You can see in fig. 6, how quickly the new grow happens. After the last grouping of leaves, I had pinched the new growth once, which halted things for only a short time.
You can see (fig.10) that there is minimal root binding, but it has started nonetheless. We want to give Lucy a chance to spread out and get enough nutrients so that she'll become lush and healthy. The more soil and organic matter in the pot will allow for better moisture retention too and so she won't dry out as quickly. You have to pack the edges quite well with soil (fig.13 & 14) because it's such a tall tree, you want to make sure it doesn't topple once you add water and that it's firmly in place.
I moved Lucy to her new spot next to Stanley the jungle cat with his ever growing jungle (where he sits to watch the birds). I initially had Lucy in this position (fig.15) but then decoded on rotating her 180˚ to compensate for the curvy way she grew in the east-facing window, We'll see how she straightens out over the next few days and how that (fig.16) top growth progresses!
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