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Bonsai tools and materials

     Tools

 

         & materials

 

 

Using the right equipment to train and care for Bonsai is very important. Although many specialized tools exist, start with buying a few basic tools to start with, like a good concave cutter and twig shears.

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Japanese Bonsai tools are famous for their high quality (and for their high prices too), while tools from China offer increasingly good value for money.


A selection of Bonsai tools and materials, and their purposes:

      Bonsai tools example

      1. Leaf cutter, with al long handle. For pruning small branches.
      2. Long shear, for pruning small and medium sized branches.
      3. Butterfly shear, for pruning small branches and roots.
      4. Small shear, for cutting of leaves (defoliation tool).
      5. Small knob cutter, for making deep, hollow wounds
      6. Large knob cutter, for making deep, hollow wounds
      7. Small concave cutter, for pruning medium sized branches. Leaves a hollow wound.
      8. Large concave cutter, for pruning large branches. Leaves a hollow wound.
      9. Wire cutter.
      10. Jin tool.
      11. Rade.
      12. Root-hook, tool for repotting a tree.
      13. Copper brush, for cleaning trunks.
      14. Cocos brush, for cleaning the ground surface.
      15. Trunk benders.

       

       

      Bonsai watering can with a long neck
      Watering-can with a long neck and a fine nozzle.

       

      Bonsai turntable
      Bonsai turn table.

       

      Bonsai wires (copper)
      Coppered wire, the standard wire every Bonsaïst uses to wire trees.
      It bends smoothly, but lasts strong.

 

 

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