Hey everyone,

I received this Willow Leaf Ficus yesterday from an online source. The base is 3 inches and it has two branches sprouting from the base that are each a little over an inch thick. I plan on creating a mame tree out of it, so I just thought I'd share it with you all.

Front:

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Back:

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Base:

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[IMG]http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww64/RyansRedwoods/005-107.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww64/RyansRedwoods/004-126.jpg[/IMG]

My plans, cut the branch on the right off, which should trigger buds to form in the orange area, pick one of those buds and make it the new leader (blue arrow), then remove the branch on the left. Super taper should be achieved from doing this:

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Thoughts?