Choking bonsai!

[billa]

Heya Gang,

I recently learned of a new method for quickly creating bigger & thicker trunks...by means of violent strange hold.

Has anyone ever used a piece of wire to thicken a trunk by tightly wrapping it around the base? This apparently causes major swell of the trunk quite rapidly and the wire eventually gets engulfed under the swell where it cannot be noticed.

Most if not all growers love a thick trunk. Has anyone tried this this technique? I know there are probably a few risks involved but would love some feed back before I sacrifice one of my trees

If this has already been discussed, forgive me and please provide the link!

billa xo

[billa]

Well maybe il just give it a bash on one of my JBP and then post some before and after shots....or is no one replying because everyone uses this technique and I have just exposed you!! All your beautiful bonsai are not achieved via hard work!!! you all used the swelling method!! I cant believe it! Shame!!

[Rintar]

I too have seen it posted online but not here but im only new to bonsai and interested to see how you got with it

[FEX]

i have heard of it from someone who used it on pines and let the wire be swallowed up, just like you discovered.. i have not tried it on my little white pines though, maybe this wire( choking) method is very common practice,

[harry]

It is not practised that much, as a trunk thickening exercise, but in Europe and some of the wholesale nursery there us it to get more aged looking bark.

By wiring tight then let it cut in rip it off go the other way and it gives that aged APPARENCE.

Not recomended

harry

[anttal63]

By the time this tree has done 5-10 yrs in the ground ???

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[billa]

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HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaahahahahahahahahaha Dear lord Tony you are the BEST lol I just may rethink my game plan

Thanks for sharing

[AndrewM]

Gday billa
Lindsay Farr did a episode on this
http://bonsaifarm.tv/wob-series-2/wob2-5/

Andrew

[billa]

Thanks Mr Andy, will check right away.

By the way friends....im trying to put on weight, do you think if i put a wi: re on my neck quite tightly it will have the same effeft??

[TheNumber13]

By the way friends....im trying to put on weight, do you think if i put a wi: re on my neck quite tightly it will have the same effeft??

Wrong end.

[billa]

By the way friends....im trying to put on weight, do you think if i put a wi: re on my neck quite tightly it will have the same effeft??

Wrong end.

I was in need of a good laugh. Thanks Pat...I think I wet myself laughing lol