Bonsai Wiring Video
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Bonsai wiring video. Wiring is a crucial technique to train and style bonsai trees. Aluminium is a good wire to start with as it is easy to apply and relatively inexpensive. We could spend an entire book answering that question but for this article let s imagine that a bonsai is a stylized miniature representation of a full grown mature tree. As a sample of our bonsai fundamentals series available on mirai live we expand with a focus on secondary tertiary wiring.
The wire is annealed heat treated to soften it. By wrapping wire around the branches of a tree you are able to bend and reposition the branches. The wire will harden once applied to your tree which will give it extra holding. Image 3 fanned out branch after wiring for the first time this particular approach to wiring and branch placement is the fundamental first step in developing healthy well designed bonsai wiring.
Kaizen bonsai are specialist suppliers of bonsai tools gifts and fertilizers accompanied by a huge archive of videos and information on bonsai care bonsai videos javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. I demonstrate how to wire the trunk and branches using a teaching tool. We also go over how applying wire to. It will take a few months before the branches are set in their new shape.
The wire should than be removed. In this video i go over the very basics of bonsai tree wiring. Bonsai wire comes in a range of thicknesses which may vary from 6mm to 1mm. The most important element of any bonsai.
To understand why we wire bonsai it is important to understand what bonsai is. Back to the basics. Mastering basic bonsai techniques by jason chan easternleaf in this video we go over how to create movement in your bonsai by applying wire to the trunk. This is where you execute your bonsai design to its fullest potential.