mgodbee

OK here is the deal. I have this massive Boxwood in my yard with a trunk diameter of about 6.5 inches. It stands about 4 ft tall. Beside it is a Camelia Bush that has a triple trunk with a base diameter of about 20 inches. The base of the Camelia is so big I don't even think I could pull it off, but the 3 triple trunks are about 5 inches wide.

These are trees that have obviously been here for decades but my wife doesn't like their arrangement, and the fact they are in a strange location, and she would eventually like to maybe plant azaleas in a row in the location. How do you guys think I should go about this? Will these trees take a drastic trunk chopping in the spring? I have never worked with a Camelia at all, but it grows like 15X the speed of the boxwood. The boxwood would be impressive but it would take decades to make it a bonsai. It would be a major job to move them somewhere else too. Do Camelia's air layer easy, should I try the massive trunk? Will the boxwood take the major root reduction I would have to do? Either way she is planning to remove them most likely, so if anyone has any suggestions or links, that would be great

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