@Leftwood, Rick ...
I did remove one. There were four hefty branches at that awkward point. I am thinking I need to vary the height of the remaining three because it still looks kind of awkward. I'll have a better idea after it leafs out.
You had mentioned that the tree would "fill in" and I kind of wanted to see what it would do before I cut more off. I am so glad I decided to make it a shrub. It is planted too close to the house to become a 15' to 20' tree ....
Thank you for the input that I still need to possibly take out another hefty branch as well as vary the length of them. I'll be watching the tree closely this year and will keep that in mind. As you mentioned earlier in this thread, I do want to avoid the mop head.
@ShadyGreenThumb, Cheryl ...
Thank you for the link. I clearly had not done my research before planting my tree ... now to be a bush/shrub.
Smiles,
Lyn
