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Bonsai Tools

Wire

Apply to shape branches and small trunks and to correct unnatural bends.

Me-tsumi basami (bud-trimming shear)

Use for light branch cutting and for trimming slender roots.

Sentei basami (pruning shear)

Used for delicate branch cutting, trimming slender roots when repotting, and other maintenance.

Mataeda-kiri (branch cutter)

A razor-sharp tool for cutting branches flush to the trunk.

Yattoko (pliers)

These wire pliers are used to apply, bend, and fasten wires.

Wire cutter

These wire pliers are used to cut wires.

Bamboo chopsticks

Use to separate roots during transplanting or to place new soil around roots when repotting.

Tweezers

Use to hold small buds and to remove insects.