Grandmas ficus!

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My great grandma lived in Florida and she dug this up and gave it to my grandma. My grandma brought it to Ohio 30 years ago. It used to be 4 small trees weaved together. Over time it has become one trunk. Last summer I put it in a bonsai pot and in DE sifted. This spring I’m trying to figure out what to do with the top of the tree. I tried to get some photos so you can see what im working with. What do you guys suggest I do with this?
 

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There's not a lot of options other than an upright of some sort. I would cut it back to just a few inches or so above the main trunk and go from there. The charm of this tree is really going to be in the story though. It's a cool one.
 
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