Will this tree always need support

[Ben93]

My mini apple tree is super bent since ive had it and wont straighten ive had to do this to it it looks a mess but I cant get it any straighter without damaging it.

Its growing like almost an s shape it goes one way then the other. Is there a way to sort it to get it to stand without being tied as its bad enough without it bearing fruit.

[imafan26]

If it is growing that way, I am guessing it is in the shade for part of the day and it is growing in the direction of the most light. I would move the tree into full sun and face the bent side toward the sun. I would have put the stake a little closer and to where the tree was bending and tied it lower. I don't know if it is flexible enough to do that now. Once the wood hardens it will more or less keep the bend.

[JONA]

Don't worry too much about that bend Ben.
In fact some growers actually deliberately put a bend in the main trunk like that to slow the growth rate of tree down .
As long as the leader is tied and trained steadily upward it will be fine.

[Ben93]

Its the best I could get it without snapping the trunj its straight as possible and the leader is tied up. Will it thicken up and stay upright itself as if I didnt have this stake the whole tree bends over like the shape of a C.

[JONA]

It will thicken up and stay in position after a while.
In the winter to encourage it to thicken, tip the leader back a third. Cutting it to a bud that is facing away from the bend.

[applestar]

I'm not familiar with growing apples in containers, but it seems to me that as spread out as the branches are, this tree should be in a pot that is twice as wide as it is now?

[JONA]

I'm not familiar with growing apples in containers, but it seems to me that as spread out as the branches are, this tree should be in a pot that is twice as wide as it is now?

Agree there Star.
It needs a much, much bigger container.

[Ben93]

Its only just been repotted thats double the size of the old pot and goes down a long way