Advice on Bougainvillea chop

Been looking at this but just can't decide on where exactly to start, any advice and opinions would be appreciated thanks...

These 2 trunks are good different sizes....
So be sure to grow them equally or keeping less foliage on the small one.

These 2 y's are too same same for me...I'd cut off the apexs front Y...and the stuff behind the left y. That will give you right continued taper.


Cuts like this....to leave foliage but force backbudding.

Left cut for sure....where straight...cut to angle.

The middle cross canopy branches should be brought back harder than marked.

And that right apex jist seems to have a bit too much growth for an apex.

Not all real exact....but you can lick a nice 2 trunk out of this....

Nice!

Sorce

No foliage till the individual trunks splits....

But I'd keep the lower stuff for now.

Sorce

Up north...I would wait until late June or July to do heavy anything to a Bougainvillea or root work. That is when they aren't sulking and happy.

Thanks for the replies. Yea this guy was just all crazy and overgrown like this when i picked it up a while ago for a really good price. Couldn't say no to it for what I payed though considering I don't really have many trees with decent size trunks like this one.