Initially i kept it in its original pot and cut it back hard to style in the traditional broom fashion. in the process, i created a few areas of jin and shari
, as well as wiring the lowest "branches" down. 
(I was very new to the craft and inexperienced... STILL very, very new in fact)It recovered very well. Even though it produced juvenile foliage, it was vigorous. Then I started going about investigating future syling possibilities
It was then that i learnt that Taxus are suited to all styles of bonsai EXCEPT broom!
It makes sense... had no idea what I would do with the foliage in a broom style.Anyway, one of my grow on trees had died (another story), so I had the oppurtunity to decrease my collection and consolidate my space all in one go by removing the dead tree from its foam box and repotting the taxus fom its olympic pool sized container back into the more managable foam box (I cleaned the box and created a new soil mix).
Here's a photo log of most of the days work. Sorry about the phone quality photos.
(above) The original pot can be seen in the background with my mate's size 14's next to it
Here (above) you can see the earlier deadwood features I had made and initial wiring i had done. After this photo, the wounds where the roots had been removed were covered in cut paste. Sorry, no documentation. The sun went away
. I didn't want to trim too much from the top today as I was rushed with the light and didn't want to make the main leader choice in a hurry.And here is the inspiration for what I would like to achieve with this tree in the future... I've got a few questions for any of those with experience with these trees...
Obviously the inspiration tree is a lot larger than my taxus, so primarily, can this image be achieved with the size of my trunk (accounting for foliage size etc.)? Or should i find a spot in the ground for it to grow as a garden tree? As inexperienced as I am, I think it might take 30 years to make this tree into something like a traditional informal upright using an existing branch.
I'm not that patient.
Also, should they get the same care as pines and junipers?
Finally, When it does come to the maintenance stage, is it a matter of pinching back and pulling old needles to induce backbudding or is there another regime I should follow?
As always, I appreciate any help guys....
edit: formatting
posted this late last night, so hoping a little bump might help the right members (taxus guys I'm thinking of you) to get to see it.
