AusBonsai

Pulled this up from the neighbors yard as he was clearing it out anyway. It grew well the first year then was repotted trimmed and carved that winter. I almost died and took a complete second year to regain health. Pushed it too far. This last year I put it in a bigger pot and it is growing really well. Been trimmed twice already. Here is the photos.

Good start on this tree, we have a few in parks etc in our area and the trunks/bark texture on them is fantastic, the foliage might be a bit of a challenge though - but I guess that is just a personal observation.
Check out this one I saw in an earlier thread from Bodhi, it's a ripper...

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Good luck with it!

Here is a pic of one in our local park.

I reckon this is looking great!
Not convinced this was the best stock to start with but your transformation is admirable!
Keep us posted on your progress,

Ok so tree has not really gone anywhere but here is an update.