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Styling and Wiring Kit

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Shaping is where a nursery plant starts looking like bonsai, and most of it happens with wire. Keep two or three gauges of aluminum for everyday work, copper for conifers that need real holding power, cutters that snip flush against the bark, and a bender or raffia wrap for the movements that would otherwise split a branch open. Choosing gauge and metal. Everyday practice wire. Holding power for conifers. Removing wire without damage. Bending thick branches. Protecting bark under stress.