I was hoping you all would be able to look at my Pachira and answer a few questions about it...thanks so much!

So number one-repotting. This plant hasn't been repotted ever since we bought it, more than five years ago!

I remember it was dying, then it was given a hard chop by mom. One braid survived, and it's been doing great ever since. The other braids are just sitting there. So first question-when I do the repot, hopefully by next month, should I remove the dead braids?

Two, should I get it a bigger pot? The tree is a bit top heavy, and when I brought it out to flush it, the entire thing, rootball and pot, toppled over! I managed to stabilize the plant with a few pebbles against a chopstick in the dirt.

Three-what soil should I use while I'm searching for pine bark? Planning to put it in 5:1:1 but still searching for bark.

The live truck is directly behind the chopsticks

Live truck is third from the left

View of all the dead braids

Will this green knob turn into another branch?