Hi, I have a dwarf pomegranate that I recently noticed has scale. The level of infestation isn't too bad but the tree is large enough that it's going to be a pain to deal with. Looks like brown soft scale. It's a fairly large bush/tree, at this point it isn't a standard bonsai, see the photo attached:
I would like your opinion on how far back I can chop this tree? I've heard that scale is very difficult to get rid of and chopping it back hard would help me quite a bit in dealing with this. I would like to turn it into a standard looking bonsai at some point so any suggestions will be taken seriously.
Thank you for any help!