I've been interested in bonsai for years, but have just never gotten around to being involved. That said, I would really like to start now, and to that end I've started looking around at some of the local nurseries and garden centers for potential trees to use. I have decided on a Japanese Red Dragon Maple from one of the local Mom & Pop landscaping businesses, mainly because they're not already 5 and 6 feet tall like the ones from Home Depot.
But they are 3-4 feet tall, and I'm wondering if even this is too tall to start a bonsai?