I forgot to post the photo. Here it is.

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Kapok. They get huge. I gave away a 10' one last year as no room for it. They sell these things all the time as bonsai but it is not a good choice really.
Put it in a bigger pot & stick it on the patio.
Tally HO!

Okay! Sounds good to me. I was thinking maybe it was something I did (or didn't) do to it to keep it small, thought you guys might rake me over the coals for ruining a bonsai.

Thanks much.

Hate to correct people, but that is definately not a Kapok. It is known as a "money tree", more correctly, a Pachira aquatica.

Nigel is correct - it's a member of the chestnut family and will grow to enormous size in nature.

While they make poor bonsai, it can be done with constant leaf pruning in an attempt to keep the foliage small. Several small trees bound together is much better than using a single tree. However, you'll never achieve a classic bonsai shape.

That looks like a fun project