Here is the tree all ready for tie wires. I am not going to cover the process of tying in because I have that information already available on the
TreeBay Bonsai Tools & Supplies site under Articles section.
It is very hard to see and photograph wires against this color soil and root anyway. You can see the tie wires in the photo and those are crossed over the root ball and secured with pliers. I test fit the root ball, and had decided on the tree's front earlier.
Soil is added and worked in with chopsticks for about fifteen minutes to settle it. Then it is tamped down and ready to be watered.
The first watering is critical because it washes fines out of the soil and through the drainage holes. This tree was watered with a very gentle spray for 5 minutes continuously to ensure that the drainage is perfect.
This is not a young tree, but it won't spend more than two years in the pot before it will be ready for another transplanting.
