Stumps from cotoneaster acutifolia hedge: anyone else tried these.

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I recently tore out a cotoneaster hedge in my yard. I kept two stumps that had some girth and movement to them. I think I just wanted to join the “trying to turn old hedge stumps int bonsai” club. Anyone have any relevant experience with the species?C2304E4D-CFAF-43A3-9D46-67E644BDAAD5.jpeg31ECCA40-FBBC-4C63-A3E7-2658F83B09A2.jpeg62AA71D2-EEA2-426F-A6FC-5A88E93CD6CE.jpeg
These are from May 7th.
 

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When I get some buds I like on the straight top sections, I’ll be shortening them further. I’ll also thin out other shoots after they have had a few more weeks to grow.
 

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These seem to be growing quite vigorously right now. I’ll do some branch selection this fall after leaf drop, wiring next spring. Eventually some carving is going to happen as well. Comments?4F904FF6-76A5-44AC-A8D0-E42858765278.jpeg5D06BFEC-3002-42A5-80A5-04F7C14F639F.jpeg
 

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The surface roots of the second one are much nicer, but are buried right now. Here they are on the first stump:0A15EA92-68B0-4499-9D92-754E4F9CED9E.jpeg
 
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