When you need Bonsai Wire – Come here first! Anodised Aluminium Bonsai Shaping Wire. 500g 1.5mm roll. Bonsai Shop has the wire that you will buy again and again. You will keep coming back to the experts for Bonsai Wire & Accessories! Bonsai Wire from Bonsai Shop is: Sourced from premium suppliers Used by the experts at Bonsai Shop Available in bulk for a discount Trusted quality Using an appropriate size wire is important Too big, and the wire might damage your tree. Too small and the wire most likely won’t do its job. You should use wire that is around 1/3 the thickness of the branch that you are wiring at the thickest part. This means that you can shape the branch, and it will follow the wiring shape without damage to the branch itself. For this reason, Bonsai Shop sells discount packs of wire rolls. You should always have a range of wires on hand to suit your tree appropriately. Starting young is vital They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, and it is most definitely difficult trying to train an old branch. It is much easier to plan ahead with your young trees to think about where they will be in two, five & ten years. There is also less to worry about with younger branches, because if something goes wrong its much easier to start again. Breaking an old branch on an established tree can be heartbreaking! Coloured wires Bonsai Wire is best when it is annealed aluminium anodized wire. The processes of annealing and anodizing of aluminium make it flexible in its wire form, and coat the wire to prevent oxidisation – is your school science class flooding back yet? The blacks and browns used in the process of sealing the wire mean that you have options as to what wire you use on your tree. None is better than the other, though black is the more popular wire in Australia. Bonsai Shop only sell the best quality Aluminium wire made for Bonsai and recommended by experts. Also, do not use copper because this is poisonous to your tree!
