I am very happy to say the maple I purchased last summer has successfully made it to spring! I learned a cool node reduction technique from "The Bonsai Art Of Japan". As soon as the 2nd set of leaves appeared on the tree, I clipped off every new bud. Every day for the last few weeks I have been methodically pruning nodes I felt were too long. I was able to achieve very compact leaf growth and maintain the shape I had envisioned for this tree.
June 2012
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February 2013
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March 2013
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