ligustrum ovalifolium( privet)

Here is a picture of my first tree. It's an oval leaf privet. It was left a leftover from a hedge.
This spring I realized that the nebari and reverse taper made this an ugly tree(along with other things).

I decided to layer the top off. I basically air layered the top but instead of covering the wound with sphagnum moss and plastic wrap, I planted the whole tree in a large pot so the new top was the only thing exposed.then i put the top of a plastic cup around the new trunk so the soil wouldn't erode.I let the tree rest for over a month and trimmed some of the unwanted branches and leaves. Here it is..

Now it has been a few weeks. I trimmed the leaves again and got rid of the Straight branch on the left side. I wired a few branches. The wire will come off mid september.There is also a new branch forming at the top of the tree that may become the new leader. It's closer to the trunk than the old one and it is growing straight up.