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I've bought a new bonsai and it has 3 trunks . When I come round to reporting it will I be able to split it into 2/3 pots or would it be best to keep it all together? Also it a Chinese elm indoors at the moment, how offer should I feed and trim it?

There are really no right or wrong. You can separate them into individual trees or you can keep the as group planting.

In my opinion the current design has too many flaws. I would shange the layout in next repotting but keep them as a group.

However, it is not sure they Will ever be strong enough to repot if you keep them in room temperature the whole winter. If you dont live in a particularly cold place, they should be outside.

Hey, welcome to the Empire.

I think this has a lot of options. Pulling them apart would be my first response. These trees do not look like they come together; In a group planting, the trees should have something in common that akes it an harmonious unit. Currently, the do not.

ALso, assuming this is one of your first trees, you would then have 3 trees to work with, allowing you to vary the way you care for them, the amount and frequency of pruning etcetc. This will teach you how they responds to changes much faster.

For now, keep them alive over winter. Not sure where you are located. But if you do not have frost at the moment, and you expect no frost for the weeks to come, consider placing them outside. Indoors growig is a lot harder than outdoors.

Where they are in the kitchen is not that warm the tempture drops a lot at night and where we have tiles it never gets to warm in there. I thought you was ment to bring them in side during the winter to protect from frost.

It all depends where you are. They Will tollerate a few nights with light frost bettet than a whole winter in 20 degrees dry living room conditions.

I live in the south of England (uk) so winter's are not to harsh compared to some places. So would it be ok outside, what would the lowest tempetures be and how would you frost protect it?

Mine stay out till -10C or so. Then I move them to a garage for the night if it gets cold.

Thank you and how often should feed/fertilize the plant this time of year?

If you keep it outside as recomended, there are no need to fertilize.

Tropfrog wrote: If you keep it outside as recomended, there are no need to fertilize.

Where did you get that idea? I guess you meant 'no need during this period'?