andrew lenden

hi, there, thats a nice healthy looking juniper! if you are after a shorter term project then in my opinion probably shohin is the way to go. (check where the roots start below ground though!) but if you want a larger tree i would wire a lot of movement into the trunk, wait till its set and removed then grow in the ground pruning only when neccesary to keep the growth low down and close to the trunk. and aim to style in maybe five years? for your elm to be informal you,ll need some curves in the trunk, either using wire or chopping to a branch and repeating a few times. elms grow quick so almost anythings possible in a realistic time frame, regards andrew