Camay123

Im looking to start a bonsai from a Trunkchop technique as exposed by BonsaiAl in a previous thread.

I want to do it with a maple. So I been around nurseries in my area only to find mostly Acer platanoide of multiple kinds and Acer ginnala.

From the most common maple bonsai there is "palmatum" and trident.

I have a few questions,

First do you buy your tree, because when I looked for a 1-2 inch trunk tree, the price was from 69.95$ to 215,00$. It's pretty high and for now I cannot justify spending that much on a tree.

Second, if I were to spend on a tree and buy an acer platanoide , just the platanoide, no cultivar name, do you think it would be a great idea. Would I be able to reduce leaf size over the year ? Im asking because I spotted one with a nice trunk for 74,95$.

All price in CND $.

Thx
Patrick

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