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So i have this oakling. I took it from the forrest about 2-3 years ago, i think it was about 1 year old at that time. First winter when its leaves fell off, i pruned the roots a bit and took out the tap root. (internet said i should do that so i did) This winter it didnt drop any leaves at all (i have no idea why) however it grew very vigorously in the last one-two months.

Since its now 3-4 years old, i dont know what to do with it at this time. Should i just leave it be and grow another year or should i start shaping it? If i do start shaping it, do i cut anything or do i just wire it? The pot is about 3 liters, does it need a bigger pot? Or do i want to keep it in this one and just root prune every couple of years?

Thanks in advance.

Are you growing this tree indoors? That may be the reason for it not to shed leafs? Trying to grow a temperate decidious tree indoors will eventually weaking it and in the long run kill it.

Anyway. There are nothing else to do at this moment besides taking it outdoors and grow it further. Oaks do not reduce leaf size very good. For a tree in proportion you need to grow it high and thick. That Journey is very time consuming, but needs to be done. In about 5 years you can start to look for a new leader and reduce the height thereby introducing taper. This is repeated every 5 years or so until the trunk is as you want it. From there you can start to work on branching and design. A few years in that stage the tree is ready for a bosai pot.

Im growing it on my balcony. Its on the balcony 100% of the time. During the dead of winter i did put the pot next to the door (instead of it being on the balcony wall/fence it spent 2-3 months on the balcony floor next to the door, where its a bit warmer)
Should i avoid this practice in the future?

Also what about the pot? I have a 20-ish liter pot which is about 7-8 times bigger than the current one. Do i increase the pot size next year? Or do i check the roots and if theyre not crammed, i just leave it be?

A bigger pot will speed up development. But I don't think next year is the right time. I would wait a few years more.

Once you go for repot it makes sence to work a little bit on the root flair, nebari. It will slow development down, but in my view a good practice in order to make a great tree in the future.