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Im in! I shall be trawling the nurseries for new material in the coming weeks.:)

Most wouldnt cut back their trees as hard as in the video, in any season. Sometimes you gotta take a few steps back, to make one step forward.

Are you creating a hollow on the Tree, Maros? I noticed the scar when you shared it on FB and I know its not like you to create this type of feature intentionally, so my first thought was something prompted you to do this, maybe an imperfection in the bark or some type of injury. If you do...

Good its healthy! Now you have more options and healing capacities.

My raft is better than yours! :D

Then you could just keep it at nursery material, pricepoint under a 100, show a receipt for entry. I also like the raft idea.

Pretty sure the base has thickened, since ive been allowing the stems to grow unrestricted all season. Recently cut back the low left branch and selected a stem moving upwards as want to raise the canopy and let the first left branch develop into a subtrunk.

Bravo! Youre doing a great job with it!

The material looks like a good fit for this approach.

These Hackberries and Tridents have mostly been developed in the ground, 15 to 20 years from seed. Some real stonkers here

European Hornbeam primary branches tend to be up n out, the secondaries will often dip to horizontal, tertiary branches curling up to the light. You can likewise find secondary limbs rising up. You will get some primary branches that might emerge from the trunk more horizontal than upwards too...

Yes its where a root was cut back, the high root can be seen in one of the pics. Removed because a high root would look ugly on this tree. Yes I preferred the tree at a slight different angle, which highlights its subtle taper and sinuous trunk line.

I did two Beeches at the back end of Aug. Doesn't look like they even noticed. https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/fagus-sylvatica-tree.60825/post-1204441

Agree there. Not my cup of tea either, but it will definitely appeal to the masses, even down to the exposed roots, somebody will love the roots.

I had the same feeling when I first saw it in my FB feed. Looks like it was plucked from the wild. The Juniper too is great. I like them with this wild look. Probably the last we'll see of the Linden. Bar Mach5 i've never seen anyone on here purchase a deciduous tree from the Mirai auction.

Just saw an update on the Linden, looks like it will be going up for auction

Its more common with enthusiasts across Europe/UK. Yes its possible. Look up Graham potter on youtube.

Op was asking about shallow boxes and trunk development. Check out some of @clem Maple development threads. I dont use pond baskets anymore, they tend to dry out very quickly on my balcony where it can get very sunny (south facing) and a little breezy. I love the look of Anderson flats, dont...

Did a little late summer rootwork. The air layer was really good to me. Nice set of healthy roots here. Removed all the sphagnum moss from under the tree. Its been placed back in the same container. But on a board so the roots can really spread out and contribute to dragging the base out...

Appreciate your input Greg! The roots definitely need working now, was tempted to have a look today, but may put it off until spring. There is one root on left getting too fat. I agree about the image in 25, as a multi trunk kind of feel. My enthusiasm often gets the better of me. Still, I...

I ended up removing the lowest shoot, will concentrate the growth on a main trunk that splits into two. Eventually there'll be a small hollow in tallest trunk... There is a new shoot emerging from the bottom of the chop, this will be allowed to form part of the crown and help facilitate...

@SeanS another great base on this one. Looks like a Beech in the wild!

@SeanS Surprised you havnt got your hands on some Celtis Africana, they obviously grow well in your climate. Frojo hasnt been on for a while but I always look back on his threads, he did well with these. Inspiring, not bad for growing on in a car tyre:D