1. Branches and leaves: The crown of the fortune tree is very loose, the leaflets have very short petioles, oblong to obovate oblong, acuminate at the top, entire.The midrib of the leaf blade is very flat from the top, while the back is in a raised state, the lateral veins usually have 16-20 pairs, the middle reticulate veins are very dense, and the petiole length is about 11-15 cm.
2. Flower: The flower is solitary, with a 2 cm long pedicel, very strong.Calyx cup-shaped, nearly leathery, about 1.3 cm in diameter, about 1.5 cm high.Petals are pale yellowish green, narrowly lanceolate to linear, upper part reflexed.The style is deep red, the filaments are yellow at the bottom and turn red upward.
3. Fruit: Capsule has a thick outer skin, glabrous, but the inner surface is densely covered with long woolly hair, nearly pear-shaped, the diameter of the fruit is about 4-6 cm.There are many seeds in each chamber, and the seeds inside are irregular ladder wedges with a length of 2-2.5 cm.
The single pole fortune tree and the pigtail fortune tree have their own advantages and disadvantages, and can be selected according to your own needs.The single pole is relatively easy to raise, and it is not difficult to control the tree shape, which can be pruned according to the shape you want.But it looks very depressed, and the ornamental value may be slightly lower.The crown of the braid will be larger, the shape will be more beautiful, and the plant will look very strong.The disadvantage is that it is not easy to maintain, and if the maintenance is not good, the shape will be more ugly.
