New bonsai

eeiko321

yes plant it in a larger pot each time......you root prune it.

a bonsai is generally never too large or never too thick...
there are very tall examples here......as well as very thick ones also...

it depends on what your aiming for...

the soil, the most basic reciepe is 60% bonsai organic soil and 40% grit or small granules....
akadama is not widely available in some countries...(ive hardly ever seen it in australia & is very expensive to import...its a type of japanese native clay that is essential for bonsai........and the native trees of japan particularly maples love it...
but normal bonsai mixes you buy at the hardware is good enough/ does the job.

i personally think that you should keep these trees....learn how to maintain them & perhaps..(if) your intrested...buy something more established...something presentable......
so that way you can also enjoy your collection..keeps you intrested, rather than waiting an eternity withought seeing progress and eventually give up or lost intrest... as these things are very slow growing once they are in any type of pots...

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