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2. Create a Stunning Japanese Maple Bonsai Tree with This ... - AOL

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   Training. To manipulate the habit of the bonsai, wrap copper or aluminum wire around branches after the tree has resumed growth in spring. Bend the branches into the desired shape, removing the ...

3. History of bonsai - Wikipedia

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   This influential periodical would run for 518 consecutive issues. Copper wire was being extensively used by this time. Major changes to a tree's shape could now be accomplished with wiring. Trees could be precisely and aesthetically wired, and then sold immediately. A greater number of both collected and nursery trees could now be trained for ...

4. Tree shaping - Wikipedia

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   Tree shaping (also known by several other alternative names) uses living trees and other woody plants as the medium to create structures and art. There are a few different methods [2] used by the various artists to shape their trees, which share a common heritage with other artistic horticultural and agricultural practices, such as pleaching, bonsai, espalier, and topiary, and employing some ...

5. Bonsai - Wikipedia

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   Japan also hosts several annual bonsai competitions where trees compete for awards in different categories. The most prestigious bonsai competition for amateur-owned trees, although most trees are prepared for display by professionals, is the Kokufu-ten, held every year in the month of February in the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. The Kokufu ...

6. List of species used in bonsai - Wikipedia

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   Fig tree, common fig [6]: 46–47 Ficus microcarpa: Chinese Banyan Fig [6]: 44–45 Ficus neriifolia: Willow-leaved Fig Ficus rubiginosa: Port Jackson Fig Fortunella hindsii: Dwarf orange [6]: 48–49 Fraxinus: Ash Fuchsia, including Fuchsia fulgens hybrids Fuchsia [6]: 54–55 Gardenia, including Gardenia jasminoides: Gardenia [6]: 50–51

7. Tree shaping methods - Wikipedia

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   The growth is guided along predetermined design pathways; this may be a wooden jig [22] [5] or complex wire design that can be accurate almost to the millimetere. [8] [5] To achieve the chosen shape a deep understanding of the tree's growth patterns is necessary. [25] With this method the time frame is longer than the other methods but ...