Update: I spent most of the afternoon working on these guys, here is my favorite one, I think it has the most potential.
I really should have moved the bald cypress off the work table before I took this picture.
Before:
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Lots of trimming and lots of wire, trying to establish the framework for future growth and cut back to solid branches.
After:
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I still haven't decided on a front, what do you guys, and gals, think? I could always put it in a round pot, lol...