! honestly i would cut right at that first kink in the stem at the very bottom, then chop again at the second kink for two cuttings. let the cut end dry for a few hours, or until the end stops leaking liquid. then into water it goes. change water at least every 3 days to keep it oxygenated. they take forever to root, it's normal. leaves on their own do not grow roots, they eventually just die. you need stem to propagate it.

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    • ekroqs

      Thank you!! That’s a good idea to do two. Do you mean in these spots??

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    • plantgeek

      yes on one, a little bit lower on two, right on that second bend. the cutting without leaves might take a while to root but i've never had a leafless cutting of anything fail 🤷‍♂️ they're just a little slow

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  3. Ben Willy

    I completely hard pruned my back about 2 or 3 weeks ago to help thicken and get a wider canopy. I also unbraided and replanted a single trunk. They are all already pushing out new growth if that makes you feel better about it. Just leave a few nodes . Obviously can’t guarantee you’ll have the same results with different conditions, but it’s possible! I’ve propagated in water, it just takes a really long time.

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    • ekroqs

      Awesome to see! Ty!

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  4. iambijoux

    My mantra for plants with nekkid bottoms is that “everything is made beautiful in its time”. IF I chopped my plant, I’d actually propagate a top cut and plant it back when it was stable enough. I’d stake the rest of the plant to something inconspicuous (just for support) and let it just be a quirky little tree. Here are some of my wonky girls:

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