pachira aquatica

Pachira microscopa ‘Money Tree Bonsai’ is a miniature tree characterized by multiple intertwining trunks. It consists of several trunks wound together with green leaves sprouting from the top. Each tree is actually five separate trees with their trunks braided together.A story associated with the money tree is about a man whose prayers for money were answered because of this unique plant. When he took the plant to his home, the man discovered he could grow several more from the seeds and became rich from selling the plants. It is from this story that the plant was given its nickname: the “money tree”.