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Good day,
I'm Dani, and I'm just starting in the world of bonsais.

I bought a japanese(?) Maple from the garden shop (images attached, sorry for the price tag) that I thought it could be a good start.

I read and saw quite a bit of info on the topic but have some questions that I hope could be answered here.

I leave near Barcelona, Spain.
The temperature is 5-15 in winter and 26-35 in summer with a 50-60% humidity.

I'm not sure if I should repot the little one right away (once I figured out the soil) or leave it some days/weeks to acclimate to it's new place.
If a repotting is in order, should it be a regular, deep pot or a bonsai-like one?

Regards the soil I read that it's a hot topic but I would like to find a proper, easy to do, non-expensive combo to use.
Unsure if organic o inorganic.

Another topic is the pruning and shaping.
Should I wait several days for the first pruning or should I start containing it cutting the most external leaves/branches?

When should I start wiring (if I manage to understand it's front and shape to aim for)?

Hope it's not too many questions and apologies for the newbie post !

Kind regards,
Dani.

This tree would need a lot thicker trunk before it can be called a bonsai. I would dig it into the ground for now and wait a few years.....Or really, not just wait, I would look at it several times a week, just to figure out how I want it to be in the future. And carefully prune parts every now and then that dont tribute to that vision.

BR
Magnus

Arcleachus wrote: I bought a japanese(?) Maple from the garden shop (images attached, sorry for the price tag) that I thought it could be a good start.

Two things you need to learn:
1. If you want to start with bonsai, and you acquire material, it is essential to know what you're buying. In this case, it is indeed a Japanese maple.
2. Patience. You just got this tree, and you already want to repot/prune/wire it. That's a sure way to kill a tree.

This tree needs to grow first.

should it be a regular, deep pot or a bonsai-like one?

This tree cannot go into a bonsai pot. You will need to work the roots, in such a way that they can support the tree in a shallow pot. That is a process of years.

Should I wait several days for the first pruning or should I start containing it cutting the most external leaves/branches?

You do not know when to prune and actually, you haven't learned yet WHY to prune. If you don't know why and how, don't prune.

When should I start wiring (if I manage to understand it's front and shape to aim for)?

I wouldn't wire it. Better to practice wiring on trees that are more forgiving.

Thanks for the reply.
I'm afraid that I cannot have access to any ground option, further than going to a near, public forest.
I'll opt for repotting it to a better, regular, deep pot.

My idea when I said prune it was to keep it in check and to cause that all the growth happen in the lower part of the tree.
Am I wrong ?

Thanks again and kind regards!

Arcleachus wrote: I'm afraid that I cannot have access to any ground option

I hope you're not going to try and keep it indoors?

My idea when I said prune it was to keep it in check and to cause that all the growth happen in the lower part of the tree.
Am I wrong ?

You're not wrong. But I wouldn't rush.

Not indoors, I have a balcony with mid day and afternoon sun.
I bought it two days ago and I'm keeping it near the window in the heaviest hours of sun, for now, so it acclimates and gets stronger a little, first.

Later on it will be outside all the time.

Appreciate the answers !