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Good question. Though I think he's saying to take a little bit now to help the situation, but plan for a more drastic cutting later, after the buds hopefully break further down the stem.

I misunderstood you. I was thinking this is exactly what you were planning on doing. So now I got you: Can you encourage back-budding (a term I read in a bonsai book and it is exactly what you're trying to do) by pruning back tips (often done in bonsai) and then pruning above to let sun in...

I'm gonna guess that if you top it, sprouts will come. What's the alternative? The whole thing just dies? Unless it's mostly dead already, will it really just never sprout? Can't just get rid of it?