You don't have to cut lucky chestnuts!

You don't have to cut lucky chestnuts!

Reasons to cut pachira aquatica

  • Shorten the length
  • Growing as a bonsai
  • Propagation of the lucky chestnut

The best time to prune

The best time to cut lucky chestnuts is early spring. However, you can always cut back the plants if the ambient temperature is high enough. It should be 20 degrees.

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Do not leave trimmings - especially the trunks - of the lucky chestnut when there are children in the house. The sap is considered to be slightly toxic.

Cut the lucky chestnut as a bonsai

Since lucky chestnuts are so easy to cut, the trees can also be cut as bonsai. However, the Hawaiian method of growing Pachira aquatica in a lava rock is more common.

Pull new offshoots of lucky chestnuts

To obtain offshoots, cut cuttings. The best time for lucky chestnuts to multiply is spring.

Simply put the cuttings in a glass with water. After roots have formed, plant the cuttings in prepared pots. If you want to stick them straight into the substrate, you must first coat the interfaces with rooting powder.

Water after cutting

After cutting a lucky chestnut, you should water the plant. If possible, submerge the root ball in a bucket of water. Let the liquid dry off and pour the water out of the saucer or flower pot straight away.

Do not fertilize the lucky chestnut immediately after cutting, but wait for a while.

Do not place a freshly cut lucky chestnut in direct sun. In the first few weeks you will get better in a bright, not sunny location.

Tips

If the lucky chestnut gets a lot of yellow leaves, it is usually due to an unfavorable location. It is often too dark, too damp or too cool in the place. This also applies if the plant loses excessive leaves.