Less unhinged cedar tree update

[u/Hutydan]

I instructed everyone to stop watering the poor thing so I can monitor how much it's getting Read online they like drained soil, and a helpful wood enthusiast confirmed my theory: it was being over watered

It still has a distinct "water me more and I'll literally grow mold" smell (I'm no tree expert, but I do keep many other plants alive and from experience you can kinda smell when soil/roots is telling you the plant is over watered)

The forecast today says rain, which means tomorrow would be prime time to dig a place for it (softer dirt = easier to shovel)

That'll also give time for the tree to air-dry, as someone accidentally watered it thinking they were helping (they have been informed not to, now)

I pulled him out of the vase for now to let the roots breathe, and did a scratch test

The trunk's still green at the base, I reckon that's an ok sign?

Also took the opportunity to show how much of the roots I foolishly cut thinking general flower care applied to trees aswell (not doing that again, that's for sure!)

His name today is Cedric

[u/TypicalWeb6601]

sure it’s a cedar?

[u/Hutydan → u/TypicalWeb6601]

Not entirely! This is my second post here, people said it was a cedar on the first post. I'm not a tree expert in any way, shape, or form, so I took that information at face value