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Sounds good. I didn't choose this species because of its adaptability to bonsai. It just presented itself in my yard as a target of opportunity. Leave it alone for several years? I think I can handle that! Would it hurt anything to keep it trimmed back to about 18-24" in height? We use...

ok, finally got out to take some measurements. The biggest ones are around 3/4" diameter at the base and stand about 30" tall. A few smaller ones are about 1/2" diameter and 3/8" diameter, all around the same height. attached pics of the larger ones. Any advice on how to proceed would be...

Ok. so for now just let them grow wild? one of them is a bit thicker than the others. i'll take some good measurements and pics and post them soon. i figured i should stunt the growth from the tops to get the bottoms to grow out more. guess i was wrong! v

Sorry for the delay in responding. I believe it is a sugar maple or something similar to that. I believe they were germinated from the maple tree in my yard. We are in Southwestern Pennsylvania, about 35 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pa. thanks again.

Hello all. I have a few wild maples growing in the back yard for the past 2-3 years. I've been trimming/pinching the ends to try to keep them short but haven't really put any formal efforts into it. They are 12-24" high, with the biggest one about the size of a pencil. We're just coming...