The popularity of a dollar tree or zamiokulkasa as an ornamental plant is increasing, as caring for it is very simple. The plant is unpretentious and grows well even among those owners who regularly forget to water and fertilize it on time.
But, if among your pets there is zamiokulkas, why not make it grow as a healthy and beautiful plant? Let's find out why the dollar tree sometimes has yellow leaves and what to do in such cases.
Why does the dollar tree turn yellow?
In order to avoid problems, you should know how to look after a dollar tree . The foliage of this green handsome can begin to turn yellow for various reasons:
- As a result of a natural change of leaves, which lasts long enough. In this case, you will see that, in addition to the old yellowed leaves, young and green leaves begin to appear on the plant. This indicates the process of rejuvenating the dollar tree, which in itself is growing very slowly.
- Depletion of the plant can also cause yellowing. If the old foliage turns yellow, and the young twigs fade, and not having blossomed, this can be due to the lack of roots in the tuber. It is recommended to begin urgently to feed up a dollar tree (simultaneously with watering, once every 10 days).
- If you, having bought zmiokulkas, and have not transplanted it to fresh soil, the plant can gradually turn yellow and discard the foliage. To prevent this from happening, get a substrate for cacti and pass the flower into a new pot, while observing the basic rules of the transplantation of a dollar tree .
- This kind of indoor plants is very sensitive to moisture. It easily suffers a drought, but if you water a dollar tree too often or abundantly, its roots may begin to rot. Outwardly it looks like the simultaneous yellowing of several leaves at once. To stop the process, it is recommended to take a break and stop watering for 2 weeks. Good
in such cases, use the drug "Reaping". - Zamiokulkas is afraid of drafts and sudden changes in temperature. His foliage can turn yellow due to the fact that the plant on the windowsill winter frosted part of the foliage. In this case, the yellow side will be the one that is closer to the window. As a rule, to save a dollar tree in this case is not difficult: you need to rearrange it in a place protected from drafts, even if there will be less light.
Be attentive to your green pet. Having noticed the problem on time, it is much easier to eliminate and save the plant life and health.
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