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Hi everyone,



First of all, apologies if this is a typical beginner's query!



I recently found (what I think might be at least) three potential bonsai at my local nursery. These are Purple Beech, Acer 'Atropurpureum' and Hazel. I selected them because they had the makings of good nebari, I realise they aren't visible on the pictures I took. My intention is to repot all three into pond baskets with bonsai soil and then place them in the ground to develop the trunk and nebari. Once they've settled in I'm considering trunk chopping them to thicken the trunk and to develop better branching.



-Would the more experienced amongst you agree that this is a good plan?



-Furthermore, the Acer has some visible grafting wounds (though far less ugly than other specimens I saw), will these fade in time or should I consider making a trunk chop on or below this position?



Thank you for any helpful responses'

Jay.

Don't trunk chop the maple below the graft or you'll lose the special cultivar of the top part. Bottom will be standard acer palmatum. You could air layer above the graft in the spring to produce new roots

Thanks for the advice, having done a bit of research into air layering I can see it could work nicely if I get it right!