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12-Aug-2002	#11
Whimsical bonsaiTALK Artisan Join Date: May-2002 Location: Satellite Beach, FL Country: US USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 116	I saw a website once(I can no longer find it) that showed a step by step of develping black pines quickly by allowing wire to bite heavily into the trunk of young trees. Then removing the wire letting it grow out. From the pictures I saw, it seemed to work quite well.

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12-Aug-2002	#12
bnsaijim bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Sep-2001 Location: Gulf Coast Country: Texas USDA Zone: 8b-9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 772	There was a Bonsai Today article WAY BACK that had several of these techniques... In addition to hammering and wrapping with wire... Bending the trunk vigorously (probably not good for conifers- may seperate cambium because of the sap) Poking series of holes with an ice pick Slashing with a razor And here is a really extreme fad... let the tree grow freely and feed copiously....

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Originally posted by bnsaijim

And here is a really extreme fad... let the tree grow freely and feed copiously....

Ouch, good call Jim!

13-Aug-2002	#14
GaryS bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Mar-2002 Location: Wisconsin Country: USA USDA Zone: 4a AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 729	I never had any luck with this method. I killed a few trees doing it early on. I agree with ripsgreentree on this. Plant it in the ground and nip the spring growth and the lower trunk will develop. It helps if you have a nice sacrifice branch down low that you can let grow too. __________________ GaryS

13-Aug-2002	#15
treenut GUEST Join Date: Jul-2002 Country: Australia Posts: 291	tree abuse I wired one of my pine branches too hard and now it has a huge bulge right in the middle of the branch,very unsightly but proves that damaging your tree can result in thickening.

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