Watering the bonsai can be tricky. It needs to be watered with room temperature water. The lighting is important too.

http://kuromatsubonsai.com Putting your arrow on Deciduous and clicking on maple has good information.

I have had two about a foot high for several months, maybe a year. The brand was "Just Add Ice". In addition to placing six ice cubes on the surface of the dirt every week, I spray the spot where the ice cubes do not get close to the roots (I don't want them to get too cold). I also spray it for moisture every couple of days, the foilage and the trunk. So far, so good.

Hi i am a new comer to bonsai tree (the art of bonsai) and at the moment i am researching and learning all i can about the art of bonsai to familiarize myself with it as best as possible before i begin to take care of one on my own.

I do have a question though, what exactly are the things that one has to do and watch out for when taking care for a bonsai tree, and what are the different ways of taking care of it (i would love explicit detail thanks) and yea....

Thanks for the help of who ever helps me out on this one and the tree i am planning on starting with is a red maple (decidious tree -dont know if i spelled that correctly).