Your Place to Bonsai! - Free Tutorials and Information. Wiring Bonsai trees to shape the branches. Wiring is a crucial technique to train and style Bonsai trees.
By wrapping copper wire around the branches of a tree you are able to bend and reposition the branches. It will take a few months before the branches are set in their new shape; the copper wire should than be removed. How to wire a Bonsai tree When? Wiring Bonsai Tree. Beginner's Workshop Manual. Pine Bonsai Pruning. Page 1 of 2: Pines are one of the classic tree genera used for bonsai throughout the world, however they are also one of the most difficult to understand how to style and prune.
Deciduous species (and many conifers, such as Junipers), continuously produce new leaves and shoots throughout the growing season which require continual removal using techniques that can be applied to a tree, whichever variety it is. These techniques however are inappropriate to the growth patterns of pines. Unlike deciduous species, most Pines in Northern temperate areas have only one flush of growth and a different set of pruning techniques need to be applied accordingly.