I have a Mediterranean cypress bonsai ('Swane's Golden) which I am growing in
its traditional formal upright style. I was simply keeping it sheared, but this
is not satisfactory, as the growth is uneven, and it is too bunchy in spots,
bare in other spots. I decided to try wiring it, but not sure of the right
approach. The only picture I have of a cypress treated this way is a tiny photo
in the Simon & Schuster book. The Europeans all do this species in the Kimura
style, since they are collected (and probably not 'Stricta' anyway). I was
hoping that wiring the branches straight out would encourage more sprouting on
bare spots. Any suggestions?
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)