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Add realistic movement to your branches and trunks
· Make sharp bends at leaf joints and where secondary branches grow; this is
where tree branches naturally have a change in direction. Bends made in the
internodes don't look as natural.
· Add movement so that secondary/sub branches are on the outside of the
bend, not the inside.
· On deciduous species in particular, make sure you add movement to all
straight sections of the branch.
· Don't just create movement from left to right; make sure the branch also
moves up and down as well.
Wiring does cause a degree of stress to a tree

· However if allowed time to recover without any further work being carried
out, all bonsai respond well to wiring. Don't wire unhealthy or weak trees as it
will delay recovery.
It is often advised that when wiring the trunk of a tree, the start of the coil is
anchored into the soil and roots of the tree. Personally I dislike this technique as
the anchorage is poor and the wire will often move and disturb the roots as the
coil around the upper trunk is made. Unless movement is absolutely necessary in
the first few inches of the trunk, I would suggest keeping the entire coil of wire
above soil level.

When to wire your tree
With the large number of tree species commonly used for bonsai and the
wide variation of climates in which readers will be wiring, it is impossible to
state exactly when your tree should be wired. There are also pros and cons of
wiring at any particular time of the year with any particular type of bonsai.
Theoretically, most tree species can be wired at most times of the year though
trees wired during the Winter may need frost protection in certain climates.
I am therefore listing a number of factors that should be taken into
consideration when deciding at which to wire your tree;
· The only time that wiring can negatively impact the health of your tree to a
large degree is during Winter, in areas where temperatures regularly drop below

-10°C/approx 15°F. In temperatures this cold, any fractures that have not healed
will be exposed to the cold and possible future dieback of the branch. If your tree
still carries wire at this time of year, give it frost protection below -10°C.
· In warmer climates, the best time to wire deciduous trees is just as the
leaves fall in Autumn. With the branches bare it is much easier to wire and
adjust the branches with a complete view of the tree. The branches should heal
all but the largest cracks or severe bends before the tree becomes completely