Iris Cohen wrote:

My biggest question right now is where can I find pictures of good red maple
bonsai. Do any exist?

I don't know about 'good', but a red maple it is at
http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ag...rnetbonsaiclub

I would also like to know how successful people have been
in reducing the leaf size.

Leaf size does come down quite a bit, although maybe not enough on a
small tree like mine, but I see the extremely long petioles as the
bigger problem.

Reiner Goebel
Toronto, Canada
http://www.rgbonsai.com