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Wiring
(the final result after about 20+ hours or wiring… I go slow and just enjoy the process)

The Taming of the Hornbeam

Creating that essence of age that we strive for in deciduous material is a combination of several tasks over the course of many years. In the early years it is important to impose interesting movement into trunks or sub-trunks ...



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Bonsai Wiring Part 2-The Burning Question

Graham Potter provides the answer to one of the most common questions asked by bonsai hobbyists. Please excuse the sarcasm!




What a mess

Wiring Roots

When we design bonsai, we wire the trunk, branches, and sometimes even the young shoots of a tree in order to bend and set them into positions that conform to our artistic vision. Throughout a bonsai’s styling we use wire...



Also jinned branches can be wired in position. After the branch is dried out it will stay in position.

Wire

Wire is applied in a position of 45 degrees, in order to be able to hold the branches in position. Also be sure to make the wire be on top of a bend, in order to give it effect. Remember to select a wire that will be able to ho...