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bonsaiTALK ArchMaster
Join Date: Jul-2004
Location: AR
Posts: 2,897
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Hi Elm,
If you are working with little seedlings then it is always reccomended to grow them out some as individual trees before group planting.This can speed up the process for maturity in the set.I see you have listed the Red Maple on your list of hopefuls.I have worked with the Red,Silver,and the Sugar maples a couple of different times.I can only agree with Candys' statements regarding the satisfaction vs work ratio being poor using these trees.None will really say it isn't possible...but we haven't heard of anyone making a good show tree out of these yet.Feel free to test the waters and all but these N.American Maples are difficult subjects.
The elm is a very good tree for bonsai. In case you are set on Maples then many of the Japanese types are good and I kinda like the Amur Maple too.There are Tridents and a French Maple that are usable,I haven't got my mittens on the last two yet but they do work.
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