Hello everyone. I have a silver maple pre-bonsai and I'm not sure when and how to prune her. (I live in NE Ohio zone 6a.) I've heard that you should prune maples in late winter right before spring, but what about root pruning? She's been in a 5 gallon pot (10"D x 12"W x 10.5"H) for a year now...
I'm wondering if anyone here could share any resources/personal wisdom about growing pre-bonsai trees in containers. In my experience it's really hard to find information about the pre-bonsai stage in general, let alone for container growing.
Unfortunately I rent so I can't grow out my...