Thought I would post an update. The smaller tree died in the spider mites wars. The twisty one has been growing in a sort of DWC bucket. It's put on some size now that I'm looking at it, and it looks like it's going to grow well this summer. I may re-pot it once the weather is a little...
My entries are two lemon cypress, a bigger one with an interesting bend, and a smaller one that's a plant
I see a literati in the future.
I need to "get into" this one to see what I can see. Maybe a smaller informal upright. Should be able to bend the trunk a fair bit.