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Bonsai Styling Step-Up Course

An intermediate course to advance your bonsai styling, covering advanced wiring, air-layering, and pinching/defoliation.

1

Advanced Wiring

20 min

Bending trunks and thick branches, double-wiring, and removing wire before it bites in.

2

Creating Material by Air-Layering

15 min

Timing and ring-barking steps for air-layering, healing until roots form, and post-separation care.

3

Pinching & Defoliation

15 min

Timing pinching to ramify branches, and using defoliation to reduce and even out leaf size.

4

Nebari & Repotting

15 min

Arranging roots to spread evenly (nebari), revising soil mixes, and moving toward shallow pots.

5

Finishing for Display

15 min

Applying and managing moss, matching pots, and composing a display with accent plants.