Alnus I think

[Darran]

This was grown from seed in a bonsai pack that did not indicate what was contained within. Over the last 6 months it has grown and I think it may be a Alder of some sort.

Some suggestions on my beginners thread on this site are to wire this early. I have no idea though how and it still feels very soft and my heavy untrained hands Arte likely to damage it I fear.

I think it needs to go in a bigger pot, and better soil so all suggestions / thoughts welcome.

 

[Forsoothe!]

Step up pot sizes gradually because over-potting is not better than underpotting. The wet, dry, wet dry cycle in a pot too big does not proceed the same as a right-size pot because the plant is not using the volume of moisture that is available and stays too wet. That's bad for some plants and really bad for others. As a general rule of thumb I would go for a pot that is the size of the drip line and as deep, like 6" dia x 6" deep, etc.

 

[BobbyLane]

I would just put it in the ground an forget about it for a while. yes it could be an alder