Good…. although I would clip higher….above the last 2-4 new needles vs old growth.
Please keep in mind, Yews take lots of time, years, for trunks to thicken up. This growth is hastened by having low growth on the tree.
Upper growth works to thicken the entire stem, lower growth can be specifically hastened by having branches down low.
Thats because branches fuel trunk growth at their junction of the trunk and on the trunk all the way to the roots below. Some of these branches are left only to speed trunk growth. They are termed ‘sacrifice branches’ and are cut off as the trunk reaches desired thickness. Thus low branches are of high importance when developing bonsaI .
cheer
DSD sends