Names
- Scientific name
- Pachira aquatica
- Common name
- Money Tree, Malabar Chestnut, Guiana Chestnut, French Peanut, Provision Tree
Measurements
- Height
- 3 - 30 ft
- Spread
- 6 - 30 ft
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Requirements
- Hardiness zones
- 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b
- Sunlight
- Full Sun, Partial Shade
- Soil Drainage
- Moist but Well-drained
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3), Slightly alkaline (7.4 - 7.8)
Physical Traits
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf lifecycle
- Evergreen broadleaf
- Foliage color
- Medium Green
- Bloom time
- Spring, Summer
- Bloom color
- Cream, Yellowish-Orange, Yellowish-white with red-tipped stamens, Creamy yellowish-white with red tipped stamens
- Seasons of interest
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Propagation methods
- Seeds, Cuttings
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
References
Home - Money tree (Pachira aquatica) - Research Guides at New York Botanical Garden,
accessed November 10, 2024
Find Trees & Learn | University of Arizona Campus Arboretum,
accessed November 10, 2024
Money Tree (Pachira aquatica) - Garden.org,
accessed November 10, 2024
Pachira aquatica - Plant Finder,
accessed November 10, 2024
Money Tree (Pachira aquatica),
accessed November 10, 2024
World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024