Recent content by ChiefArchiver

And thank you for the kind response. I know it's a bonsai forum, lol bonsai are trees also.

Maybe Sumo wrestlers know how to lose weight... Can't see why a sumo wrestler would want to lose weight, but hey maybe they can give tips on how to grow trees that originate in japan... Knowledge is knowledge, ill ask.

Another 2 images. Ideas are welcome :D .... I know planting it in the groud would be fast and best but I don't have the space now. But I need it it grow as larg as possible until then

This is a Japanese maple I picked up about a month ago now at a local gardening store, I lost the tag that it came with so I don't know what kind of red maple it is. So if anyone could help with that it'd be great. Also from the images I attached dose it look like it's doing well? Do I need to...

Formal upright I think is the style I'm looking for. Final size would be about 2 or 3 feet. I do want to thinken it up, I only planned on keeping it in this pot because the employee said I could. Im not sure on what the effect will be but I do have a wider pot if needed. I'm also trying to keep...

Where do I cut back to? Pretty straight forward just picked it up today. I plan on keeping it in the pot I bought it in for a year maybe. The guy said I needed to cut it back but did not say where. So help? Thanks :D

Wow pictures all over the place lol, sorry I'm posting from my cell phone so its tough.

Hey bonsai buddies, its been maybe a month or so since I've posted regarding my new trident maple. Since then its put out alof of new growth, but I have concerns about the leafs they seem for lack of a better word "Sad" they are curling. Any clues why? I don't think its the heat and the nights...

Now this is extra helpful! Thank you kind one

Thanks for the help! I won't cut back that far :) just needed an idea of what would hurt it.

Picked up a trident maple, took me a while to decide on it because it's rather thick and I was not sure if it is to late for me to wire the trunk or not and its tall, about 13 or 15 inches. I want it to be shorter and over time for its trunk to get thicker. Would cutting it back a lot further...

Here it is o.o haha my tiny Elm.... it was 7$ might as well be a cutting haha. i will go and buy a 15-20$ bonsai with more to do with.

thank you for your advice Adair

so i should wait a year to repot? or just repot it now if i want faster growth?

So i ran over to a garden in the city next door, they had lots of jap maples but only 3 elm plants ( chinese cork bark elm) or dark bark, its name was closest to Chinese elm so i grabbed it... its 7 inches or 9, ill upload pictures later. ill be going back for some maples and more elms if they...