Cut the top and a new shoot should come off.

And try to put a better picture...maybe of the whole plant)

Thanks- I cut the top of the shoot off but no new growth yet.. hard for me to get a good pic of the top of the plant- what exactly should I be seeing to indicate that it's still somewhat alive?

Thanks again!

I can't tell at all what the picture is meant to show.

If it's alive, it will still be green and pliant - not shriveled or wrinkled.
Try to take a pic of the top with your hand behind it to provide a solid background.

Josh

If you literally just cut the top off as suggested, you are going to be waiting a while to see growth, somewhere in the range of weeks, not days. If your cutting is still relatively new, meaning that it hasn't established a good root mass, cutting it again is going to really stress it out, as the stored energy in that cutting was being used to grow roots and top growth. If you cut the fresh top growth off again, the poor thing used up all that energy, only to have it cut off. As for the pic, I don't know what in the world that is, but it doesn't look normal to me. At this point, just be patient I guess, and wait to see if any growth starts to form.

Joe

Thanks for the replies, guys! The pic was supposed to be of the bottom of the stem- I agree Joe- it sure doesn't look normal! It doesnt feel dead (brittle or mushy) though.. so I guess I'll just have to wait and see. Occasionally I see a few tiny dots of liquid or something on the stem that sort of sparkle in the light- not sure if that's sap. What's the best thing to do for a fragile pachira cutting? How often should I water/mist, and how much/little?

Keep the mix moist - not wet.

Pachira do exude a clear sappy substance, generally along the leaf petiole.

Josh

Many thanks Josh!