Thanks for all the kind comments! Yes, I do prune this tree, very intentionally maintaining it at this size, which is the maximum size I can fit into my frost shelter. I prune off about an arms length from every branch each year at harvest. I prune individual branches as I harvest bunches, and after all the bunches are harvested, I prune any branches that didn't fruit. Toppy's emperor lychees are like 15-20' high - they are huge, so under the right conditions, even though Emperor is a smaller and slower growing tree, it can still get large. But with a once a year pruning, it is very easy to maintain small. I'll try to remember to post a new picture next weekend after I prune. This is the tree's second year fruiting, and last year was the first year it got a significant pruning. While it sized up, it didn't need any pruning to cause it to be bushy, the tips branch on their own very nicely. Last year I had around 3lb of fruit, this year, didn't measure, but I weighted one bunch at about 1lb, so I'd guess it produced 20-30lb of fruit. Will be interesting to see if this was a banner year, or if it can maintain this level of production steadily.