A close up of wired branches on a Japanese black pine. From Bonsai Today magazine (I don’t remember which issue).
Time to Wire?
Not all types of trees are typically wired at the same time of year. And all climates aren’t the same anyway; spring in San Diego comes at least three months before spring here in Vermont (not to mention the bottom half of the planet where everything is backwards) and so forth. It probably goes without saying that all people aren’t the same either. Some ignore the advice of others and just wire when they want. Others strictly adhere to the old masters’ ways, but even the old masters’ ways vary some anyway. The upshot is, at any given time, someone, somewhere is wiring a bonsai. Why not you?
30% off and more coming
We are expecting a large shipment of wire from Japan sometime in April. Meanwhile, to make space (and a little cash), we are having a wire sale (30% off all wire). Go ahead and take advantage. You always need wire.
Aluminum
By the way, our wire is copper colored aluminum. It’s much easier to use than copper and less expensive too. And, it’s what most people want