will it be going in the ground???

when you achieve the trunk height you want ... that you lop off the top.. to encourage lateral branching ... it looks like there might be a secondary leader there.. i cant quite tell ...

and hopefully you will get two leaders.. near the top .... to get the Y you want ... and dont be too concerned.. if one is a few inches lower or something ... close should be good enough ...

sometimes you get a stubborn tree.. that simply wont do what you want ... oh well ...

might get more advice in the fruit forum ...

ken

No it will not be going in the ground. It will be indoors.
So, if I understand correctly. Cut the top off (reroot that piece) and the plant will branch again. I guess I'm worried it will do the same thing it has, and create one branch.

I've read some info about notching? Can anyone explain if that is something to try?

It's getting late in the summer, but: cut the plant below the first cut, actually, above the leaf on the left side. Put the plant outdoors in light shade/EARLY morning sun. GRADUALLY, over a couple weeks at least, acclimate the plant to nearly full sun, this should cause back-budding at the leaves. Sudden exposure to full sun will burn those leaves to a crisp. Once this occurs, (budding) move the plant into shade, still outside, in preparation for much reduced light indoors over winter. Keep outside as long as night temps don't fall below 50F, then bring in. Give as much sun as possible indoors, a full sun south window, assuming northern hemisphere won't hurt anything. Allow soil to get fairly dry, then water till water drains out bottom of pot. Repeat as necessary.