Grow and train a Japanese maple bonsai ... so you are planting in a shallow tray to try to emulate the poor growing ...

Use this guide to find out how to plant, grow, and care for a Japanese maple in your yard ... roots time to spread and the tree to acclimate itself to the planting site before winter.

If you have the time, soak the tree well and allow to drain for an hour before planting. While this is happening, dig a planting hole twice the diameter of the container and slightly deeper ...