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Care

• bonsai tools for proper care
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Bonsai tree pruning and shaping tools

It is very hard to shape a bonsai tree into an exact miniature tree if you do not have the proper tools to do it with. You can damage roots, branches and impair proper growth with out them.

Bonsai tools and equipment

There are the right tools for every hobby or art and growing bonai trees is no exception

This is a list of the tools that you will need to get started:

1. a pair of bonsai shears
2. angle cutters
3. wire cutters
4. wire
5. a small turntable

buy this bonsai tool set you can save quite a bit of money compared to buying the tools individually.

Bonsai shears

Satsuki shears with its long narrow body is great for trimming buds and reaching deep with minimum disturbance to the surrounding foliage. The finger rings of this bonsai tool are also well suited for smaller hands. This is one of the most basic tools you will need when you are taking care of this type of plant. The main importance of quality shears is the sharp edge, either wise you could tear the cut and damage the tree. Wide handled shears are used for root and general trimming, narrow ones for more delicate work. Long narrow blades are spring loaded and used to make cuts in awkward places.

Buy bonsai tools individually on this page.

Cutters, trimmers, wire, root rake, moisture meter and tool case.

Bonsai Wire cutters

Whether or not you use copper or aluminum wire you should not cut wire with anything else. These cutters come in two sizes.  Jinning pliers are used to flatten the bark slightly to create jinns or dead branches, they are flatter and are also used to twist wire when tying into a pot.

Angle cutters

Bonsai tree angle cutters are the most useful of all the tools you will need. They are used to shorten and remove branches. Large angle cutters are used for the heavier or thicker branches. Concave cutters will keep its sharp edge indefinitely if they are used and cared for properly.

As your hobby progresses you may decide to add knob cutters, branch benders, wire holders and different kinds of scissors for doing different types of cuts. People that really get into this art form usually add angle grinders for carving, machines for fine curving and clamps. This are not really needed but they do special jobs very neatly, you will not use them all that often either. Branch benders will be needed to slowly bend thicker branches.

A highly recommended tool by growers is the bonsai tree root rake. Used to separate small and medium sized capillary roots during transplanting and repotting. Buying a bonsai tool kit is by far the cheapest way to go.

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