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Ffirst the botanical name would be a big help here. If they are podocarpus thats different then the yews seen in all the books. If they are the tight foliage Japanese Yews, Yahoo!.

I would cut them back to the last branch. Leave the lowest branch on each of them. That will be a scrifice branch, and will keep the plant alive while it puts all of its new energy on building more foliage to support all those roots still under the ground. If its Japanese yew, it should back bud like crazy, and then you could lift it in the spring and cut the top down to the final height while retaing all the new branches to sustain the tree.

Thats what I would do though, based on what you have told us. A picture would help greatly here.

Bonsai-al

13-Jun-2004	#2
bonsaial1 Bonsai Doer Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Fresno, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 13SH Posts: 5,452	Ffirst the botanical name would be a big help here. If they are podocarpus thats different then the yews seen in all the books. If they are the tight foliage Japanese Yews, Yahoo!. I would cut them back to the last branch. Leave the lowest branch on each of them. That will be a scrifice branch, and will keep the plant alive while it puts all of its new energy on building more foliage to support all those roots still under the ground. If its Japanese yew, it should back bud like crazy, and then you could lift it in the spring and cut the top down to the final height while retaing all the new branches to sustain the tree. Thats what I would do though, based on what you have told us. A picture would help greatly here. Bonsai-al __________________ I been kidding the last seven years. no.... really!