Boxwood slant literati

[Weaponman]

I got this 40+ year old boxwood yamadori rescued from an old seawall on a lake about 2 years ago. Base is massive and partially rotted away. I cut hard to try and get backbudding down the trunk a bit with not much success. Needs wiring down and building an apex.
Any tips or thoughts?

 

[B-funk allstars]

Looks great, I’d try to keep it as wild as possible. Just try to make the remaining branches as gnarly and old looking as the trunk.

 

[penumbra]

Looks great, I’d try to keep it as wild as possible. Just try to make the remaining branches as gnarly and old looking as the trunk.

This is great advice. The branches having a likeness to the trunk is paramount.