Houseplant question: caring for a "money tree"?

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answer:If you are talking about a Malabar chestnut, which is nicknamed “money tree,” here are instructions and tips. Is the stalk twisted and looking like a long braid? Don’t you really want to raise your ceilings to 25 feet and buy a banana tree?

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