I generally do once they pass peak color, I do that with most of the deciduous. Just shake the tree a bit and pluck off the stragglers lolDid you remove the leaves manually? I still don't know too much about defoliating right before the dormant season.
It looks like you are growing the next section of the trunk... if so, this should be in a larger growing pot/box or ground.
That species is strikingly similar in appearance to Acer macrophyllum. Here’s one of my five: https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/progression-of-acer-macrophyllum-c.21945/Acer grandidentatum
It looks like you are growing the next section of the trunk... if so, this should be in a larger growing pot/box or ground.
Don't worry, I know what I'm doing with it, that trunk section will be thick enough by fall.He's got ya there, Aml! Burn!!!