Narrator: This might look like a bundle of copper wires up close ... order to mimic the look real bonsai have. After curling each wire in, the foliage of the tree begins to come together.

To manipulate the habit of the bonsai, wrap copper or aluminum wire around branches after the tree has resumed growth in ...

Stewart's approach involves strategic trimming, guiding the branches with wires, and transferring the tree ... bonsai, mesh for the bottom of the pot, heavy-gauge wire made of annealed copper ...