These were spotted from the road as i traveled to Wangaratta .I usually call in to see Jackie , as she collects unwanted plants and tree’s from the surrounding district,most of which make excellent material for bonsai . This privet was in a 600mm plastic pot ,
its base was around 120mm and just under 1 metre high . It has multi trunks and this will make a very nice clump style forest trainer . Due to the weight of the potted plant i used a large trolley
to move it to the garden bed where it was removed from the pot . Using a small prospecting pick i teased the roots out 
then with a sabre saw
i severed the root mass , the tap root which was 75mm thick was easily disposed of using the saw .A quick trim of the remainder of the roots and then a wash to expose the remainder 
. This is now ready for the tray in which it will reside for the next few years , i have used some 
wire inserted into the drain holes to hold the tre
e upright as the weight of the foliage will topple it over during the trimming process .
.With the tree wired into the pot, it is filled with my Bonsai mix of red scoria and composted aged pine bark , then watered and allowed to drain
into a large tub to use for the next project , now it ready for a trim .
Utilizing the old pot turned upside down as a platform works well especially when it 600mm high . I have checked the trunks and covered the tray with an old work towel to prevent the foliage falling onto the soil and saves a clean up afterwards . Now its time to rip into the foliage
and progress from front to back working 1/3 of the group at a time, 
checking the progress from the side of the tree gives a good indication of the height and depth of the finished tree’s . With 2/3 of the trimming done its progressing well
.It has been cut back very hard during it life time and the inner sections and upper section have plenty of die back creating natural jin and shari’s, the foliage will now be worked around these features and incorporate them into the finished design .
With the majority of the foliage removed i then proceed to trim back the remaining growth to the second set of leaves .All done and dusted for this season
This is the chosen front 
left side 
right side
and the
rear . All up this little exercise took 3 hours to complete and that makes for a good project .Cost of the tree was $10 and the tray was $3 that makes for a $13 trainer . The base at ground level is 120mm and finished height is 550mm , the tray measures 5oomm x 50mm . Some trimming of the roots above the ground will take place over the growing period, they have been left as the root mass was reduced by 80% , a little ugly but in time and with some wiring to be done i’m more than happy with the result .
Cheers and happy Bonsai Alpineart