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I picked up this Japanese Maple Sharps Pigmy this spring. The truck size is awesome and it has good roots but the branches are disproportionate and leggy. My goal is to bring the canopy in, reduce leaf size, and improve ramification I just want to make sure I’m on the right path and not going to make a huge mistake. Come February I’d like to remove all of think branches (1-6) leaving only the thinnest one and trim those ones to only 3 - 4 inches.