Hi Rastislav,

I have little bonsai experience, but here's what I would do: Since you
seem to have several trees to work with, I would experiment a bit. Take
all the advice you have been given but apply only one method to each
tree

Regards,
Steve








I am trying to develop my first bonsai (pl.) In Spring 2004, and Fall
2004,
I have collected a number of relatively small (cca 6cm, 2.3in
diameter) plants
of native species (maples, elms, hawthorns, hornbeams) to start
practicing.
They have been growing in the ground since then without much work
done on
them. The next Spring, I would like to perform trunk chops. On the
other
hand, I will be moving the plants to another location (also in the
ground),
and so I would like to check the roots (maybe trim the straight
downward ones)
and plant the trees over a tile (or, possibly, in a basket?).
Do you think it is safe to perform both actions? Or should I just
move the
plants and wait another season for the chopping?

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