Waste of time. American red maple leaves do not reduce well, making them
poor bonsai subjects. Look for Japanese maples ( Acer palmatum), many of
which have small leaves to begin with, and these can be reduced even
further.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scooter the Mighty"
To:
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 6:24 PM
Subject: [IBC] A beginner question about maple


A hardware store near my house is having a sale on trees. They have
some America Red Maples on sale for around $12. However, they're about
6 feet tall or so, too tall for bonsai. Is it possible to cut them
down somehow? Is there a way to get branches to grow lower on the
trunk? Would I have to buy two and thread graft from one to the other
or something? Is trying to do this just a waste of time?

Adam

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