I was gifted this African Milk Tree. It seems like it has been neglected and is probably in a too-small pot. One of the growths (far right in close up) is completely dead. Several others are healthy looking in the upper regions, but dried and damaged looking lower down. One in particular looks nearly as bad as the dead one along the bottom foot or so. Can the plants that are dead at the bottom but alive on the top be salvaged? Should I cut the bottom off and re-plant the top? It does seem to have an extensive root system, though I haven’t tried to repot yet. I’d like to preserve as much of it as possible.

