Actually, when i started it, I didn't want to cut too many roots. These were my first larches, I had no experience of their cultivation and I wanted first to keep them alive.
Some of the roots on this one were a bit high on the trunk, so I tied them around the base with raffiachanging it every year before repotting so that the roots would stay in place.
The movement was achieved by wiring, but at one point, I decided to cut the top part and restyle it.
Here is the oldest photo of it I have, April 2004:
November 2004, before and after removing the top part:
January 2009:
February 2009, after wiring: