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[luvinthemountains]

Being close to southern Nevada and California makes it hard to find hardy species suitable for the mountains where I live, but the upside is a decent selection of succulents, like this big dwarf jade I picked up last year.

The height as it stands is roughly 14 inches, after chopping off most of the plant which lives on as a little forest I might post another time.

I am really stuck on two decisions - (1) whether to remove the first branch, which is very low, and (2) whether to chop the apex lower. Note the current state is a very rough prune, to leave options for myself

 

[jerzyjerzy]

I would cut off both lower branches, and the leader, and then create the tree out of the side branch:

 

[luvinthemountains]

I would cut off both lower branches, and the leader, and then create the tree out of the side branch:

I am with you on removing the top, just maybe not all of the lower branches. Maybe something like this:

 

[luvinthemountains]

I forgot to get a before-shot but there was not much to see - it was a bush.

 

[luvinthemountains]

The branches on this port are extending nicely. I am not getting a lot of growth out of it in the grow tent, so I think I will wait to wire and prune until early summer.