I have wire on some junipers, been on for over a year, and I still have no intentions of removing it just get
Ruddigger0001
Wire on until it starts to dig in. On a pine bark will cover scars anyway. That guy says not to leave on for very long, they wont bounce back, meanwhile his branches have no drop.
Rintar79
Depends on species, climate time of year.
think_happy_2
Deciduous trees: remove wire before wire bite can cause unhealable scars.
Conifers: up to you. In Japan it is common to leave wire on until it bites very hard, but they grow pre bonsai for generations..
Not many Americans are interested in the really long game of creating high quality trees for the next generation or the following generations. Most seem to want bonsai now. Which I understand. But the United States needs more long term growers so we have a higher quality foundation for future bonsai practioners.
In Japan they often “slow grow” trees on purpose to achieve a higher quality interior meaning more compacted rings and a longer life expectancy.
So consider “slow growing” a few trees and let the wire bite into a couple as you do so is my advice. Also try other methods and see what works for you, and what you end up liking will likely change as time progresses.
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That guy has some strange ideas about bonsai.
[I always love sharing this outlier example of wire staying on for a decade](https://crataegus.com/2020/10/09/wire-on-a-ponderosa-pine-for-10-years/)
I have wire on some junipers, been on for over a year, and I still have no intentions of removing it just get
Wire on until it starts to dig in. On a pine bark will cover scars anyway. That guy says not to leave on for very long, they wont bounce back, meanwhile his branches have no drop.
Depends on species, climate time of year.
Deciduous trees: remove wire before wire bite can cause unhealable scars.
Conifers: up to you. In Japan it is common to leave wire on until it bites very hard, but they grow pre bonsai for generations..
Not many Americans are interested in the really long game of creating high quality trees for the next generation or the following generations. Most seem to want bonsai now. Which I understand. But the United States needs more long term growers so we have a higher quality foundation for future bonsai practioners.
In Japan they often “slow grow” trees on purpose to achieve a higher quality interior meaning more compacted rings and a longer life expectancy.
So consider “slow growing” a few trees and let the wire bite into a couple as you do so is my advice. Also try other methods and see what works for you, and what you end up liking will likely change as time progresses.