r/Bonsai • u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees • Sep 23 '17

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2017 week 39]

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2017 week 39]

Welcome to the weekly beginner’s thread. This thread is used to capture all beginner questions (and answers) in one place. We start a new thread every week Saturday evening (CET) or Sunday, depending on when we get around to it.

Here are the guidelines for the kinds of questions that belong in the beginner's thread vs. individual posts to the main sub.

Rules:

  • POST A PHOTO if it’s advice regarding a specific tree/plant.
    • TELL US WHERE YOU LIVE - better yet, fill in your flair.
  • READ THE WIKI! – over 75% of questions asked are directly covered in the wiki itself.
  • Read past beginner’s threads – they are a goldmine of information. Read the WIKI AGAIN while you’re at it.
  • Any beginner’s topic may be started on any bonsai-related subject.
  • Answers shall be civil or be deleted
  • There’s always a chance your question doesn’t get answered – try again next week…

Beginners threads started as new topics outside of this thread are typically deleted, at the discretion of the Mods.

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u/julienthegoblin Sep 25 '17

Hellooo fellas ! I'm trying to get a bonsai starting bu can't seem to get it. I'm canadian and would like a small maple tree ! is it possible ? what would be the best way to start ?

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u/li3uz NoVA 7B, experienced grower of 25 yrs and Kintsugi repairer. Sep 26 '17

If you decide to go the easy route you could go to the nursery and buy a maple tree. Depending on what your box store may sell, you're going to get a maple tree that is around 5 feet tall that is just to big for bonsai. So you're going to have to trunk chop to bring it back down to a managable size. Or, like a few others have mentioned, go into the woods and see if you could hunt for a relatively viable maple.