Jade, ovoid or crassula ovata, is considered a symbol of good luck and prosperity. One of the names - the money tree - the plant received for a specific form of leaves, resembling coins. But it is not only the belief that a sweetie owes her popularity among gardeners. It looks very original and is not demanding to care at all, it is easy to plant it, and it is pleasant, prestigious and useful to have an ovata in her crassula flower bed in accordance with feng shui.
Description
Crazy ovoid refers to succulentsIt is an African native, however, spread throughout the southern hemisphere, including the Asian rainforests, the Arabian deserts, the Madagascar tropics. 
The name “jade egg-shaped” is a complete tracing paper from Latin, where “crassula” means “fat, fleshy”, and “ovum” means “egg”.
We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the most common types of Tolstyanka, Tolstyakov plants for growing, and also find out what healing properties this plant has.
In addition to the botanical name, it has other names: money or a coin tree, a tree of friendship or good luck, jade tree. The last name Crassula received because of the color of the leaves, which are the color of the mineral jadeite, that is, bright green.
The leaves are shiny, fleshy, oval-shaped, assembled in rosettes. They grow from the trunk itself or have short petioles of a few millimeters. Horny edges of the leaves become reddish.
The inflorescence is a flat panicle with one or more branches, flowers of white or pink color, have a strong smell. 
Did you know? Succulents, to which the ovoid cholya belongs, are found all over the world. The exceptions are Australia and Polynesia. Crassus appeared on Earth about 70 million years ago.
The trunk grows as it grows, starting from the base. At home, with appropriate care, the tree is able to achieve growth of one and a half meters, or even higher.
Landing
Many flower growers, especially Feng Shui fans, prefer to grow a money tree on their own.
Crassula has a very high potential for self-reproduction, and a healthy full-fledged plant can be grown even from a single leaflet, but it is advisable to get a process.
Before planting the obtained fragment into the ground, it should be rooted. There are two ways to do this:
- Stick process in wet sand and cover it with a transparent jarhaving created a greenhouse, regularly water it, plant it in the ground after the appearance of a new leaf.
- Put in a container with water until new roots are released..
Video: planting a money tree Both methods give a good result, and the florist chooses the one that suits him best.
While the young process grows roots, you should take care of the choice of capacity, where it will be planted. If you hesitate - it does not matter.
Young plants can also be grown in disposable cups, however, the choice of the “right” pot should also be avoided, since the mold quickly forms in transparent dishes.
Did you know? It is considered optimal to “steal”, that is, to cut a fragment of a plant in secret, preferably from people who have no financial difficulties, how to “take” their well-being from them.
It is advisable to prefer the pot to be shallow, but at the same time rather wide, since the money talisman grows quickly and rapidly and at the same time does not welcome frequent transplantations.
For those who want to follow the spirit of Chinese philosophy, it is recommended to choose a pot in the gamut of earth or metal, that is, colors are suitable:
- brown (all shades);
- the black;
- red (maroon);
- gold;
- silver.
Drainage is laid out on the bottom of the selected container, and its layer must be at least one third of the height of the entire pot, if it is not provided with drainage holes. For this purpose use is allowed:- pebbles;
- claydite;
- brick or ceramic debris;
- gravel;
- rubble and so on.
As a soil for crassula, a special purchased soil mixture suitable for succulents will be suitable: it contains sand and soil disintegrating agents.
Succulents are plants that do not require frequent watering. Like euphorbia, succulent plants also include: achichrizone, echeveria, agave, aloe, ripsalis, echinocactus, nolin, stapelia, havortiya and kalanchoe.
It is also permissible to use a soil mix for cacti, considering, however, that it is more fertile and enriched, and also holds water better, therefore gravel or other disintegrating agents should be added to it in order to improve the permeability of the soil.
You can also, having studied the question, prepare the ground for the money tree on your own, it is not very difficult, besides, it will reduce the cost of business.
Those who wish to follow the signs and thereby attract wealth put on the drainage layer eight coins of the same denomination with a coat of arms upwards. It is advised to use a currency that corresponds to the country of residence. 
On top of the drainage should be poured the soil, make a recess in it and, placing the root system of the appendix, compact the ground around it. If required, the ground is still filled, a young sapling is watered.
A pot with a cassoule is placed on the southeast window sill, but not under direct sunlight, away from drafts, otherwise the tree will drop the leaves. Water as needed, that is, when the earth dries out.
It depends on the size of the pot and the amount of land in it. The small size of the pot limits the root system in growth, as a result of which the stem of the plant is woody.
Did you know? Scientists know about 300 species of wild succulents, and two thirds of them fall to the African continent. European growers cultivate about 55 of their species. The soil and climate of Great Britain are capable of growing only one species of these amazing plants, while Russia has 54 species of wild-growing fat creatures, of which the majority grows in the Far East.
Planting is better to engage in the spring, so that the plant has time to get stronger before moving to the street, balcony or terrace for the summer.
Favorable landing period - growing moon, favorable day - Wednesday.
Care
Tolstyanka is a tropical resident who needs a period of rest in our climate, which is necessary for the realization of the life cycle and also for flowering.
In the fall, a pottery with a fathead is brought into the house and in the winter it is placed in a room with a temperature of + 10 ... +14 ° C. 
If you do not have such, provide Crassule in the house as cool as possible, placing it away from heating appliances that dry the air and can cause leaf fall and excessive tree pulling.
Important! It is possible for the plant not to be allowed to spend the winter, but then it is necessary to imitate the natural conditions and provide a full day of light with the help of additional lighting with special lamps.
Lighting and humidity
Crassule needs light, without it the leaves turn pale, and the stems inevitably stretch out. It will get good lighting on the south or east window, and the north-west will do, provided you live on high floors, and the shadow from nearby houses will not prevent the flower from developing normally.
From time to time the flower pot is rotated to evenly obtain solar energy.
However, the direct rays of the scorching sun can burn the leaves, especially in young plants, so they should be shaded as needed. 
Too dry, sultry air will lead to the fact that the plant will drop foliage, for this reason, in the hot season it is desirable to take it to the air, if it is impossible - to ensure regular ventilation of the room.
The family of succulents is adapted by nature to retain moisture, and there is no need for high humidity. To remove dust and dirt from leaves, they need to have a shower from time to time.
Did you know? In their natural habitat, the sweatshirt is able to extract precious moisture with the help of the leaves, getting it from the mists.
Temperature
For well-being, in summer time, a temperature of + 20 ... +25 ° C is sufficient for a sweetie; in the winter months it is advisable to reduce it to + 10 ... +14 ° C, but not less than +5 ° C, in order to provide the plant with conditions for a rest period and subsequent flowering
Watering
If Crassula is watered as a normal indoor flower, its roots will begin to rot - it does not tolerate an excess of moisture and is much more favorable to its lack. 
Important! For watering take water at room temperature, because cold can lead to stress, followed by leaf fall.
During the winter dormant, watering is reduced to 1–2 times a month, while in warm time the ground is watered as it dries in the pot by a third.
Top dressing
An unpretentious sweat does not require frequent feeding, it is enough for her to get her fertilizer only once a month in the warm season and once for the entire winter period.
A day after the plant was watered, you can make special nutrient solutions intended for succulents. This is done so that the solution does not cause harm to the roots and does not burn them, but, on the contrary, absorbs better. 
Top dressing of brooms, in addition to special store fertilizers, crassula can be fertilized with a solution of mullein, dissolved in water, held up for a month and diluted tenfold immediately before watering.
It will be useful for you to learn the better to feed indoor flowers.
Breeding methods and transplanting
Crassula is able to multiply in both seed and vegetative way..
When the plant blooms, it is pollinated using a soft brush. If this is not done, the seeds will be hybrid or sterile. After collecting the seed, it is immediately sown in the ground and sprayed, after which the earth is covered with glass or film.
The coating is removed after germination. For seed germination requires a 20-degree temperature. The soil is recommended to be treated before sowing, because the seeds have an increased sensitivity to bacterial and fungal diseases.
It is much easier to propagate the plant in a vegetative way, rooting them in the ground or growing the root system in a container with water. 
The reproduction of the fatty tissue in a vegetative way The first method can take up to 2 months, in the second case it will take about a month.
Important! It is recommended that the fleshy parts of the stems be dried for a day or two before planting so that they become less brittle and more pliable.
Crassula is transplanted in the springtime, when the light day is long enough, that is, at the end of April or at the beginning of May.
An adult fat man is transferred to a larger pot once every two years on average, but you should watch your own plant and take into account its needs and requirements: some can grow out much earlier than the recommended transplant period. 
Transplanting an adult bastard. Young plants can move to a larger capacity annually, because they grow and develop faster, and they must also be formed.
For transplants use a pot whose diameter exceeds the previous one by 2 centimeters. Passing a clod of earth, you need to inspect the root system of the plant, remove black roots, if any, and subsequently water in smaller quantities.
Read also how to form the crown of the money tree.
It is recommended to use the soil mixture as ready-made, intended for succulents, or to prepare it yourself, taking into account the needs of the plant. It will consist of one part of sod land, three parts of leaf and one part of river sand.
Soil mixture to fertilize a handful of other ash, humus and clay. When relocating to a new place of residence, one should not forget about the drainage layer.
Video: care and transplanting money tree
Shaking off not too carefully, so as not to damage the roots, the old soil, the plant is placed in a new pot, fresh soil mixture is filled there, lightly tamped.
Important! The pot for planting bastard requires a small depth, because the plant does not have a strong root system, a decent width and severity to obtain the desired stability, because, unlike the roots, the weight of the trunk and leaves of the money tree is large enough, and the plastic container can easily overturn, damaging this plant.
If possible, the transplanted tree can be left in the fresh air, if the weather permits, but it is necessary to protect it from direct sun to avoid burns.
Watering is allowed only after a day, or even two, after that it is advisable to sprinkle the moistened soil on top with dry.
Diseases and pests
The causes of the disease hit the sweatshirt are errors in the care of the plant. So, excessive decay leads to decay due to the action of pathogenic bacteria and / or fungi. At the initial stage of this trouble, the soil is dried and shed with preparations with fungicidal action. 
If the roots do not rot, the plant should be freed from the old soil, the damaged fragments of the roots should be removed and the old container with new soil should be transplanted into the new or boiled water.
Did you know? Traditional medicine uses 16 types of fat women, with which migraines, corns, dysentery, inflammation, epilepsy and cancer are treated.
If Crassule has little light, it will begin to stretch upward, acquiring an ugly shape, so you need to make sure that the flower has enough light.
Drying, fading and falling foliage speaks of excessive dry air. The plant can be helped by carrying it out to the fresh air, or, if the time of year does not dispose to it, by providing regular spraying.
From parasites, the sweetie is defending itself quite well, but it can also be defeated:
- mealybugsucking from the money tree sap and weakening it, similar to microscopic woodlice living in the leaf axils;
Mealybug on the bastard - rootworm, parasitic on roots, where it puts white fluffy nests;
- aphiddevouring the inflorescences and young shoots of the plant;
- sciarides or flower midgedevouring the roots, from which you can get rid of by drying the earth: it is in the case of a drought-resistant sweetie that this procedure will not do much harm to the plant;
- wine weevilor rather, its larvae, which gnaw holes in the stems and damage the roots.
Mealybug on the bastardGet rid of pests with chemicals or folk remedies.
Read more about pests and diseases of fatty.
Despite the fact that Crassula is a tropical plant, and maybe because of this, it is not difficult to care for it and it is very interesting. If you follow the rules of its maintenance, the fat woman will grow well and become a strong tree, which will bring joy to the gardener and, according to many, will contribute to the well-being of money in the house where it grows. 
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