In a previous posting, I put a picture of a maple tree that sprouted in my lily pot. I've put it in another little pot for now and am going to try to bonsai it. From what I've read, bonsai-ing a maple tree may not be too hard. Basically There is is special soil that can be bought. The pot used at first should be small, its a training pot. You trim the roots too, but not the big main one. Keep it watered of course and give it sunlight. We'll see how this comes along. Gotta find a pot for it and pick up some soil.