Hey y’all, I just purchased my first Japanese maple that I got in a nursery pot. I did a fair amount of root pruning and I’m letting it recover in the shade currently. It seems like it’s recovering rather quickly which is good. I’ve been looking it over and I want to chop one of the main branches to give it one main lead branch. Currently it divides into two and so I’m considering where to cut. My questions are when would be a good time to cut (spring just started where I live), do I need to account for die back, should I seal the wound, and when can I begin wiring the secondary branches. I’ve included some pictures of where I’m considering cutting. Thank you
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