Wiring

Generally, the usual time to do wiring is during spring to summer. Growth rates are supposedly highest during this period, resulting in quick recovery of the branches from internal splitting caused by the bending of branches. But for tropical trees, wiring can be done at any time of the year, as there is no set […]

Wiring works because the actual practice of wiring causes the inner cambium to be stressed, and then fractured, which results in the tree adapting by making way for the stress, and growing in the direction that the owner wants.
In order for the wire to shape the tree, small stresses must be placed at various points […]

So you have brought home your first bonsai tree from a dealer. You have read all about the various forms of styling in bonsai growing, and are raring to go. You have a set of cold, shiny, brand new tools. You have a young sapling in front of you ready for training. “Training” is the […]