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There is quite a promising nebari on that Privet. I would advise on letting it sit for one more growing season and restricting the budding development to the lower third of the tree, since most of those longer trunks are going to be carved down or totally removed.

Transplant it into a large container or make a plywood box with some coarse lava rock to promote fine root growth and feed it all you can. In my zone, and probably yours as well, Privets are practically indestructible trees that can bounce back from practically anything so I would advocate replanting it sooner rather than later so you can have a more complete view of the root placement as well as being able to ponder the best method of carving shari into the trunks.

1-Oct-2007	#2
JMP25 bonsaiTALK Neophyte Join Date: Sep-2007 Location: San Francisco Country: United States Posts: 1	There is quite a promising nebari on that Privet. I would advise on letting it sit for one more growing season and restricting the budding development to the lower third of the tree, since most of those longer trunks are going to be carved down or totally removed. Transplant it into a large container or make a plywood box with some coarse lava rock to promote fine root growth and feed it all you can. In my zone, and probably yours as well, Privets are practically indestructible trees that can bounce back from practically anything so I would advocate replanting it sooner rather than later so you can have a more complete view of the root placement as well as being able to ponder the best method of carving shari into the trunks.