If the height is getting out of control, you can always pinch off the tip which will stop growth. You'll likely need to do this throughout the season since it broke dormancy so early. Do a few searches about "pinching" to learn the tips in doing it right, you can also control the direction of growth by doing this. Also, if you're getting more new saplings than you really want out of the same pot, search up on a how-to doing an "air layer"...this way you'll have more than one pot, should one die on you. Good luck!

@fo876 thank you!! Terms I haven’t heard before, excited to read up and try these out

Boy what I would do to get a few cuttings of it. If his does good in ground then it would do well for me living just 20 miles north of Boston.

That's what I would do, keep cutting it back until you can let it go wild as soon as you can put it outside)

@meyerMike I can send you one! Can’t figure out if DM is an option I’m new here, shoot me a message if you want to.

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Thanks everyone! In case you’re wondering which direction I went — I watched a few videos by the Millennial Gardener on YouTube and chose to try my luck sprouting from cuttings!

I saved 4 pieces in the fridge and tried to sprout the rest, no luck (I think I let them dry out too much about 3 weeks ago?) no new sprouts on any stems, but I haven’t lost hope.

I put the last four cuttings in soil (dipped in rooting medium first) this past Sunday and plan to keep a closer eye on moisture, fingers crossed I’ll have a plant or two for friends!

If anyone is curious re: the oyster shells in the big mama pot, when this tree is outside on my balcony the wind can really kick up. Those basically help stop wind erosion (and they make for less cleanup of my balcony floor!)

An option if you're having a hard time keeping up with them staying moist is buying one of those larger clear plastic bins and placing those cups inside of it with the lid on, if it fogs up lift the lid up a lil bit on one corner.....I've found they tend to be more successful when grown in damp condition. The only thing that stinks is you need to break them out of those damp conditions slowly or the shock will also kill them......Good luck! (I have about 13 in my container now, crossing fingers)

@FO876 thank you! This was definitely in the instructions but I was just trying to use what I had around. Thankfully with my imperfect growing conditions this tree will probably yield some good cuttings next year and I’ll try again 🌱

Garbagequeen, sorry it has been a few days. Caring for my mom. She's better now.

I would love to root a few cuttings and try one in the ground. Here is my e-mail to get in touch with me. So appreciated))

mikerno_1@yahoo.com