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I had the idea that the objective was to develop faster the branching of the tree since it received a severe trunk chop. With this in mind, I prefer to go to the ground. I have the benefit to be in the tropic, so trees here grow very fast when in ground but they slow down a lot when in pot. An alternative is to shift to a larger pot every six months. You get a more controlled grow (this is what I do to most of the developing trees I have).
To develop nebari I also remove from pot but use wood box whick allows the soil mix to have plenty of air contact in all sides. You can use the pots used for acuatic plants.
If you want upper grow AND also develop lateral growth of roots, you can put in soil with a large slab of a flat stone or terrazo three to six inches under the root ball. This will prevent downward growth. Cutting with a flat shovel every six to nine months is a nice idea. It seems logical that trimming will stimulate branching of the roots. I will try it.
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