stone said:
Ditto.
A stake will sorta straighten the tree out... but I'd hold off on the stake, these trees don't look large enough for any rough handling.
Trees have a way to naturally straighten the main leader... if we leave them be.
When we cut the main leader off... they turn into bushes...
All the buds near the cut will send out new growth... and instead of one sorta crooked main leader, you'll have multiple main leaders, and they will more difficult to fix than what you have now...
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