I have had this tree for about 3 or 4 years now, and I had never styled it. I’ve just been letting it grow out so that I had some branches to work with. Well today I decided to take a look at it and get some branch structure devloped.
Neea Buxifolia pre bonsai
This is more than a bush than a tree when I first took a look at it. It does have a nice trunk, good movement and nice nebari.
Neea Buxifolia Bonsai initial styling
As I started removing branches I found a lot of them were not useable, and much of the foliage had blocked new branches from growing on the upper trunk. However I was able to define the trunk line, and open the tree up. The first few branches are now defined so it is a matter of developing th etop of the tree. Speaking about the top of the tree, it is a bit long. As new branches start I can see what other options I have for creating a new top.
