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I would recommend a little more effort in initial plant selection of possible for you.
For these BR's you only have to feel in for the trunk, when they're, apologies, like yours, tall for about 4-6 inches the bent, the are, well, not completely useless, but not as useful, or "fast", as something with a bit of basal flare, taper, and good close foliage.
I'd say the better ones are about 1/25. For me it goes, feel them all, find the 3 or so that feel better, then dig in them 3 to see which is best, if any are worth purchasing.
I like to have a full plan before I even leave the store, this helps ensure you are picking good material to begin with. Sometimes a full plan can't be had but a twist, or a feature is too good to pass up. I just consider these a bit longer term projects.
Don't get me wrong, any tree has potential, it's just that this one has the Longest timeline, and the most options, which kinda sucks for a newb.
Also though, getting in there and selecting the best of them all teaches you a lot.
In Fall, these plants will have long runners hanging over the pot, that's the first calling card when fall shopping, the largest runners almost always transfer to the largest trunks.
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