Training seedling goji to be a tree?

I am wondering how others prune their goji berry bushes. Mine currently are 6 ft wide and five ft tall with lots of sticks to hold the long arching branches off the ground. Otherwise they will layer and take over the whole area.

I saw some picture of a goji with single upright stem that the whole plant looks like a weeping mulberry (hop homestead). I guess that it grows from a long straight cutting and any lower growths are removed.

I started some black goji berry seeds this year and wanted to try the idea of training one in the tree form. It already has the bushy look but I hold the main shoot upright to be the single trunk in the future. I am not sure whether to prune off the side branches now or not. Other seedlings are left to grow in a natural form.

What's your experience growing goji berry from seed?

It's not working. The tendency to branch is too strong. I removed the bottom branches but they quickly grow back. The plant started to flower couple weeks ago so i just let it be. Nevertheless it is a vigorous bush and i am excited to have some berries later.

i did successfully grow a single-trunked goji for a few years (and yes, they’ll do what they can to keep sending out shoots anywhere they can - but goji is actually edible, so most of those shoots went in my scrambled eggs at breakfast times). after a few years that trunk just died off and i haven’t tried to recreate the situation since.

Looking for what to do with Gigi berry stick I was given

Hi, Judy, welcome to the forum!

Some plants are easily propagated by sticking them in the soil or in a pail of water.

I am not familiar with goji propagation so If I were given some sticks I would try both ways just to see what happens.

Maybe someone who knows the answer will speak up and let us know how to propagate Goji.