Pruning avocado houseplant from seed

My avocado plant is one year old grown from the pit and is now 4 feet tall with a dozen leaves up the trunk but hasn’t branched out. What can I do to encourage branches?
Thanks in advance

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 09/21/2019 @ 9:40 pm

You can cut off about a third of the height and it should start to branch. When the branches reach about 8 inches you can pinch off the growing tips to further aid in branching.

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