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Making two The finished trees,

four months after layering
trees from one

Air layering is a useful technique that allows you
to create new bonsai almost instantly from the
branch of a garden tree or the apex of overgrown

bonsai. It is relatively easy to do, and deserves a
place in the armory of every bonsai enthusiast.

Choosing suitable trees
Most trees can be layered, but for
best results choose relatively young
and vigorous deciduous trees: conifers
are generally more difficult.

∙Look for interesting branches or upper
sections of trunk that would make a
great tree if it only started farther up.
∙Layer the apex of a bonsai to create
an almost finished shohin.

After a couple of years of
rough pruning and shaping, This Japanese maple is
the top section has a good, too thin for a large tree,
well-ramified structure
and branches at the top
are thick compared to those
lower down. Dividing it into
A long, vigorous
The long, slender lower branch that two will make the most of the
trunk has very little could become the
movement and no new leader of a structure at the top, while a
lower branches much shorter tree second smaller tree can be started
with an ideally placed new leader.