lamagy

Hi all,

im new to bonsais and have bought a few smaller ones.

anyways after doing abit of researching i came to find out that most of the growing is done in a large pot or on the ground.

a nursery near where i live has some Japanese Maples about 2ft high, with a descent trunk size about 1.5 inch.

how does one turn this tree into a bonsai, the guy there doesn't want to give out much info so i can join his cour$e..

does one hack the trunk off and leave about 2inchs from the ground and wait for it to grow the first branch again and then train it as a bonsai?

alot of the books talk about repotting, watering ect,ect, but not many talk about how you go about growing a bonsai plant ready to become a bonsai.

please help.

Lamagy.

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