Placed this creeper on display on my front landing/deck as you enter the main deck from the front of the house. (Zip tied the stand to the railing and bungee corded the pot to the top of the stand) Now, it's not really following any rules...letting it just grow out to develop it at this point. (Purchased last year with no canopy development what so ever.)

Allowing the lower sacrifice branches on either side of the base of trunk to help with taper at this time.