This 336-piece depicts a mini kumquat/tangerine tree, decorated with gold coins and red envelopes, which are symbols of good fortune and prosperity. Don’t completely overlook 40648 Money Tree, as its versatility may surprise you – even for those who have no context of its cultural significance. My family doesn’t have a set system, though my advice is to start small and focus on tidying a contained area, such as your fridge, and then build on that success. In Chinese culture, tangerines are synonymous with luck and there 20 of them in the set although they use the pumpkin pieces. Money Tree is a small 336-piece model of a kumquat/tangerine/mini mandarin tree, which is another common sight around Chinese New Year.

The Money Tree is made up of an ornate red planter and the tree itself with dozens of branches to hang the 20 tangerines, 14 red envelopes and 10 coins. This sets the stage to ring in the new year—which falls on February 10 this year—and to welcome in fortune and prosperity. The variety of coins, tangerines and envelopes scattered in no recognisable pattern across the tree provides plenty of colours, especially for a natural build mostly made up of brown and grey. com Heads up, today is the final day that you’ll be able to score 2x LEGO Insider Points on all purchases on LEGO.Lunar New Year is around the corner, which means that it’s time to take out the trash—literally and figuratively. I love re-envisioning parts, but even I'm having trouble not seeing those as pumpkins in this particular instance. Two gold yuanbao ingots in the shape of boats which, like the tree, are symbols of prosperity and wealth, sit upon the rim of the pot and complete the model. And hey according to tradition, having a LEGO Money Tree in your home should bless you with good fortune and prosperity, which we all need to afford all the new and exciting LEGO sets coming in 2023.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. When combined with the dome elements, it creates a symmetrical and seamless effect that adds some much-needed shape to what could have easily been a bland and uninspired build. Note that in Chinese culture, the number four is considered unlucky, while the numbers six and eight are the luckiest. Okay, so looking into what a “yuanbao” is, I now understand that the 2x2 radar dish is meant to approximate a lid that is a common feature of ones shaped like boats. It’s a really interesting technique, if a little unrealistic as Kumquat Trees are usually planted in darker soil, not sand, but in this case, it helps introduce some contrast between the soil and trunk.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure and the brick and knob configurations are trademarks and/or copyrights of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, DUPLO, BIONICLE, DIMENSIONS, the FRIENDS logo, the MINIFIGURES logo, MINDSTORMS, NINJAGO and NEXO KNIGHTS are trademarks of the LEGO Group. These coins are traditionally hung from the leaves of the tree, earning its nickname – the Money Tree.The drum-lacquered gold adds that bit of dazzle to these ingots, which are also symbols of prosperity. The tree appears very organic, except at the very top, where the 45-degree corner roof tiles look a bit out of place when compared to the pieces used for the rest of the tree.