Vitex Upright Design

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I recently did an initial styling on this upright Vitex. But there are areas that I’d like your inputs

  1. The junction right below the apex. There is a branch going to the right, obviously very hard pruned, but it’s actually sprouting new leaves. There is another branch going to the left which I removed as it counters the current apex, but I’m thinking if it would be nice to have a lower foliage that compliments the design

  2. At the lowest branches, there is a branch on the right coming from the left trunk. Aesthetically not very pleasing, but should I go about grafting to the right trunk? It seems too much of a risk but I’d love your suggestions.

  3. Any other suggestions you have for this tree, I’m all ears!

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Hi Pakorn, welcome to the community. You’ll be spending hours each week on here!
Here’s my take but obviously take it with a pinch of salt.
1 What does it look like if you rotate the tree 15 to 20 degrees clockwise?
2 You could alter the angle of the tree a bit which may take the fork slightly away from beneath the apex.
3 I think you’re right, you could have a lower apex and a higher apex which (to me at least) would look good.
4 The lower branch coming from the left trunk across the right trunk would look good if you could get it to leaf out where it crosses. This then could be a short branch which only protrudes passed the trunk a couple of inches helping to break up the right trunk and adds a natural feature.
Only my pennyworth. Don’t forget to keep us updated how you progress.

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Thank you for your feedback! I’ll post some updates as he progresses.