I have 3 here that i guess to be 2 year olds. 3 at the most. I will start with what i think is the most difficult. One on the right for its reverse taper. I will heavily wire the trunk to try and get a tad more bend in that first kink. 2 wraps of 4mm should do it. A 2mm wire for the new leader to flow through the movement. Down at the base where the reverse taper occurs, i will choke it with the 4mm wire's so as to swell the reverse out. Here i will also show you how to cull the roots, in order to form a kick arse nebari later! I cut half the root ball off and then use my tradie's scribe to comb out and seperate the roots. I dont use chop sticks any more. YEP you heard right! For the kind of root work i do, they tend to bruise crush and break way too many roots for my liking. My scribe is fine , pointy and sharp. yes it can scratch and pierce all of what encourages more root ramification. Not the norm that we are taught, is it now. Once root ball is sorted and i can see in there,I then cut the double taps off, only to leave the roots in the highest position possible. This will 1) create a more radial root spread and 2) help pull the reverse taper out from the bottom end. Then planted into a short but wider pot on a leaning angle to set up a very sexy trunk line. The mix is open; equal parts diatamite medium, aussie potting mix and scoria 5-7mm, sitting on a drainge layer of Diatamite large. Sponge???
NO NO NO dont use a sponge 
Just kidding. Just for good measure a good fist full of better grow fert pellets have been sprinkled at various layers. The tree has gone into my post trauma area and will be flooded ( watered morning and evening) for the first few days and then depending what weather is doing. if cooling back off to once a day or if warmer continue for up to a week or so.The tree is now ready to grow on. Next year the roots will get a tease and spread again and then placed in a poly box for a 2 year stint... till then my friends 
The choke will also promote more root output. A bit like layering when ya not layering so to speak. So chances are if you have the choke buried you will get more roots below and above. Giving you more choices for your nebari or more chance to iron out the reverse taper. Having said all that, the nebari is now a no brainer! 
I tell ya now; far and few between! Once again my dear friends i look forward to chewin this one with ya in a few years. 
