"Alan Sung" wrote in message
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you may have to resort to bonsai techniques to keep it that small.

Just digging it up and putting it in the biggest plastic pot you can get at
Home Depot will stop its growing almost immediately. Then just light
trimmings each year, a bit of a hair cut to keep its shape.

I have one 6' tall I did this to four years ago and it hasn't grown more
than 6" in that time. Pot is about 2' tall and 2' around at the top, plain
terra cotta looking plastic pot. You just have to remember to water it
regularly if you aren't getting much rain - once or twice a week but make
sure it isn't too much. If you don't mind watering it more, Mountain Maples
has a really cool pot for Japanese maples...

John