The ambitious truck driver's enterprise flourished and the bonsai pachira aquatic tree became the accepted authentic money tree.
The jade tree has always been a favorite choice as has the pachira aquatic tree (Malabar chestnut).
The pachira aquatic tree, however, tends to grow enormous and so bonsai (pronounced as bone-sigh) methodaquaticsed to make it usable as a house plant.
The popular braided bonsai pachira aquatic tree plant was actually the brainstorm of a Taiwanese truck driver, who was also a gardener.
There are several myths and legends surrounding the pachira aquatic's rise to fame as a money tree.
While the pachira aquatic tree can survive in 50 degree temperatures and even tolerate up to 100 degree temperatures, the plant will suffer.
You may realize that the restricted growth of a bonsai plant is desirable since if left unchecked, the pachira aquatic plant can grow up to 50 feet in height.