Weird shaped trees I'd like some help with

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Hey all,

About a month ago some peeps decided to jack a hedge out with a shovel, which is less bad than it sounds as they did it relatively careful. Like, shovelcareful.
Anyway, I came back to save a couple from the shredder. Took 'em home on my bicycle for 8 km (5 miles) .
Don't exactly know the species, but I know they are now backbudding, so I assume and hope they'll survive both.
I'll leave them for at least a growing season to strongen, but I can't stop dreamin' haha. Guess we all can't when it comes to bonsai..
Now, the big question: do you guys have any ideas to shape them?
I haven't got a bloody idea about how to shape them into proper and beautiful bonsai as you guys show here.
I'd be happy if you help me.

Hope to hear from you,

Tentakelaertje

I am imagining you travelling home with those... on a bike! Wow!
Could you get prone and take some ground-level shots, and maybe put some plywood or cardboard behind for a clear picture of the trunk and main branches?

Agree with all recommendations previous. Plus, please provide how big is this material is, that you have dug up. And, do you know what tree species this hedge is?

Based on growthpattern, bark and coming from a hedge, I'd guess this is carpinus?

I'll make new photographs and measurements today, so they'll be online in a couple of hours I hope.
Ingvar, it could be, probably yes.
Auballagh, I have no idea haha.
It is now to wait for the leaves to pop.

This is the first tree, the one that is the least weird
https://i.servimg.com/u/f19/19/18/93/72/img_2017.jpg

https://i.servimg.com/u/f19/19/18/93/72/img_2018.jpg


Close-up of the trunk: https://i.servimg.com/u/f19/19/18/93/72/img_2019.jpg


This is the other one, I hope you can see it, because even in 'real life' it is very hard to follow all those branches and stuff

Close-up of the trunks (it has three): https://i.servimg.com/u/f19/19/18/93/72/img_2020.jpg

The whole tree: https://i.servimg.com/u/f19/19/18/93/72/img_2021.jpg

https://i.servimg.com/u/f19/19/18/93/72/img_2022.jpg

This is a close-up of the biggest and middle trunk and some of the branches:

https://i.servimg.com/u/f19/19/18/93/72/img_2023.jpg

In my enthousiasm I forgot to measure the trees, so that'll come tomorrow as it is already dark over here..
Sometimes my brain is like a pudding that got 1000 holes in it..

Thanks a lot!

Tree #1 is about 110 cm high, 80 wide and 90 deep.
The other one, the weirdest one, with three trunks is about 90 cm wide, 80 deep an 70 wide.

Weird trees? If you say so.
They just just look like good starting Bonsai tree material to me.
The less weird one is actually the most boring. No lower branches I can see, and the trunk appears to be a bit long and straight. Eventually, when the health is assured for this tree after transplant, you may have to cut the trunk down a good bit and basically start over in developing its branching and structure. In both sets of pictures I see that the trees are still planted in the ground? Is it your plan to work and develop them in the ground like that, or to place them in pots?

Yes, they are still in the ground, this is to assure their survival as they were shoveled out. I forget to mention the shovel was a four-wheeled monster. A CAT one.
Their roots are now recovering and after that (autumn 2015 or spring 2016) I'll place them in pots.

I actually wanted to airlayer no. 1 because of the dull trunk.

Tree no. 2 is the hardest to me, do you have any ideas for that one?

Thanks!

They are carpinus betulus, based on the buds.
Ingvar, special thanks to you!