On Jul 3, 2005, at 4:38 PM, Kim Klopping wrote:

I am new to bonsai and recently received some Japanese red maples.
They are
about 18" high and have not began to branch and the trunks are about
1/4"
thick. I would like to know the best way to reduce the height, I know
I have
to cut but what else.



If it were me I'd put them in the ground for a few years to let them
thicken. Don't cut them back at all. You're not going to be able to do
much with them now. Japanese maples grow quickly and you should have
some good material in a few years.

Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37

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