Can it be saved?

[C8lyn]

Hi all
I'm new to collecting garden material.
My mum is doing a bit of rearranging and culling in her garden. She dig out this old tea tree of some sort. I asked her about it after she had already cut a lot back of the tree and I wasn't there when she dug it out.
It has been sitting in this tub for almost two days but now has soil in there. Have I missed some crucial steps to save this? And do you think it's worth it?

Cheers

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[Grant Bowie]

Add some water and Seasol to get it under control and then pot.

Definitely worth trying.

Grant

[shibui]

If it spent a couple of days with the roots exposed chances are not so good. I have had some trees survive after a few days out of soil but not many.
Tea tree transplant far better if there's some foliage left on some branches. What I can see appears to have been chopped back to bare wood but can't see right to the top of some branches.
Make sure that tub has drain holes so the roots don't drown.
Keep the soil mix evenly damp, Place the tree in a part shade, sheltered location so there's not too much stress on the reduces root system.
I can't think of anything else to do to improve chances.
In any case, it is always worth trying. You never can tell when a tree will bounce back despite the odds stacked against it. Spring would definitely be the time for miracles to occur.

Please keep us informed as to what happens.