First time poster here. This is a Celtis Africana that was literally trunk chopped and hauled out of the ground (it was going to be destroyed as it was growing against a house wall) and planted in the current container and has been in this container for 3 maybe closer to 4 years. It's a nice size now and now needs some direction. I want to airlayer the trunk to create two viable trees. The bottom airlayer is the one I most concerned about as there is a bit of taper at the lower end of the trunk that I think could be developed into a shorter fat trunked bonsai. The top piece I'm not sure yet what can be developed as it's very straight but has a nice girth developing. We are in the middle of winter now and I want to have a plan for the airlayer as soon as the spring season arrives. Im looking for any ideas, opinions on the position of airlayer location and any other input. The blue mark is where I am thinking of doing the airlayer. I've stared at this tree for so long now and left it alone for long enough that I want to make a decision and do it,with all your valuable insights to assist of course,but I keep changing my mind so I'm hoping you won't mind adding some opinions to this exercise. Thanks in advance for any input! Photos below from different angle rotations for comparison.
