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peanuts1gang
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PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2005 8:15 pm    Post subject: wire? Reply with quote
well i saw many bonsai's with wire up and down em'. what exactly is the point of having wire on the trunk or evan the tree? why do you need it either?
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Tuppence2
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PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2005 8:21 pm    Post subject: Re: wire? Reply with quote
Hello.

Wire is used to train a branch or trunk to grow in the direction you want it to grow. Once the branch has set the wire is removed.

There is lots of information out there on the net: take a look here -

http://www.bonsaitalk.com/links/cgi-bin/sfp/sfp.cgi?http://www.absbons ai.org/articles/wiring/wiring2.html

Smile

Penny
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