Irish Strawberry Tree

[mb1029]

i've had this tree for afew months now and over the 3 weeks it has grown alot, i only have no idea what to do with it(design wise)

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all that light green up top is new growth, it is unintentionally leaning(i must have placed it into the pot on an angle)

i plan on putting it into a growing box when its safe to repot(can anyone give me some feedback on that?), as you can see it has started to branch off into 3 main branches at the top

here's a closeup of the trunk, by the looks of it, someone has already cut a main branch off it(before i got it)

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it also has some red on the main branch(which u can see in pic 1), can anyone tell me what that is?

thanks, michael.

[Craig]

Michael, here's a couple of links, pics,

viewtopic.php?f=130&t=6755&start=0&hili ... berry+Tree

Craig W - viewtopic.php?f=130&t=3535&hilit=Arbutus#p38478

https://www.animabonsai.com/trees/arbutus-unedo-no-3/


https://www.animabonsai.com/2010/07/arbutus/

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[Petra]

mb,
if it were mine i would plant it out in the ground and let it grow for a few more years. Id trim down the branches one at a time to encourage back budding. Do this over the growing seasons and trim when the leaves have hardened off.
But that is what id do.