I became interested in bonsai a couple of years ago and since then have spent a considerable amount of time combing the backwoods looking for suitable yamadori. Today, I found what I think could have the most potential of anything I've found so far. Where did I find it? In my backyard.
It's a chinese privet that I've been meaning to cut down since I moved into this house three years ago. I'd glanced at it before but it was so grown up underneath it I guess I mistook some smaller trunks for the main one. Anyway, this is it:
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What do you guys think? It's about 7" across at the base and roughly 16" tall. I have one smaller privet in a pot that I've been working on for a while. I really like the way they respond to pruning, but I'm a newbie and don't know much.
Anyway, I thought I'd leave it in the ground indefinitely since it's right in my back yard anyway. I'll wait to dig it up until it's close to "finished". Any suggestions?
--scott