well.. i gotta tell you .. i have repeatedly complained about sideways pix.. but you are the first to get one upside down .. lol .. and man is it giving me a headache.. lol ... seriously.. i cant even focus on it .. lol .. and i bet its a GW issue ... not you ...

tell me.. is there about 3 - 6 inches.. then a major Y???

and how long has it be in situ???

if its only been a year .. leave it alone ..

second year.. lop off one side of the Y ... maybe to encourage it..

but in all reality.. it will sprout from the base.. when it is darn ready too ... whats your hurry????? [and i am speculating on this.. by looking at google images of it .. i dont have one]

the roots will send up shoots.. when it has a mature enough root mass ... if you just go chopping it off.. removing a majority of its canopy.. the stuff that will grow the roots.. it may .. or may NOT... recover ...

it is probably a run it over with the truck type plant ... like the other dogwoods or this type ..

i am just wondering if its vigorous enough.. at this time.. to use the truck ...

anyone know if there is some reason this would be a grafted plant????

good luck

ken

I appears more like 2 rooted cuttings than a single stem which branched.