Your Questions About Bonsai Trees

Bonsai Dreams answers:

There is a class of bonsai that are very large, but they are also extremely expensive and rare (if you can find one, we’re talking thousands $). You would also be making a commitment to take care of it that you may not be ready for unless you are very skilled in bonsai culture.

You may want to consider using plants typical of Japanese gardens in your yard instead. Some could even be grown in large containers. Many of these plants can be trained and pruned to give a neat appearance similar to that of bonsai.

Here are a few suitable ones – Japanese maple (many varieties), Hinkoi Cypress, Chinese Wisteria, Mugho Pine… To name a few.

Google “Japanese Garden” to see some pictures.
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Bonsai Dreams answers:

Although bonsai is not something to be rushed there is a faster way to get to the end result, Trees grow faster in the ground then they do in a pot and field grown bonsai that are grown properly for bonsai, can get you that big fat base that melts into the soil and good taper 100 times faster then letting it inch along in a bonsai pot for the next 25 years you need to learn about escape branches and all the ways we use to make the tree do what we want and do it faster.

Bonsai Dreams answers:

Maple