What is a fortune tree? What does the Fortune Tree do? Do you have a fortune tree in your home?

We don't have it at home, the ornamental nature of the fortune tree is strong, meaning beautiful fortune tree, a foliage plant, it is very beautiful, beautify the beauty of the home fortune tree.

The fortune tree is an evergreen shrub plant, and it is generally believed that the fortune tree has the effect of attracting wealth. In fact, the advantage of the fortune tree is that it is ornamental and beautiful, and it can also play a role in beautifying the home.

I don't have a fortune tree at home, because I don't have time to take care of it, and I think I'll keep it if the conditions allow.

The fortune tree is a green plant; It is suitable for placing at home, which can purify the air and beautify the environment; I do have a fortune tree at home, and the shape of the tree is very beautiful.

Ornamental plants, function: first, for ornamentation; Secondly, the fortune tree has the effect of purifying the air, mainly absorbing sulfur, benzene, etc., and has photosynthesis when the light is suitable, which is to absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen, and in a lightless environment, it is to absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide. Like high temperature and high humidity climate, poor cold resistance, seedlings avoid frost, adult trees can tolerate light frost and long-term 5-6 low temperature, South China can overwinter in the open field, the north of the region must be moved into the greenhouse in winter to prevent cold, like fertile and loose, breathable and water-retaining sandy loam soil, like acidic soil, avoid alkaline soil or clay soil, more resistant to water and moisture, but also slightly drought tolerant.

The fortune tree, also called melon chestnut, is a small tree of the ceibaceae family. Fortune trees purify the air and regulate indoor temperature and humidity. The Fortune Tree lives in warm, semi-shady places and prefers moist environments during the growing season.

1. Decorate the home: The fortune tree is a very ornamental foliage plant, which can beautify the environment at home, will have a good decorative effect, and can add a touch of greenery to the monotonous home. In addition, it also has green leaves, which are very eye-catching.

When placed in the office, it can be a good way to relieve eye fatigue.

2. Purify the air: It can carry out photosynthesis well and eliminate all bad gases in the air, such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, etc. It can also absorb harmful gases such as formaldehyde in the room, as well as the smell of smoke in the room, making the indoor air fresher.

In addition, it has a strong transpiration ability, which can improve the humidity of the room.

1. There are many reasons why the fortune tree is called the fortune tree, mainly these two reasons. The fortune tree was first called Malabar chestnut, and when it was first introduced to Taiwan, the sales were not high, so in order to increase sales, the fortune tree was renamed the fortune tree, and it attracted purchases through beautiful meanings.

2. There is also a saying that it has just been introduced into China, and the Cantonese people have derived the homonym of the first half of the Chinese character "Fa Cai" according to the phonetic pronunciation of Chinese characters, so it is called the Fa Cai Tree.

Fortune Tree.

Scientific name: Pachira macrocarpa

Family: Kapokaceae, Chestnut genus.

Aliases: fortune tree, melon chestnut, Sino-American kapok.

Morphological characteristics: evergreen tree, 8-15m tall, palmate compound leaves, 5-7 leaflets, branches multi-whorls. The flowers are large, long, with lobed petals, red, white or pale yellow in color, and the color is gorgeous.

It blooms in April-May and ripens in September-October, with 10-20 seeds, large, irregular shape, light brown. Like high temperature and high humidity climate, poor cold resistance, seedlings avoid frost, adult trees can tolerate light frost and long-term 5-6C low temperature, South China can overwinter in the open field, the north of the region must be moved into the greenhouse in winter to prevent cold, like fertile and loose, breathable and water-retaining sandy loam soil, like acidic soil, avoid alkaline soil or clay soil, more resistant to water and moisture, but also slightly drought tolerant. It is mainly propagated by seeds.

Seeds mature in autumn and should be sown as they are harvested. Indoor ornamentation is mostly used as pile-style potted plants. In order to speed up the growth, it can be planted in the ground first, and then potted.

Cultivation management. Malabar chestnut is a term that sounds unfamiliar, and if you tell you that it is also called an American peanut, you may suddenly understand. The name Malabar chestnut is directly translated from English and belongs to a warm tropical plant, which is quite common to cultivate due to its considerable vitality.

In the past, most of the Malabar chestnuts were planted outdoors and allowed to grow, because they grew in the natural environment, the plants were easy to grow quickly, so they often grew into tall shade trees, often unnoticed, only when they bloomed and fruited, and grew into a huge fruit, it would attract people's attention. However, in recent years, because it has been introduced into the garden as a decorative potted plant, so its popularity has also been greatly improved, because of its strong resistance to negative, planted indoors and other poor light environments can also grow, coupled with its elegant appearance, a little decoration tied with some red ribbons or gold ingots has become a beloved fortune tree, so it has become the darling of home decorations during the New Year's holidays.

Malabar chestnut is actually a plant with considerable economic value, in addition to the seeds can be used for food after maturity, the wood can be used for wood pulp, and the plants can be shaded and decorated. Malabar chestnut plants can be planted in outdoor soil up to more than ten meters, and if planted in pots, they should not exceed two meters; The tree part is very lignified and enlarged, so it is easy to create a beautiful body shape and become a feature of bonsai gardening; The leaves of Malabar chestnut are five to seven palmate compound leaves with a shiny leaf mask that is often waxed to enhance aesthetics.

Generally speaking, the Malabar chestnut planted in outdoor soil will bloom between spring, summer and autumn every year, the shape of the flower is a bit like the tail of a comet, the white with a slight pale green, the size of the fruit is like a guava, the shape is oval or ovate, there are dozens of seeds inside, white and slightly light brown, edible. If planted in a bonsai, it will hardly bloom and will only be used for ornamental bonsai.

The Fortune Tree is a plant that loves sunlight very much, so it should be placed where the sun can reach it. And water it regularly with a watering can, and the amount of water will be evenly poured during the period and will not cause water accumulation. The fortune tree likes fertilizer, and can use the collected humus soil mixed with ordinary soil and bean dregs to stir together, which can make it grow healthily.

Fortune tree is a kind of flower that likes warmth and does not like cold, when we raise the fortune tree, we can water it 3 or 4 times a week, without watering too much, otherwise the roots of the fortune tree are easy to festering and die.