Projecting a Guajuvira

Guajuvira - Cordia americana (the old name was Patagonula americana)

Well, this plant went two years without the care it deserves, the structure that I built was lost. First because some branches grew more than they should and because important branches died and were lost.

Now I just have to rebuild it.



It is not easy trying to talk about a three dimensional tree only by photos, but the photo does not lie, the structure has several overlapping branches that are not cool:



My first plan is to try to keep the original design, selecting new branches, wiring and refining, to get this canopy:



What bothers me in this project is the right branch, which has developed over the others, shifting the focus to himself:



And here another thing that bothers me, two branches almost parallel competing togheter. I still have not decided on which one to remove, but one thing is certain, one will have to leave.



The second project is more radical, should I rebuild all secondary branching, ignoring the last years of growth?



The lower canopy would give greater emphasis to nebari (which is buried at the time), so it would need a smaller pot as well.




Opinions?

I wouldn't be unhappy with the tree if that one left-hand branch were removed from the branch you circled in red. You could remove all the current growth and start over if you like, but I suspect that some judicious pinching in the future would get you where you want it to be.



It is a very nice composition. What is it planted on? Or in?