Money Tree (Pachira) Trunk Wrinkles: Natural Bark, Not Rot

Money Tree (Pachira) Trunk Wrinkles: Natural Bark, Not Rot

A reader’s “tied” (knotted) Money Tree has a wrinkled trunk but green leaves and new growth. Watered weekly. Gets indirect light near a heater. Worried about rot.

Assessment

• The knotted trunk is a grower’s decorative twist—no care implications.
• Trunk looks like natural bark, not shriveled (in photo).
• One dead stem with a green shoot at base—cut dead part just above the shoot.

Watering Advice Needs More Info

Cannot advise on frequency without seeing: entire pot depth, drainage hole, whether planted in pebbles or soil under pebbles. These determine water needs.

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