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Canadian Maple Advice

11 years ago

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Hey Everyone,

Recently I have become facinated with the art of bonsai and wanted to try it for myself. I live in Canada ( Zone 4ish ) and went into the forest on my land and found this little Canadian Maple growing under a fallen branch. I want your advice on what I should do next. I have already bought proper bonsai soil and replanted the tree.

Thanks, Edwin.

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coppice
11 years ago
You are going to do nothing this year. next year you are going to cut off every subsequent pair of leaves after the first two on terminal ends.

Every third year you are also going to cut 75% off of every leaf, forsing a second set of (smaller) leaves.

Your tree is going to grow in very fast draining soil (1/2 bark mulch & 1/2 coarse sand). Loess and peat-moss based soil with drown your baby maple.

Repot annually.
edwinkuipers16 thanked coppice
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11 years ago
You mentioned coarse sand... that's a term used in e.g. Japanese books to in fact describe small gravel, but it's not a term used in N. America... it would describe something like Turface however, but the poster's a newbie and may not appreciate that...
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