Way late to the party!
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If it whorls, for me, utilizing anything beyond the first is usually to dirty.
It also usually comes....
...right amid a straight section where its going to be hard as hell to hide the evidence of semi whorl removal.
But they always provide ONE best way to find a new leader and a good first branch.
Only ONE good way after considering the front to hide the wound, or pretty and in proprtion if DWing, the direction and vigour of the keeper branches.
(Prepurchase thoughts these are) Theres not always one...
But there is Never 2. 2, and it hasnt been thought out enough.
Actually, I would have bought it off the base, knowing that first whorl offered pretty good options.
Auto to the first whorl to avoid this innevitable scenario.
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Where I was stuck thinking before reading the right branch was gone.....
Cut the left first branch and the right first branch becomes useless under that heavy one above it.
Cut the right and you have 2 first lefts.
The high one has better movement but if you cut up to it, its movement is seperated by too much straight.
But....you know how to get that movement now....
So get it down to only that first left branch eventually, and make that movement down there.
That movement that matches the base and roots with that lean.
If these roots can get pulled up....moved any....golden.
Sorce