Birds Nest Spruce styling help

mgonz121

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I have a birds nest spruce that I need some pruning/styling suggestions. I only have 2 yrs experience so not much to help me. I have labeled the main branches with numbers if you have any suggestions on what might stay or go please let me know. The third picture is the original spruce before I cut the double trunk below #8, you can see the scar where that branch used to be. The other two pictures are as it exists today. Thanks!!!
 

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First leave it alone until August, then you can think about pruning wiring.
 
Thanks for the feedback on timing. Do you or anyone have suggestions on what branches to keep when it is time to do it? The main branch #8 curves sideways to the right a lot, so it makes it difficult for me to visualize the styling.
 
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