Thank you for contacting the Cherokee Co. UGA Extension Office and Master Gardeners concerning care of your Malabar Chestnut, (Pachira aguatica), Money Tree The Money Tree is generally used indoors as a bonsai plant. It likes indirect light and a humid environment. Keeping it misted or occasionally in a bathroom will help, especially during the dry winter indoor heated months. Turn the plant weekly and watering every 7 days is a good practice. Fertilizing should be with about a 1/4 dose of time release fertilizer like Osmocote, or a twice monthly dose of 1/2 strength water soluble fertilizer like Miracle-gro during the spring and summer. The Money Tree likes to be repotted every 2 yrs. If the tree is at a desired size, use the same pot (thoroughly cleaned) after trimming back about 1/4 and no more than 1/3 of the roots. Use new good quality potting soil with a moisture control peat moss or perlite. When pruning, snip back the stem in front of a leaf or node and cut no more than 1/3 of the stem. Cut out any dead twigs. Trim the top stems when you get to a desired height. Concerning rerooting, the rooting medium must be new sterile material of either peat moss with perlite or vermiculite. New peat seeding pots that have been soaked in water are great. Keep the medium moist but not wet. Be sure to sterilize your pruning shears in rubbing alcohol before you clip a cutting from the top of the woody part where it meets the softer green growing shoot. Immediately dip the shoot in rooting hormone powder. Insert between 1 to 2 inches of the shoot into the rerooting medium and press the medium firmly around the shoot. Cover the shoot with a "dome" made from a plastic drink bottle or milk jug. The plastic should not rest on any of the leaves. Keep the dome in place to create a humid environment. Place the shoot in a warm well lite area, but not in direct sun. When the root growth is at least 1 inch long, it is ready to be transplanted. Be sure to keep the roots intact when transplanting. It is recommended that a bonsai professional do the initial braiding. If you want to give it a try, only braid the green young flexible shoots. Please contact us if you have additional questions. Mark Dady, UGA Master Gardener