Hi, just recently purchased an Ilex which I had my eyes on for a while from a local nursery. It is in a 15 gallon (about 50 pounds) and the trunk is about 3".
I want to make this into a clump style bonsai. Today I pruned it to see what's going on since it was very busy. Tried digging a little in search of the nebary, but the rain came and couldn't get there.
I'm planing on making it into a clump style similar to this tree (
http://www.bonsaicima.com/images/ligb05.jpg).
I pruned it and removed a couple of broken/semi dead and horizontal large branches (you can see the scars). The branches on the top of the tree are the smallest since they didn't get as much sun as the ones on the sides.
I plan to replant into a training box in Spring.
Any comments and ideas are welcome
Pics:
38810 - Front first choice
38811 - Before pic
38812 - second choice for front