acer palmatum trunk development

I purchased this tree from a local greenhouse back in September. I did some initial pruning earlier in the fall and now with the foliage all gone, am looking to get some thoughts on if a big chop is necessary at this point to help it along the process of becoming a decent bonsai. I thought I’d...

Hey Everybody, I've got this maple: It's an Orange Dream, I want to grow out to a large tree somewhat like this: My three main questions where: How do I get a trunk this size, without letting the tree have to grow 3-4 meters tall (like japanese maples that stand in gardens), can I...

So I am not currently a big fan of trunk chops on Japanese Maples. I prefer or more scar less trunk with less abrupt changes in direction (although I do like these too, just not as much as the later). It seems like many of the Japanese maple bonsai you see on the internet and in Japan Gardens...