Thank you for the response jds. Yes, there are 8 stems in total, 4 old wood branches, with 2 new ones coming off the old wood, and another 2 coming off the main trunk. For the pruning, I cut the main trunk 3/4 of the way down (kept going little by little until I found signs of life), and those 2 side branches that were up top obviously. I also removed 2 old branches near the bottom that weren't too healthy, and I also removed nearly all the oddly shaped leaves (which I now gather may have been a mistake). As for the potting mix, it may just be the way it looks in the picture, because it holds a lot of moisture. I was actually concerned maybe it was too wet all the time. I'm more concerned with getting this tree to grow than I am with propagating it, so would you suggest I remove the 4 new stems? I wasn't sure if they should be removed or not, especially the 2 that are coming off the older branches