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156 Creating your own bonsai

Planning and planting

5 Check that the prepared
trees fit in their planting
locations and make any final
adjustments. Aim to wrap
roots over or around the rock
if possible. Look from the
front and also the back of the
rock, considering where the
soil and keto “pot” will go.

6 Make planting cradles out
of plastic mesh to hold the
trees in place if the rock has
no natural crevices or flat
surfaces. Keep the cradles
as small as possible and
slide them into any natural
cracks and crevices.

7 Attach copper fixing wires
to the rock with concrete and
glue to keep the mesh in place
(see p.149). Cut long pieces of 5 6
thick wire strong enough to
support the weight of soil and
the tree itself—you can trim Cradle slots
them down later. into a crack

8 Place the mesh on top
of the wires, and cut the
plastic to shape so that it
fits snugly against the rock.

Attach the wires at
points that cannot
be seen from the
front: this is the
view from the back
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