A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The House Plant Forum In need of serious plant advice!!

Hi. I found this website and at the moment, it's seems to be a good option. I have about 15 houseplants of a few different varieties. I have a lot going on in my life so I have plants that don't require a lot from me but manage to make my home look beautiful.
Anyway, I've had this... tree/plant for about 5 years. It was passed on to me by some friends when living in FL. They were moving across the country, couldn't take it, and knew that I would give it a good home b/c I already had one like it. I don't know the name. I can take a picture if someone thinks they can help me. It's actually 6 woody stalks in one plant about 10' tall anchored to a bamboo stick in the middle. It hasn't changed much in size b/c I trim it once or twice a year so it doesn't get too top heavy. I water everyone every Sunday morning when I wake up. Everyone gets the same amount of water they've been getting for years. This plant has moved twice in FL, up to PA in a moving truck, and then down to NJ, and finally 6 months ago into a house I don't plan on leaving for at least 12 years. This plant is a TROOPER!
All of sudden, last month, I'm watering the plant and I realize the pot is now a swamp. The water is not going anywhere. I tried to absorb as much of it back out as possible. I let it go for a week and a half. When I checked again- still a swamp. So, I went to a local gardening center. They told me to replant it in a new pot with nothing-added soil. So, I did. When I pulled it out of the old watery soil, the smell made me gag- it was awful.
All of the leaves except for 10 have fallen off, and there's a white fuzzy mold around the base of a few of the stalks at the dirt line. Here's the thing though... there are new baby buds on every stalk.
I need help. I am not a plant expert, but I LOVE my plants. I don't want to give up on this one and I don't think it's ready to give up on me.
I'm sorry this is so long. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!

Send a photo maybe someone knows here.

I will post pics tomorrow when I get home from work. My computer and I are having a minor disagreement at the moment... When it rains, it pours.

I know the feeling................

OK, how do you load pics from your computer to this site?

First you have to upload your photos to Photobucket........
They make it up so you can copy them and put on here .

Do you know how to do PHOTOBUCKET?

I think the first thing to do, is dry that sucker out. can you put a fan on it, or move it outside if the temp and sun would be close to the inside growing conditions?...(I'm assuming it's inside)
yea, get some pic's up. there are some great bug people on this site that can tell you just what to do!

Nope, I don't know how to PHOTOBUCKET... please let it be simple.

'tis simple..........I figured it out, and I'm a red neck - low tech!
(although, I still can't figure out how to create an avatar)

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn75/dianezavacky/random038.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn75/dianezavacky/random035.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn75/dianezavacky/random034.jpg

I think I did it...

Go here to

Photobucket.com
and read what it tells you .......
You will see the first box says Browse ......click that.

photobucket.com/

Here go to
photobucket.com/

When you get there you have to sign up and do it .. Now go try that an let me know if you do that correct...............

Hi Dodge. I posted the pics above.

Thanks for finally putting a name to it after all these years!

Diane Congradulations on your success on Photobucket and the huge trees in the house........Wow you must have a catedrual (MISSpelled) ceiling in a huge house.. Very nice indeed......And welcome to gardenhelper, If i missed you.........
Keep showing us photos.
Thanks
dodge

i concur on the plant name, but i've never had one so i'm not much help in what to do for it.

The second one looks like
my Monkey tree see and here is a few more shots of it
I have started this about a month ago lady down the eoad gave me a start of her's