purple strains, especially autos, usually dont take well to training, but some do like FastBuds BlackBerry... this one doesnt though, this one, purple punch , and the other purps dont really like training... as for side branches, that's a phenotype thing, but these genetics just arent that prone to lateral growth... i'm thinking of filling a tent with either this one or the new purple punch in 1L pots and doing a Sea of Green, strength in numbers when the genetics are like this, right? Hope this helps ! 🚀