Mine was a little bigger. I ordered a gallon size, but he said a couple died and he ran out before he could ship mine. He sent me one-size smaller plus a green-leaf dwarf maple from Heritage farms. The Hawthorn he sent me had slight, natural movement and a low branch that I'm going to grow as a twin-trunk. I repotted and trunk-chopped it in the fall and it is bouncing back nicely. I didn't do any wiring so far, and the branches seem to be growing in a nice, slightly upward direction. I thought I'd have to wire them down a bit, but maybe not. Hoping to see at least a couple flowers this year.