Cheryl's that is so cool! Your
Money Tree (Pachira insignis) is a different species than the one I have. Mine is the
Money Tree (Pachira aquatica) that I got about seven years ago and it hasn't grown much at all, mainly because of great neglect on my part. The poor thing is rootbound in it's pot and in need of more light and regular watering. It's stuck out in the yard somewhere and I've promised myself to get a larger container and get it in some fresh soil and take care of it.
I am such a bad plant caretaker at times. I have a potted
Banana-Leaf Ficus (Ficus maclellandii 'Alii') that I left in a corner of the backyard at our other house when we moved. We had tenants there for two years but they moved out a few months ago so we decided to put the house on the market; we have a contract so now I need to get over there and get my tree before the closing!
The last time I was over there I noticed the tree had grown a lot, the roots have grown out of the drain holes of the pot and into the ground so I will have to do some root pruning and find a new, larger pot for it. I bought it as a small plant and it's such a pretty tree that I don't ever see for sale around here anymore so I do want to keep it.
My sister in Fort Lauderdale had a huge, potted braided Money Tree years ago and it was so pretty but eventually declined and died. I was so surprised that they never planted it in their yard but they didn't want it to get real big. At one time they planted a small
Fiddle Leaf Fig (Ficus lyrata) in their yard and it grew to @ 12 feet tall and just as wide. They kept chopping it way back saying it just took up too much space; one year we visited and it was gone ... they'd chopped it down! I would have loved to have that tree!
