Jade, or Crassula (Crassula) - tree of the family Crassulawhich has about 300 species. Most of the wild species inhabit South Africa. Domestic succulents are grown in apartments and greenhouses. The pottery kind of crassula - Crassula portulata, popularly called the "money tree", is a small tree with a thick stem and rounded fleshy glossy leaves that look like coins.
The fat woman belongs to unpretentious indoor crops, resistant to disease and pests. Sickly rarely, and the diseases most often occur due to improper care for Crassouleus. The main symptoms of something wrong with the plant are softening, yellowing and falling off of the leaves, the appearance of stains on them.
Did you know? In the people it is believed that the more beautiful and healthier the money tree, the more massive the stem and leaves, the more money it can attract to the dwelling where it lives.
Soft leaves in bladder
The main reasons for which the money tree can hurt are excessive watering, lack of light and unacceptable temperature conditions. So, if you noticed that the leaves of your plant became soft, most likely you flooded it. In this case, the sweatshirt should immediately give first aid, eliminate the cause of the disease and immediately begin treatment.
To do this, it must be removed from the pot and a thorough inspection of the root system. When a small amount of rotten roots is found, they are removed. Cut and all the leaves affected by rot. If most of the roots have rotted away, they are surgically removed. Rhizome washed under water. Then cut the roots and leaves with signs of rotting with a knife. Sections are covered with charcoal.
The plant is transplanted into a new pot with a new substrate. Pour over the carbendazim solution. Then put in a bright place, avoiding direct sunlight on the plant. Careful watering begin only after the tree comes to itself. In the future, try to control that the soil under the bastard is not too wet.
Important! If all the roots are affected by rot, they are soft and dark, then it is too late to save the plant. Also, it will not be possible to reanimate the tree with signs of rotting the base of the trunk.
The fat woman falls down
There are several reasons for dropping foliage. It can be a natural process. It is normal for a money tree to shed leaves once every two years. If the fall of the foliage is observed more often, then pay attention to the moisture content of the soil, most likely, you will re-moisturize it.
Watering with cold water is another reason why leaves fall.
Important! Krassula must be watered with warm, settled water..
Also, the cause of dropping leaves is a lack of moisture. This can especially be observed in the period of hot and dry summer. Pay attention to the soil: if it is dry, if there is a hard crust on the surface, especially for a long time, this can lead to the fact that the leaves on Crassule will begin to shrink and soon fall off.
If a fat man gets the wrong light, it is often burned by direct sunlight, she will hint to you with the redness of the leaves and their speedy fall.
Black circles on the leaves
More severe damage to the leaves by the rays of the sun are burns, which manifest themselves in the form of black circles. In this case, the plant must be placed in a new lighted place, where it will not be burned by the sun. The affected leaflets will need to be removed.
The fat woman wither, turn yellow and dry
Such manifestations most likely indicate that the money tree is hot. Most often this can occur in the summer. At such a time, Krassula will feel best in the fresh air, so it would be better if you move it to the balcony, loggia, terrace, and yard in the summer. This can be done in the spring. With one condition - the place should be bright, but not under the direct rays of the sun.
Why the fat woman is not growing
If you noticed that your money tree stopped growing, there could be three reasons:
- Incorrectly picked up capacity for the landing of the bastard - it is too small.
- The fat woman needs a transplant, since the pot in which she was planted became small for the further development of the root system.
- Pests attack the bastard.
Did you know? The money tree is an unsafe plant because of its arsenic content in its leaves.
Fat woman falls
Sometimes a fat woman can fall on one side and fall. This is because the root system of the plant does not really grow deeper. When planting Crassula, it is necessary to choose wide, but not deep containers. For stability, you can sprinkle the soil with a layer of pebbles.
Red-brown or yellowish spots on fatty leaves
Brown, brown and white spots on the leaves of Crassula indicate the defeat of the plant fungal disease. The treatment of a fungal infection at the initial stage should be carried out by fungicides, strictly following the instructions for use of the drug.
If there are red-brown or yellowish spots, then this is the result of the life activity of the insects, the pests of the fatty fish, and the fight against them consists in:
- mechanical processing (manual removal of pests from leaves using a brush or a cotton swab dipped in kerosene, alcohol or an insecticide);
- leaf treatment with soapy water;
- spraying insecticide.
The procedure must be repeated once a week until the parasite is completely eliminated.The shield is a small insect (up to 5 mm), covered on top with a shield similar to a tortoise shell. They settle on the leaves, trunks and petioles of the plant. With the defeat of this pest fat man quickly weakens. Leaves first become stained, then turn yellow and fall off. If time does not begin treatment, then the plant can be lost.
Yellowish spots on fatty leaves, spider web visible between leaves.
With this nature of the spots and the presence of a web, suspicions should fall on the spider mite, another foe’s foe. These are microscopic insects (0.3-0.6 mm) of red color with eight paws (although the color may be variable). On the web, they lay offspring. They feed on plant cell contents.
The result of the tick sabotage is the deterioration of the state of the money tree, the decrease in its immunity. In addition, the spider mite is dangerous because it is a carrier of diseases, such as gray rot.
Regular spraying of the tree and maintaining high humidity of the air in the room will be a good prevention of the appearance of this pest. To combat this pest, apply treatment with soap and water, drugs "Aktetik", "Fitoverm", "Aktofit", etc.
Cotton-leaf formations in the axils of the leaves of the plant, around the root collar and on the stems
Such a character of defeat indicates the presence of a mealybug in your money tree. These white winged insects, 3-6 mm in size, drink the juice of young shoots and leaves, as a result of which they stop developing, deform, and the leaves fall off.
With a slight spread of the pest, it is mechanically removed using a brush moistened with soapy water. 
Then the whole tree is treated with soap solution. If there was a mass invasion of the mealybug, the plant should be treated with Akktelik, Calypso, Fitoverm, Biotlin, etc.
In order to avoid the diseases of the money tree and their treatment, it is necessary to carry out preventive measures to prevent them and responsibly implement the recommendations on planting and growing the plant.
There is a belief that if a person falls ill in an apartment where the fatty root grows, the plant begins to wither and get rid of foliage. After a person recovers, the money tree also returns its healthy appearance. However, as we can see, the cause of wilting and dropping foliage is precisely the disease of the fat man. After reviewing their causes, you will be able to promptly eliminate adverse factors, assist the plant and save it from destruction.
