Well I did what you said Rick and I had to cut down all the way to right above the caudex before there was no longer a beige discoloration. I also looked the roots over, but didn't find any areas where they were really soft or discolored, so I didn't cut any off. The caudex of the root ball were a little soft but didnt give too much, I figured thats just from being in the soil. This next picture shows the cutting a few minutes after...but after cutting, the entire thing was cream colored except the dark markings from the razor blade.
Here's the whole plant, with a dollar bill for reference of its size.
Thanks for all the help, I will try to keep yall posted on its progress.
If it does survive, can you guys give me a schedule for how to take care of it, especially my local Houstonian, how do you care for yours? When to prune? I bring it in during the winter to protect it from any possible freezes, though we don't usually have many. When should I move it back out? How often should I water it? When should I fertilize and with what? When do I stop using fertilizer. Just a basic schedule for our Houston climate, so that I can properly take care of this guy if he makes it.
