When To Remove Wire From Bonsai
Can bonsai wire be reused.
When to remove wire from bonsai. Bonsai artists use two basic kinds of wire copper and or aluminum both do the job. Bonsai wire scarring how to remove wire to minimize damage to branch. During the growth season branches grow thick quite fast and as a result the wire will cut into the bark creating ugly scars. I m mostly a cutter getting in there at each of the wraps with snub nosed bonsai wire cutters and snipping it ring by ring.
In this video jason demonstrates how to remove wire that has grown around the trunk of a tree due to the wire being on the tree for too long. Removing the bonsai wire just too late prune and grow or wiring. For heaven s sake don t waste your time and money by taking it off too early. Remove just a wrap or two where it is biting in.
Wiring is a skill. He discusses the benefits. If you have a professional waddling around in your back yard and wiring a twig or two do them the honor of removing the wire at the proper time. It will take from a few weeks to a few months for the new positions to be set after which time you can carefully remove the wire.
If i have a bit of wire that has cut in i will unwrap that part carefully and cut the rest. He shows how the wire has affected the branches and trunk on a raw material prostrata juniper bonsai. It is removed when the branch holds it shape or position. Wiring is the method used to bend and shape your bonsai.
If it s a young deciduous tree or young branch it might grow out of a modest wire scar just fine. Most deciduous species should be wired in late winter the absence of leaves makes wiring much easier. Wrapping wire around the branches allows you to manipulate their position. Used to re position trunks and branches bonsai wire is temporary.
2010 guangzhou international bonsai invitation exhibition 3 in 1 exhibition in guangzhou oct 2010 archive for journal more from this category. Best time to wire our bonsai trees by tree types. Just thought about this topic reading a comment on another thread and wondered how all you b nuts go about wire removal.