Mungo, so confused

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I bought a little dwarf mungo and have been reading about them. I read vances info and I'm more confused now then ever. I just can't figure out if I should be trimming anything right now or just leave it be until next year?
I did repot it, it was terribly root bound. I cut 1/3 of the root mass off, loosened the tight roots and potted it up in a mix of potting soil/napa dry. I added text to the pics with the issues I'm having.
I especially need to know if I should cut the really long branch back to the smaller side branch to help balance it. What about the really low side branches, Should I cut them and make it into more of a single trunk? I think I like it as a single better. Can I do this now?
 

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It's hard...

But I'd leave it till next year..It shouldn't get away from you before then.

If it grows well through next summer...
Around now next year you can Probly cut a lot off and get some more buds to work with.

The extending candles is seemingly odd for this time of year.
But yours is greener than mine!

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The extending candles is seemingly odd for this time of year.
That's what I was thinking. At least they are super cold hardy so there's really no chance of the cold damaging that growth in a few months.

Aaron
 

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I should have bought two so I could chop one up now and compare how they do lol. What about removing the really thin twigs to open it op some more? I'll leave the big branches until next year if that is the common consensus, I just don't want it to form any knuckles.

I though the candles looked a bit off for timing too, that how most all the conifers looked this time around at the store. I was actually looking for a JBP but the species selection is lacking around here.
Should I start fertilizing heavily to increase growth rate?
 

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It won't get away from you that fast!

Check with @Vance Wood ....

But if it shoots candles in spring...I'd cut one of the trunks with the least potential then. In the red circle....that's gonna be the first thing that would need addressing IMO.aviary-image-1470976626559.jpeg

You see where I cut that middle branch with the red line. That cut will leave you with a nice 2 fork, and could prompt back budding closer to the trunk. Green dots.

If you cut that yellow circle....it's gonna wanna backbud right at that 3 fork, and THEN, you got a serious knuckle forming!

At least that's what mine does...
It seems...wherever branches fork...it has a lot of Signal to want to bud there more and more. Really crucial to cut back Into the fork, to send that signal further down the branch.

But you got plenty of time!
Enjoy watching it grow!

They are fascinating!

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See how many buds are popping really close to the fork? And I didn't even cut anything on this branch!

Just mad fert!

Sorce
 
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