Dealing With Breaks

Even if you are very careful, you may bend a branch to its breaking point while wiring. If the break is simply a fracture with the broken part still partially attached, you have a chance of saving the branch. Very gently ease the broken part into place, carefully fitting both ends of the break together. Wrap the break with garden tape or raffia and tie it securely, but not too tightly. Within several months, the fractured branch tissue may knit together. If the break is complete or the ends fail to unite, you have several choices. You can cut the broken branch back to where side branches grow out from it, or you can cut it back to its point of origin.

Care After Wiring

To help your bonsai recover from the trauma of wiring, keep it out of direct sunlight for several days. It’s also a good idea to keep it sheltered from wind

for several weeks. Water the plant routinely, giving the foliage a daily sprinkling.

Removing The Wire

To give wired branches a good chance to grow into their new positions, leave wires in place for a full growing season. Then, in early autumn, remove them to avoid any constriction during the next growth phase. If wires are left in place too long, the bark will show unsightly spiral scars for years. With stiff copper wire, it is best to cut it carefully from branches to

All bonsai begin their development in training pots, where they stay until they have a good, fibrous root system and relatively full foliage development which make them look like bonsai rather than just a shrub or tree in a pot. Training pots help trees grown for bonsai make the transition between a deep nursery container, a balled and burlapped root system, or landscape, to the shallow confinement of a bonsai pot.

avoid inflicting damage by uncoiling. Aluminum wire can be uncoiled, starting at the outmost end and carefully uncoiling toward the anchor end. If wired branches still need more coaxing to achieve the desired positions, they can be rewired at the appropriate time for another year of training. When you rewire a branch, vary the wire position from that of the previous year.

All bonsai pots have large drainage holes, which are essential for the rapid drainage that promotes root health

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