i say try it .you may need nursery stock for this one tho.the leaves look quite big and may be hard to reduce so you would need a bigger tree.ive seen american chestnut done with success it was a 3 foot tree but the leaf sets are bigger than your hand
I'm not sure about this tree, but on common chestnuts leaf size can be easily reduced. Plus, when you have a good ramification, the leaves actually look like multiple smaller leaves.