Boxwood before Styling.......

There seemed to be some interest in my post from yesterday.  I had styled my first tree, encouraged by my master, to give it a try.  I was very apprehensive, afraid that I would kill the tree, or goof it up and seriously impair the tree.
    What you see in this picture is the tree before I began trimming the tree.  It gives you a clear before/after look at the tree as it goes from pre-bonsai to bonsai.
    I am very appreciative to everyone's positive comments regarding the final outcome.  I really enjoy this hobby of trees and creating bonsai.  When I was on vacation in Arizona, I drooled with my eyes, at all of their wondrous and gnarly trees there.