Guessing from the size of the plant that it is root bound i.e. needs a bigger pot. Knock it out of the pot and look. If you see almost all roots and very little soil, move it to a larger pot, Keep the soil level the same as it is in the current pot. See link for repotting. https://www.google.com/search?q=root+bound+plant+repotting&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS932US932&oq=root+bound+plant&aqs=chrome.5.69i57j0i512l6j46i175i199i512j0i512l2.9553j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

In a place with good light such as yours, you can water freely in the warmer months. Ice cubes are not a reliable watering method. Water thoroughly so water comes out the drainage holes; drain any excess water from the outer pot after about 5 min. so the plant does not sit in water for prolonged periods.

I don’t think that plant is overly big for the pot. Don’t forget to fertilize at least once a month.

You plant looks great. Don’t sweat it.

As @iochroma says, everything looks to be in order. Just feed it now and again, paired with adequate lighting and watering. Happy indoor gardening!

Think those are ice cubes, not rocks:)

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Have you stopped using ice cubes? Do you water thoroughly? If so do you remove the black pot from the white one and let it drain thoroughly before replacing it? Or is it possible your plant is sitting in stagnant water?

It was in fact, standing in water at the bottom of the bear pot. I had a coworker water it while I was gone and they must’ve forgotten to let it drain. Should it recover OK?

Very few trees can stand sitting in water. Despite the name of this plant, Pachira aquatica , it should not remain in water.

@Illini Fan "Should it recover OK?" That depends on the condition of the roots, if there is rot and how extensive it is.

Al

To make matters worse the cleaning lady accidentally knocked it over in my office. Now I really have no idea how deep to replant it.

In order to really determine how deep it should be planted, you might need to dig down through some of the roots and grow medium at the top of the soil/root mass. When you find the spot where the trunk transitions to the actual root system, the trunk will have a noticeable flare. The roots at the base of the flare should be flush with the top of the soil or slightly exposed. This is a Japanese snow bell tree growing as a bonsai.

It shows the trunk flare, a powerful root system, and is planted at an appropriate depth.

Below, a young Japanese maple. This tree should be planted so the grow medium barely covers the roots.

Below, a Ficus

Since your tree was grown from a cutting, the flare at the base of the trunk might not be very pronounced, and their might be a few small stray roots growing from the trunk above the main root mass. These can be removed or ignored, plant the tree so the main root mass is barely covered by the grow medium.

Al

One of the purposes of the pot is stability of the plant. Since the plant is tall you need a wider pot to provide the proper stable base. As said with the small pot and large plant, it is probably root bound and the larger wider pot will solve both problems.

I agree with what was said about the stability part; however, larger pots don't resolve the issue of stress associated with plants being rootbound. Potting up to a larger pot minimally reduces a portion of the stress for a short time. A full repot, which includes bare rooting (or nearly so), root pruning, and a change of grow medium is the only practice that entirely relieves the limitations imposed by root congestion. There ARE some plants that are best divided (peace lily, e.g.) as opposed to undergoing the full repot process with root pruning. For those, the process is different but the objective remains the same, the objective being the complete elimination of stress due to root congestion.

Al