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184 Creating your own bonsai

Thin out buds and branches

Roughly pruned
branches help to
define the structure
and set the front
angle before
manipulation

A short piece
of wire marks
the new front
viewing angle

Three buds are selected:
two grow horizontally,
and the third is growing
upward at a 45° angle
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Thin congested buds. Zuisho white pines Prune back strong, bare, leggy shoots. Mark the front. If necessary, correct the
produce up to eight buds from one node. New growth will develop faster from angle next time the tree is transplanted.
Reduce to two or three shoots of similar internal buds, allowing you to build When this tree is repotted, the new front
size growing in the right direction. up secondary and tertiary branches. will be squared up to the edge of the pot.

Wire and shape the tree

Wire on the spine of
Thick wires allow the the branch helps to
character branch to be prevent snapping
lowered and brought and will hold it in
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Wire branches that need to be moved, Always bend branches with two hands. Make multiple bends along the same
setting the main structure with heavier Use your fingers and thumbs to define branch to ensure secondary shoots are
gauge wires. Aim to create a sound, the curves, as well as to support the pointing in ideal directions. This will
attractive, and sustainable framework. branch and prevent it from snapping. reduce the need for a lot of fine wiring.