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I’ve had it for more than one year now. Inner foliage died last winter in the smaller tree. I’m just leaving it alone and letting it grow. @Scooter9166 - 5a

Awesome thanks! I'll do it next year. I believe it is a red maple. Here's what it looked like 3 years ago. https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/what-kind-of-maple-is-this.19936/

Is there a good way to fix the taper in the trunk? There was a high root attached to that part of the trunk and I guess created the taper. Should I just cut/carve or let it grow? Thanks for all the help

Would it be better to put it in a larger pot and let it grow out for a few years? Is it okay to prune it now or should I wait until next spring to do it? Any tips on pruning and caring for it?

I just got this Hinoki from Brussel’s Bonsai. I was expecting more of a single trunk and got this one. I don’t know how to style it with 2 trunks. Should I cut the other trunk or just keep it?

So should I just the whip there, until the tree gets thick enough?

There is a long whip growing as the leader on my red maple. Will the tree get weak if I cut it?

Can a barbados cherry handle Houston winter? Our temperatures right now are in the mid to low 40's and 30's. Should I put them in the garage at night or will they be fine outside?

It's a really nice tree! How big is it?

How long does it usually take until you know for sure or at least safe to say if a branch will live or not?

It could take 2 months for it to die? :( Eh, I don't know what to do with it now. Oh well, lesson learned. Thanks guys for the help!

I repotted it 2 months ago. It's in shade right now.

So its been 2 months and the tips of the foliage are turning brown on the apex. I scratched the bark and its still green under. Whats happening to it? What should I do?

I don't have cut paste. Is there anything I could use that could act like cut paste? There's still some bark behind the apex. Hopefully that branch will survive.

Thanks! I'm sure I'll remember next time. I guess I'll just remove the whole bark on that branch now. Any advice on what else to prune/do on the tree?

So that part of the branch is most likely dead now. Right? I should've left a small amount of bark behind or underneath that dead branch so that it could receive its nutrients.

I bought a shrub from a local garden center that looked something like this. 70% off and it was only $6 And somehow I turned it into this with just a pair of pruners I don't know if that branch on the right will survive since I took off most of the bark on the part that is dead. Will it...

I went back to the place where I bought it, and the man said it is a Serissa. I recently put it in a new pot without cutting too much roots, and now the leaves are droopy and crispy but they are still green. What do I do? Is it dying?

Alright. I'll let it grow for now and move it to a wide shallow box next spring. Thanks a lot Scott. You've been a great help!

I don't want it to be too large. Just something upright thats around 2 feet or so. The tree right now is only as thick as a pencil. How large of a container should I put it in? Will a 5 gallon pot be good enough?

Is it ok if I keep it in a 2 gallon nursery pot as it grows to thicken it up a bit and move it later to a bigger one? Or should I put it in a even bigger pot now?

Thank you guys! Do you know what type of Red Maple this might be?

I searched up leaves of Montpelier Maple on Google and it doesn't seem like it's the tree. It's probably either a Red Maple or Amur but not so sure.

Thanks for the help. I'm pretty new to bonsais. The central lobes of the leaves are pretty long, so I guess it's an Amur Maple. Some of the the leaves are serrated, but they're not too jagged or sharp. Is that normal?

I live in Houston, Texas. Here's a closer image of the leaves