Review: LEGO 40648 Money Tree

Today we go very quickly around the contents of the LEGO set 40648 Money Tree, a box of 336 pieces sold since December 25 at the retail price of €24.99.

If you are interested in Chinese culture, this money tree which should in principle bring money and luck will seduce you, it will not take up too much space on the dresser in the living room with its 16 cm high. He may also possibly complete a set of sets from the Botanical Collection LEGO, even if the finish of this little tree is a little less accomplished than that of the other products in the range.

The object is in principle decorated with tangerines, red envelopes intended to accommodate cash donations and coins. In fact, he is satisfied here with about twenty pumpkins which therefore serve to symbolize the fruits concerned, 14 red micro envelopes and a dozen nicely executed coins. All decorative elements are stamped, there are no stickers in this box. Still no paper bags in this new addition to the LEGO catalog. The manufacturer could have inserted a real red envelope in the box, as is the case in the annual sets on the theme of the Chinese zodiac: in Asia we offer money to our loved ones on the occasion of the New Year celebrations and you could also have complied with this custom thanks to the envelope provided.

The set is composed of just over 330 elements but it still has the luxury of being very repetitive, the fault of the subject matter. The pot that hosts the tree may bring back memories to those who assembled the bonsai from the LEGO set 10281 Bonsai Tree, it is a simplified version of the black pot present in the set of the Botanical Collection marketed since 2020.
The two golden "boats" attached to the pot are in fact not boats: they are school, gold or silver ingots once used in China as currency.

Each of the branches of the tree includes at least one pumpkin, an envelope and a coin, the whole is fixed on a plush trunk itself fixed on the base of the product. You don't have to be an avid LEGO fan to assemble this little tree, there's nothing very complex here.

This lucky tree could, in my opinion, have become a pretty decorative product offered on condition of purchase, it does not necessarily deserve that we spend 25 € on it unless you are already familiar with the tradition concerned and wish to replace the one you already have with a plastic version or plan to give someone a copy. So money actually grows on trees, but especially for LEGO.

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