How to Style Bonsai – Mugo Pine

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Graham Potter shows the initial styling of a very unusual mugo pine collected in the Italian Alps.

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Taiwan Bonsai Creator Association

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Bonsai Bests, bonsai taiwan, bonsai, bonsai trees, bonsai usa, bonsai exhibition, bonsai china, bonsai japan, arboles de bonsai,

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3 Tips in Finding Your Source of Bonsai Trees for Successful Bonsai Tree Growing

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In successful bonsai tree growing, your recall of some age-old mantras like you will reap what you have sown, and the fruit never falls far from the tree can help you a lot. It simply means that if you get your seeds from a good source, more likely you grow strong bonsai trees and it is success halfway won for your new hobby or business. BeginnerBonsai.com

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Bonsai Demonstration – A garden juniper becomes a bonsai tree – Part 2/2

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Graham Potter styles a garden juniper for the first time, continued.

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Bonsai Gardening Secrets

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www.howtocareforabonsaitree.com There’s finally a quick and easy, Step by Step, A to Z guide to creating your very own Bonsai Trees…even if you’re new at it and you’re not exactly a “green thumb”. Every single step…from the types of trees & plants that are suitable for Bonsai, to the over dozen different styles and techniques are laid out for you in a groundbreaking new book called Bonsai Gardening Secrets. www.howtocareforabonsaitree.com – created at http

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Dwarf Fruit Trees – Bonsai Bags

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Dwarf Fruit Trees – Bonsai Bags

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Bonsai Tree pictures

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The word Bonsai is Japanese and literally translated it means planted in a container. Basically Bonsai is a collection of techniques to grow, train and care for a tree in order to shape it into a miniature but naturally and old looking tree. Throughout the ages Bonsai has evolved from plants being grown in containers into a well respected form of art.

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Bonsai Demonstration – Olive Tree

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Graham Potter from Kaizen Bonsai demonstrates on an Olive Tree.

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Tips for Wiring Bonsai Trees

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If you want to shape your bonsai tree, then you will have to wire it at some point in its life.  There are many things you need to know about wiring bonsai trees.  This article will give you a few tips to get you started.

Type

There are two types of wire used on bonsais, namely copper and aluminum.  If you’re a beginner, it will probably be easier for you to use aluminum wire.  It can also be used again after being set into position.  The advantage of copper wire is that it has more holding power, but you can’t reuse it after setting it into position.

Thickness

You also need to think about thickness when wiring bonsai trees.  Copper wire is measured in gauge or mm, while aluminum is measured in mm.  It’s best to have wire available of various thicknesses if you want to fully wire the tree. 

It’s also important to note that copper has more holding power, so you can use thinner wire.  If you chose to use aluminum instead, you would need a thicker wire.  The appropriate thickness is largely determined by your specific tree’s pliability and strength.

Damage

It is quite easy to cause damage when wiring bonsai trees.  You should never try to wire a branch that appears to be too weak to sustain the pressure caused by the wire.  Also, you should monitor the tree to ensure the wire isn’t digging into the bark as it can cause unsightly scars that take a very long time to heal.  This is more commonly a problem during the spring and summer months.

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Bonsai Tree Care Tips -? Pruning

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Pruning serves two purposes in bonsai tree care. Firstly, pruning removes branches that clutter and hinder the aesthetic design of the tree. Secondly, pruning directs and controls the growth of the tree. There are pruning forms such as branch pruning which include pinching (finger pruning) and leaf pruning to help encourage branching. There is also root pruning where roots are pruned.

Here are some Bonsai tree care tips on pruning:

• Branch Pruning
o Pick the branches that you wish to keep and carefully remove the others.
o For new plants, allow the trunk to develop before pruning. Pruning branches from a developed trunk will increase the chances of survival of the tree.
o Always have a hand-sketch or image of what you want your tree to look like, at your disposal. This will help you to identify and remove branches that clutter the chosen style and obstruct the basic design.
o You should start with a light pruning then give it two or three weeks and wait for the bounce back to decide if you need to do more.
o If you need to redirect growth, then prune one area heavily and another much less. Thus, growth will be directed to the less pruned area.
o Always remember when you are pruning your bonsai that you can always remove something later but it is very difficult to put it back after you have cut it. So if in doubt leave it for now.

• Root Pruning
o Select the roots you want to keep and get rid of the bad ones.
o When pruning you need to keep the branches and roots balanced for optimum results.

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