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Bonsai Development
Here we give you advice and examples on how to care for and develop your bonsai
Neglected Material to Literati Bonsai
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This Scots Pine Bonsai was created in May 2012 from a neglected piece of untrained material, as shown below, that had been forgotten about for about 8 years. It was “rediscovered” and in the space of 2 or 3 hours had been transformed into a promising piece of Bonsai art in a style known as Literati.
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The steps in this transformation are as follows:
![Scots Pine 1 Start10-5-12.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_6b35aa7dc7744fdea9b20f01b1533b63~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_600,h_571,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Scots%20Pine%201%20Start10-5-12.png)
![Scots Pine 2 Wire-Repot10-5-12.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_ddfc557e9a264a319812d2baf45a2507~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_60,h_57,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Scots%20Pine%202%20Wire-Repot10-5-12.png)
![Scots Pine 3 Wired 18-8-14.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_881cadce242a4ecc817f65e0780bc33c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_60,h_57,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Scots%20Pine%203%20Wired%2018-8-14.png)
![Scots Pine 4 LP 10-10-17.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_d87061269a094d01b6d03444c3449abf~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_60,h_51,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Scots%20Pine%204%20LP%2010-10-17.png)
![Scots Pine 5 Wired-Pruned 29-10-16.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_38709a2a96bd43288821323c790e19d8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_60,h_51,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Scots%20Pine%205%20Wired-Pruned%2029-10-16.png)
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