I have purchased 12 sapling "sango kaku" japanese maples - I believe they
are also called coral bark. I intend to do a forest planting on slate.
The trees are very young and whippy. I have been looking through my bonsai
books for plant postioning for a 12 tree group and am still somewhat unsure
of which direction to take as i have not yet tried a group. Can anyone refer
me to an online tutorial or images of a 12 tree group/forest style planting?

I have posted the slate base in the IBC gallery it is under the
"Genus/Species?" heading. I have lifted the ash from the slate and potted
up. I want to use this base for my group.

Thanks