I'm extremely impatient so I'd probably do what farm mentioned and cut it off now. But logic tells me you want the energy from the entire canopy sent to the roots come fall. Then in spring you will get nice strong growth in the selected leader. As for selecting which one, I don't know, the union definitely leans towards removing the right one but the canopy reveals that perhaps the right one should remain as it appers to have taken over as the leader. Bottomline don't put anything on that cut. I suggest you use MS paint or similar and repost the photo as to where you will be making the cut. Again Tulip tree is very fast growing and can put on an eceptional amount of caliper in a short period of time, more so than any other young tree I've seen. I'd suggest you not wait pass late winter.

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These things take time. Once the problems of a buried root flare are alleviated, the tree will begin the slow process of building a good root system and that can take a season or two for that to happen. So, you might be seeing some of the same symptoms for a week or so before things stabilize and the slow transition to a healthy plant begins. I wouldn't keep dumping fertilizers on as a small tree's nutrient requirements aren't that high and unless there is a real deficit in soil nutrients, you've most likely given the tree all it can stand for now. Too much is worse than too little when it comes to fertilizer. I've used miracle grow in the early season to help plants leaf out and get growing but it can take a week or two to start seeing results which is then mainly leaf production. And don't fertilize past middle of August. That might cause to tree to produce new growth that won't have time to harden off before cold weather arrives. You've done all you can, now it's just a matter of patience. And don't be surprised if the tree dies, that can happen to the best of us. Don't ask me how I know. ;-)