Prunus Incisa "Kojo-no-mai" - Design Advice

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Here is a daytime photo.

 

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Those two nearly parallel trunk/branches will need to be simplified. Making that cut will go a long way in the design at this phase, and may be all the tree needs.

I know, I am torn about which one to eliminate, I think that I will keep the middle one because it seems a bit more curvy to me and get rid of the outside one.

Now I am worried about doing too much to the tree all at once, so probably it's the move for next year?

 

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Almost a month later, the tree is really pushing new growth all over.