Hello!
I have been interested in bonsai for many years, since high school, and have had a few trees over the years but none have survived for more than a year and I haven't fully immersed myself in the bonsai world enough to really understand what I'm doing. So I trying it again, this time with more research under my belt and less of an impulsive tree purchase.
I hope to have this tree for a long time and am looking for some pointers on getting started. I'll add pictures below. I purchased this Japanese Maple from a local nursery in Seattle that has a good selection of bonsai supplies, knowleageable staff, and bonsai starters as well as trained and potted options. I went with this starter, after finding that the Japanese Maple would be a good species to start with and would survive well in the Seattle climate. It's been happily living on my patio for the past couple of days and I've done nothing to it aside from ensure that it stayed watered. I am uncertain of it's age, but the staff at the nursery approximated 2 years.
Mostly I am curious about when/how I should begin pruning and training, when to pot, and a general timeline for the next year. I'm thinking a split trunk form or possibly just upright, but am also curious about suggestions on that as well based on the branch formations it has now. I'm open to any suggestions and guidance from this knowledge rich community! Thanks!
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